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ROB PAPAROZZI by Susan O’Kane
Friday
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TONI LYNN WASHINGTON by Paul Richards
Saturday
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State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the
Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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JSJBF MEETING SCHEDULE
Monthly membership meetings
are held at 8 pm, on the third
Wednesday of each month at
the Ocean Place Resort & Spa,
One Ocean Blvd., Long Branch.
Meetings begin with business
and end with a jam session
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Letter from the
JSJBF NEW &
RENEWING MEMBERS
PRESIDENT
NOTE TO ALL
JSJBF MEMBERS:
GREETINGS FROM THE JERSEY SHORE JAZZ AND BLUES FOUNDATION
Please send your
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On behalf of the Board of Trustees and members of the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation and
all of this year’s sponsors, we’d like to welcome you to the 20th Anniversary CD101.9 Red Bank Jazz
and Blues Festival, presented by Washington Mutual Bank. This event is the largest free music festival
on the east coast and will feature many talented musicians from the USA and Canada. This year’s festival
showcases harmonica player and Blues Brothers front man Rob Paparozzi featuring Bernard “Pretty”
Purdie, blues diva Toni Lynn Washington, the smooth jazz sounds of Pieces of a Dream. These, along with
some of the area’s finest jazz and blues musicians, will perform for us throughout the weekend.
You’ll find something for the entire family at the Festival. Our restaurants will present a great
selection of delicious foods and Artisan’s Alley features crafters and artists from around the world.
Stop by the new and expanded Harbor Stage where you’ll find kids activities and an expanded Jazz
and Blues in the Schools stage. We’ll present blues educator and musician TJ Wheeler, and feature
hands-on workshops and special performances for young and old alike all weekend long.
The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation whose mission is to
preserve, promote and perpetuate jazz and blues in New Jersey through performance and education.
Each year, the Foundation sends a member band to compete in the International Blues Challenge
in Memphis, sponsored by the non-profit Blues Foundation. For the second year, JSJBF will be
participating in an International Blues Exchange, hosting the Blues Berry Jam this weekend. This
August, we’ll be sending Sandy Mack and the Mackettes to participate in FestiBlues International
de Montreal. Our Jazz and Blues in the Schools programs, scholarships and musicians support
programs all rely on members, grants and corporate support to accomplish these goals. Visiting our
website, www.jsjbf.org. is a great way to learn
more about the Foundation’s year round
activities and programs.
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Mary Gilligan
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Johnny Federico
Vance Villastrigo
John Fernandez
…AND NEW
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Robert Elinson
Jazz Band
Rosemary Conte
Jazz Band
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The Lauren Hooker
Jazz Quartet
Daniel Savini
The Sandy
Sasso Band
Castle Brown
Band\South
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This Festival would not be possible without the
generous support of all our sponsors. We are
especially grateful and want to thank The New
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to visit all the sponsor booths and take
advantage of the fine services and opportunities
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to thank the Honorable Mayor Ed McKenna,
who has been a great supporter and friend of
JSJBF for many years. Thanks also go out to
the Special Events Committee, staff and
employees of the Borough of Red Bank for their
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The nationally renown Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival and its
more than 150,000 music fans, international headliners and
scorching newcomers is only a part of what JSJBF offers its
members and the entire music community.
www.jsjbf.org
www.RedBankFestival.com
Heritage and Future
The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation began informally back
in 1988 when a few local music fans met in a nite club and plotted
out the first Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival. Since then JSJBF
has grown in numbers and range of activities. Our goal is to
preserve, promote and perpetuate jazz and blues in the Jersey
Shore region, through performance and education.
Jazz ‘N’ Blues In the Schools
We offer a variety of in-school, educational assemblies, clinics and
workshops. Our performers and presenters bring musical history to
life, help school bands bend the standards into jazz or blues, offer
writing guidance and much more. Volunteer music educators
provide weekly classes to the next generation of headliners
enrolled in JSJBF’s Youth Jazz & Blues Ensemble.
Scholarships and Awards
Having lost jazz and blues comrades both young and old, we honor
and celebrate jazz musician Tal Farlow and promoter Michael
Goforth with memorial scholarships that ensure that the music they
loved will play on through talented young performers. The annual
Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes artistic integrity over the
course of a career. The Award of Merit honors a New Jersey
resident for extraordinary support of jazz or blues.
Benefit Performances & Community Events
Each year JSJBF’s Harpin’ Help raises funds to benefit a local
charity. Throughout the year, JSJBF assists local organizations by
arranging music for community events.
