Jersey City Celebrates Return of Popular Annual Jazz Festival
WHEN: Saturday, September 25, from noon - 8pm The free-to-the-public annual event will feature
eight bands on two stages, food trucks, a full bar, and a VIP
experience. The event is produced by Riverview Jazz and presented by
Exchange Place Alliance. The lineup includes two of the signature guitarists of their generation—ace musician Russell Malone (4pm) and gypsy jazz virtuoso Stephane Wrembel (2pm). The world-renowned NYC jazz club Smalls will present an All-Star band featuring Victor Lewis, Seamus Blake, and Peter Washington at 5pm, and legendary drummer and Jersey City resident Winard Harper will perform at 6pm. There will also be plenty of dancing opportunities
with salsa outfits La Excelencia
(7pm) and Karen Joseph’s
Mambocha (3pm). Rounding out the festivities will be
the 9-piece eclectic music collective Brawlik at 1pm, while the NJCU Jazz combo will
kick things off at noon. WBGO
on-air host Lezlie Harrison will be the master of
ceremonies. “Wow, does it feel good to be
back!” said festival director Bryan Beninghove. “The
pandemic really hit the music community hard, between those we’ve
lost and the lack of work, so it feels particularly energizing to
work with all these amazing artists again to create something awesome
for Jersey City.” The festival, in its eighth year,
strives to present a variety of music to the public. “We don’t
focus on any particular style of jazz, our goal is to showcase the
plethora of great music all around us, and put it in a fun,
inclusive environment for the community. If people associate the good
time they had at the festival with jazz as a genre, then it will
only make the music more sustainable in the future - and that’s our
goal.” For information on purchasing VIP
tickets, directions, parking, or links to the artists, visit www.JerseyCityJazzFestival.com.
The presenting sponsor of the Jersey City Jazz Festival is Exchange
Place Alliance. Other main sponsors and partners include Bank of America,
Jersey City Cultural Affairs, Hudson County Cultural Affairs, WBGO,
Guinness, Ketel One, Bulleit Bourbon, Silverman, and Sawyer Smith
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