Jazz & Blues Notes
Quarterly newsletter offers informative and entertaining writing on
our favorite music and the folks who make it, great event coverage
and photos of all the fun.
The Big Picture
Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation
members receive:
- Monthly alerts about upcoming events and news of importance
to members. (You’ll want to receive these emails!)
- Discounts on JSJBF events and at area music venues.
- United Teletech Credit Union membership eligibility.
- Affinity Credit Union membership eligibility.
- JSJBF T-shirt for new members.
- Subscription to Jazz & Blues Notes, and more.
JSJBF Supports Its Member Bands
- Performance opportunities
- Promotional packages
- CD compilation
- Booking incentives with local clubs
- www.jsjbf.org link to your band site, and more
Check Us Out
Monthly meetings are held on the third Wednesday each month, at
a location that offers live jazz or blues. What other meetings start
with business at 8 pm, and end with a jam session open to all?
WWW.JSJBF.ORG is your link to the music, the bands, the festivals
and fund raisers, a calendar of the best jazz and blues at the shore
and beyond, plus a wealth of links to interesting and helpful sites.
Pitch in and help
JSJBF’s many active volunteers are serious about enjoying the
music and supporting JSJBF’s projects and events. Who says you
can’t have fun while working hard with a bunch of great people?
Opportunities include events, promotional activities, fund raising,
outreach, educational programs and more.
How do we get it all done?
JSJBF is run by an elected board of trustees, committees, and
other volunteers. A core staff provides professional management and
operational support. JSJBF is a NJ nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization.
JSJBF connects musicians and fans with the jazz and blues
scene well beyond the Jersey Shore. We sponsor bands to play at
festivals and music events in other parts of the U.S., and have
recently begun an international band exchange. JSJBF is a member
of the Blues Foundation and the Monmouth County Arts Council.
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Rob Paparozzi
Headlines CD 101.9
Red Bank
Jazz & Blues Festival
Friday Night!
Friday headliners - CD 101.9 2006 Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival,
Rob Paparozzi (right) and the Hudson River Rats, featuring
legendary drummer, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (left).
BY
SUSAN O’KANE
Rob is recognized as one of the most highly
acclaimed harp players on the blues scene
today and will be appearing with his band,
“The Hudson River Rats”, featuring Bernard
“Pretty” Purdie, the world’s most recorded
drummer!
In addition to his work with the locally
renowned Hudson River Rats, Rob also tours
and performs as lead vocalist and front man
for “Blood Sweat & Tears”, and tours
internationally with the “Blues Brothers Band”
with such notable musical talents as Steve
Cropper, Matt Murphy, Lou Marini, Leon
Pedarvis and Eddie Floyd.
The New York / New Jersey area is fortunate
to have its fair share of prominent musical
talent and we are delighted that you will be
headlining the opening night of the festival
this year!
I have been involved with the JSJBF for many
years and have always enjoyed performing at
their events such as The Red Bank Festival
and Harpin’ Help. I’ve come to know many
musicians in the Jersey Shore area over the
years, such as Pat Karwan (we grew up
together in Linden, NJ and Pat gave me guitar
lessons!), Bob Boyd, Bobby Bandiera,
Southside Johnny and Bruce Springsteen.
I did a few shows with The Boss in 1971 at The
Sunshine in Asbury Park as well as in Long
Branch and other venues in NJ. I met Bruce
via Pat Karwan. I LOVE the Jersey Shore and
even have a second home in Little Egg Harbor.
What do you consider your recent most
significant career highlights?
Last fall, I got to work with two of my musical
heroes! Dolly Parton came to New York to
promote her new CD and hired me to play with
her on TV (Conan O’Brien and The View). Then,
last November I was asked to perform with
Randy Newman at the Kennedy Center in DC.
That was a total honor and a blast!
What projects are in the works?
I’m excited about being a ‘freelance’ player
able to play with many great artists and well
known bands. I also can be heard every
morning on the CBS Early Show – My
harmonica starts the show every day playing
STING’s “Brand New Day.” I just sang and
played on a new national jingle for SCOTCH
3M, “Blue Painters Tape.” It’s funny; the
words are “Take it off, You’re gonna like what
you see!”
Who do you consider to be your greatest
influence?
Musically, I have a few: Louis Jordan, Bobby
Darin, Little Walter and Paul Butterfield, Toots
Thielemans and The Beatles. Boy, I could go
on for days, but these are MY biggies!
Whose music inspires you today?
I like John Mayer, Norah Jones and lots of the
new songwriter/singers.
Tell us about your band, The Hudson River Rats.
The Hudson River Rats were actually started
by two players from Matawan, NJ. I had
worked with their Mom, Rosemary Conte, who
is a great jazz vocalist, and her sons,
John and Steve Conte. We started the band in
1986 and it’s gone through many changes. We
played in NY in the 80’s as a Blues band and
started attracting special guests like Phoebe
Snow, Cyndi Lauper, David Johanson and
Julian Lennon.
Today the band is a rotation of the
following players:
John Korba, Glenn McClelland, Ed Alstrom on
Keyboards and Vocals
Guitar: George Naha
Bass: Bailey Gee and Will Lee
Drums: Bernard Purdie
Sax: Chris Eminizer
I noticed you are currently featured on NJ
Comcast - REAL ROCK TV- NJ Presents on
CH-26 (Public Access). Is this or other video
material available commercially?
The only Video/DVD available currently is
through www.bernardpurdie.com. He has a
DVD of me and him in Japan with a Japanese
version of the band. The stuff on Comcast ‘Real
Rock’ is my own personal footage.
I understand you conduct master classes
for harmonica. Do you teach locally with
regular students as well, or is this strictly
seminar format?
I used to teach harmonica privately at The
Turtle Bay Music School in NYC. Now I mostly
organize seminars and teach master classes.
Where can people come out to hear you live?
Summer Touring will continue with The Blues
Brothers and Blood Sweat & Tears, as well as
with Bernard Purdie. I also enjoy working with
The Ed Palermo Big Band playing the music of
Paul Butterfield and The Electric Flag.
Just send me an email to [email protected] and get on my list. I send out an
E-Newsletter of our whereabouts. I play lots of
the New Jersey venues; Crossroads in
Garwood, Shanghai Jazz in Madsion, and
Trumpets in Montclair. +
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Interview:
Toni Lynn Washington
Saturday Night!
BY
PAUL RICHARDS
Where were you raised and how did you get your start in singing?
I grew up in Southern Pines, North Carolina, it’s a small town located mid-way in
the state. Although the surrounding area has grown, the town hasn’t changed
very much over the years. I started singing when my parents relocated from
Southern Pines to Boston. I got interested in music from listening to the radio. I
knew at an early age that I really loved music.
Was your family supportive of your music career?
Yes, they were quite supportive. It was back in the Rhythm and Blues era when
entertainers like the great Ms. Ruth Brown, Laverne Baker and Joe Williams
were popular. They had a style that I really liked and that I adapted.
Who are some of your other influences?
Oh, I have so many! Johnny Adams is one and he left us way too soon. I used to
sing Jazz as well. I love Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn, and Ella Fitzgerald. The list
Saturday headliner, 2006 Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival –
just goes on and on with all the great entertainers that I really admire.
Blues singer Toni Lynn Washington, Boston’s “Queen of
the Blues.”
Who do you listen to now or what new artists inspire you?
Luther Vandross, he was second to none. I also
love Robert Cray, but there’s whole bunch out there.
You have been nominated for the WC Handy
award, how do you feel about that?
Over the past several years that I have been
nominated and the great Ms Etta James, one of
my all time favorites, has been winning…and I
think it’s well deserved. She is wonderful and I’ve
been following her career since back when she
was just a teenager. I am so grateful and honored
to be nominated along with these great performers
like Ms. James and Ms. Erma Thomas.
Besides your upcoming headline performance
at the Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival, what
other things are happening for you?
Well, we’ve got some tours coming up mainly
in Europe. We usually go there in the summer
and perform at the festivals. I think we’re
going to have a really good summer. Of course
we’re looking forward to performing at the Red
Bank Festival and hope everyone will come
to hear us.
Thank you Ms. Washington for taking time
away from your busy schedule to talk with us
today, I have one last question, why do you do
what you do?
Because I have a passion for it… plus I have a
family to take care of! What really keeps me
going is my love for the music. I’m so thankful
that at this point in my life I’m having such a
great time doing this. Thank you so much. +
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June 30
THE BORDERS PROJECT
w/Joe Hughes and Patti Bramson
July 29
KILLER BLUES BAND
w/violinist Perry Leandro
August 25
SANDY SASSO
(jazz vocalist)
June 17 August 26
9pm-1am
FREE
Every Saturday Night
June 10 - SaRon Crenshaw
June 17 - Mickey Jr.
June 24 - Moose & the Bullet Proof Band
Saturdays July 1 to August 26 - T.B.A.
Ocean Place Resort & Spa
One Ocean Boulevard, Long Branch, NJ
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Interview:
Pieces of a Dream
Sunday Night!
BY
RON STEELMAN
The band Pieces of a Dream first made their
mark in Philadelphia’s music scene in 1976.
Keyboardist James Lloyd and drummer Curtis
Harmon were mentored by the late sax man,
Grover Washington Jr., who loved their work
and became their record producer when they
were still in high school. Over the last 30 years,
they’ve recorded many albums for Elektra
Records, EMI/Blue Note, and now, the
Heads Up label released their 2006 album,
“Pillow Talk.”
I recently spoke to keyboardist James Lloyd,
hoping to find out a little bit more about what
makes them tick.
Congratulations on thirty years in the business
and on your new album. I’m sure many things
have changed over that much time. Are you
still based in Philadelphia?
Actually, no. We’re spread all over. I live in
Youngstown, Ohio. The others live in
Cleveland, Jersey, D.C., New York, AND Philly!
Thirty years performing and touring! How has
all that traveling affected you? Do you still
have to live out of a suitcase?
No. Luckily, we don’t have do long tours
anymore. We go out for two or three dates
over a couple of days and then we all get to go
home the same week.
I know you’ve had a few changes in the band’s
personnel over the years, but essentially, you
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guys have such a long performing relationship. Is it hard to stay
fresh and to be jazzed about
your music?
No way. On the one hand, some
of us have played together for
such a long time, it’s like second
nature for us – like breathing.
But on the other hand, we feed
off of each other in performance.
We’re all very energetic on
stage and so we tap into each
other’s energy. And, of course,
the audience gives us energy
and focus as well.
Do you ever change things in
performance? I mean, do you
stray from the way you recorded
certain songs? Do the other
band members and the audience
ever inspire you to change an
arrangement?
Oh, yes! Definitely (big laugh)
We’re very spontaneous. That’s
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one thing that our live shows are Smooth Jazz wizzards, Pieces of a Dream – (from Left)
kind of known for. You never know Drummer Curtis Harmon and Keyboardist James Lloyd).
what’s going happen. We’re
I guess this might be like asking a parent
always trying to experiment with something
which child is his favorite, but do you have a
different from the way we recorded it. We feel
favorite composition of yours that you’re
like if we play it exactly the same way we did
particularly proud of?
on the CD, then the audience could just listen
I would say, “Night Vision” from our CD
to that at home. We are so pleased that the
Acquainted With the Night. That’s a song that I
audiences keep coming to our live performwrote, oh, it must have been, like seven years
ances. We try to make it worth it for them to
before we even released it. I guess for some
come out of their houses and join us for somesubconscious reason I was saving it for the
thing really “live.”
right moment. It’s funny. I had to move and so I
was going through a box of some old cassette
What’s the biggest change in your work over
tapes…I mean actual cassette tapes. I
the years?
listened to one old tape and said, “Hey, I
I don’t think it’s any one thing. It’s think it’s
remember when I wrote that.” So I dusted it
more that we are constantly evolving,
off and filtered it through new sensibilities. I
changing every day. I guess what’s kept
experimented by looking at it with new eyes
“Pieces” around all this time, is the fact that
and seeing how I would treat that song today.
we adapt to the times. And yet, at the same
It was a fun process. I submitted it and it made
time, we try to hold true to ourselves and our
it. We still play that song today.
fan base. I know, for me, I’m constantly writing
and producing for other performers. Working
James, we’re sure looking forward to your
on all those other musical projects also helps
appearance at the Red Bank Jazz & Blues
to keep me fresh and energized. But I think
Festival on Sunday, June 4th.
the key to our evolution is just listening to
Thank you. We’ll be there! Along with all the
what is happening today, and then writing
pieces of Pieces of a Dream! +
from the heart.
2006 Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 2 – 5 pm - 10 pm
SUNDAY, JUNE 4 – Noon to 6 pm
Marina Stage
5:00-5:50 pm
6:00-6:50 pm
STYLE OF MUSIC
B.D. Lenz
Rick Fink and His Gas House Gorillas
7:10-8:10 pm Roxy Perry New York Blues Queen
8:30-10:00 pm National Act: Rob Paparozzi
& the Hudson River Rats
featuring Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
Jazz, Funk, Latin
Jazz, Blues,
Rock-a-billy, Swing
Blues
Blues/Jazz
Riverfront Stage
5:15-6:05 pm
Big Ed and the Dixie Cats
6:20-7:20 pm
7:40-8:40 pm
Tom Timko and Friends
SaRon Crenshaw
New Orleans Dixieland
Jazz/Blues
Jazz
Blues
Harbor Stage
5:00-6:00 pm
6:05-7:35 pm
T.J. Wheeler
Blues & Jazz
Education & Performance
Youth Improvisation Showcase
Blues & Jazz
Marina Stage
12:00-12:40 pm
12:50-1:40 pm
2:00-3:05 pm
3:25-4:20 pm
4:40-6:00 pm
STYLE OF MUSIC
Jazz, Swing
World Beats with
heavy Percussion
2:40-3:40 pm Bluesberry Jam
International Blues Exchange
4:00-5:00 pm Soul Project
New Orleans Jazz & Blues
5:20-6:30 pm The Chuck Lambert Band
Chicago Blues, Texas Blues
6:50-8:10 pm Alexis Suter
Blues, R&B, Gospel and Soul
8:30-10:00 pm National Act: Toni Lynn Washington
Blues
Riverfront Stage
12:46-1:45 pm
2:05-3:05 pm
3:25-4:25 pm
4:50-5:50 pm
6:10-7:10 pm
7:30-8:30 pm
Terraplane Blues
Blues
T.J.Wheeler
Blues
Andrea Brachfeld and Phoenix Rising
Jazz/Standards
Moose & The Bulletproof Band
Blues
BD Mylo & The Go Daddys
Jazz, Blues, R&B
Gordon James
Brass Jazz, Latin, R&B
The Harris Brothers Horns
Mike Logan
The Tonemasters
The Roger Girke Band
featuring Mikey Junior
Jazz
Jazz
Jump Blues
Blues
Harbor Stage
12:00-12:40 pm
12:45-1:25 pm
1:30-2:10 pm
2:15-2:55 pm
3:00-3:50 pm
Marina Stage
STYLE OF MUSIC
Blues
Blues, Funk, R&B
Jazz
Blues
Jazz
Riverfront Stage
12:30-1:20 pm
1:40-2:30 pm
2:50-3:40 pm
4:00-4:50 pm
SATURDAY, JUNE 3 – Noon to 10 pm
12:00-1:00 pm Swingadelic
1:20-2:20 pm Entrain
T.J.Wheeler
Full Circle
Sandy Sasso
Karwin Patrix Band
National Act: Pieces of a Dream
3:55-4:45 pm
Isis Tribe
Drums/Dance/Rhythm
Gary Struncius and Debbie Lawton
Family
Pat Karwin
Education & Performance
Everald Williams
Jazz Sax,
Instruction & Performance
Richard Reiter - Drum Circle
World Rhythm,
Audience Participation
T.J. Wheeler
Interactive Blues/Educational
The Festival
AFTER HOURS:
The Party Continues - Various Festival performers will sit in
with two hot host bands starting at 10pm
FRIDAY: Ashes
33 Broad St., Red Bank.
Host Band: Guitar virtuoso Karwin Patrix (KarwinPatrix.com)
SATURDAY: Walt Street Pub
180 Monmouth St. across from Red Bank train station.
Host Band: The Incinerators
Harbor Stage
12:00-12:45 pm
12:50-1:35 pm
1:40-2:25 pm
2:30-3:15 pm
3:20-4:00 pm
4:05-4:45 pm
4:50-5:30 pm
5:35-6:25 pm
6:30-7:50 pm
Miss Sherri from Honey Child Music
Family
Yosi
Family
Sandy Mack
Blues “How To”
Jerry Topinka
Jazz
“Blues Queens” - Kati Brower
Blues/Educational
Outside the Box
Youth Blues
Gary Wright and Philly Ray Proctor
Blues/
Education/Performance
T.J. Wheeler
Interactive Blues/Educational
Youth Improvisation Showcase
Blues & Jazz
Nancy Desmarais
(Blues Berry Jam) from '05
Jason Ricci, from ‘05
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Festival Map
Presented by
Washington
Mutual
Additional Sponsors:
Atlantic Highlands Charters, LLC
Comfort Inn of Middletown
Courtyard by Marriott of Red Bank
Monmouth Health & Life
Holiday Inn of Hazlet
Marriott Vacation Club
Molly Pitcher Inn
New Jersey Monthly
Sunrise Suites Hotel of Tinton Falls
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SPONSOR
MANAGERS
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Performer Information
Alexis Suter
Alexis has been a staple of underground
Garage scene since the early 90’s and the first
African-American woman signed to SONYEPIC
(Japan). Her legendary Club Shelter
anthem “Slam Me Baby” distinguished her as
a genuine underground star. Her first love is
Gospel music, and Alexis’ solos with
New York’s acclaimed Total Praise Gospel
Choir. From performances at BB King’s
legendary club in New York City and Levon
Helm’s Midnight Ramble, to nationally
syndicated shows, such as The Jane Pauley
Show (NBC), Alexis connects instantly with the
heart and soul of the true urban everyman.
Andrea Brachfeld
and Phoenix Rising
Big Ed and the Dixie Cats
Bluesberry Jam
This Canadian group happily returns again this
year at popular request. The band is made up
of vocalist Nancy Desmarais, Olivier Hottin/
bass, Nicolas Piquet/harp, Eric Maher/ guitar,
and Sabastien Dubois on keyboards.
Blues Queen Kati Beddow Brower
(singer) with Matt Wade
(piano/guitar)
Kickin' Kati Beddow Brower and her young,
but oh so talented, piano man Matt Wade take
the audience through a timeline of classic
blues songs and the early Empresses who
sang them. You'll be sharing company with
We are a five piece band
with flute, piano, bass,
drums and percussion playing mostly original music as
well as standards.
B.D. Lenz
Hailed as one of the top 20
“up and coming”jazz
musicians of New Jersey by
the NewarkStar-Ledger, and
recently featured in the
NewYork Times, noted
guitarist B.D. Lenz leads a
hard-wailing band. His third
CD release entitled Simple
Life was released in the
Entrain
Spring of 2003. Noteworthy
appearances include:
News12, Panasonic Village Jazz Festivals
(NYC) EAT’M Showcase (Las Vegas), Black
Dog Jazz Festival (VA), NJPAC Absolut Sounds
ofSummer (NJ), House of J&B (IN), Westfield
Jazz Festivals (NJ), Black Potatoe Festival
(NJ), Morristown Community Theater,
Trumpets, Wetlands, 55 Bar, Conduit, Stanhope
House, Crossroads, and Katmandu .
BD Mylo & The Go Daddys
“BD Mylo and the Go Daddys reside in a
musical place where the tidewaters of the
Mississippi wash up at the foot of Beale Street.
Fusing blues, soul, rock and jazz into a style
uniquely their own, this 6-piece group delivers
with a heartfelt passion of artists on a mission,
taking audiences on a musical trip through the
roots of American music.
The band currently has airplay on Z88.9 FM
and has performed on the same bill as Tony
Trishka, Geoff Achison, Billy Hector, Emory
Joseph, and Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeans.
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Ma, Bessie, Alberta, Big Mama, Memphis Min,
and Billie. Sit back and enjoy some history in
the music that makes this country jump.
Kati created Local Commotion Walking History
in the fall of 1993 and its mission is to integrate
performance with education, going beyond the
scope of historical text.
She is a proud member of the Jersey Shore
Jazz and Blues Foundation and is also a
committee member and representative of the
JSJBF's Educational Programs.
lcommotion.com
Matt Wade is 17 years old and a junior at Pt.
Pleasant Boro High School. He's a talented
and dedicated musician who plays piano,
drums, guitar, and jazz organ. Matt's the drummer for the blues band "Outside The Box" and
keyboardist in a jazz and blues duo. Matt is
also a songwriter whose most recent composition "Keepin' It Clean" won the "New Jersey
Shouts Down Drugs" songwriting competition
for Ocean County.
Chuck Lambert Band, The
“The Chuck Lambert Band is a 5-piece powerhouse blues band. While drawing upon the
influences of many Blues genres, such as
Chicago and Texas-style blues and Kansas City
jump, they also inject an original perspective
into their performances. Playing the blues for
over 40 years, Chuck Lambert complements his
fiery guitar playing with compelling vocals.
Chuck delivers string after string of blues
“”bullets,” ”but he can also sound as soft as
an acoustic 12-string guitar.”
Entrain
Entrain the eclectic Martha’s Vineyard-based
six piece band was
formed by drummer Tom
Major in 1993. Entrain is
also conga/djembe/ trombonist Sam Holmstock,
saxophonist Klem
Klimick, bassist Lenny
Bradford, and guitarist/
keyboards/vocalist Alex
Howland. Their collective
resume includes stints
with such diverse players
as Chuck Berry, Flor De
Cana, Southside Johnny,
Gil Scott-Heron, Carly
Simon, and NRBQ.
Entrain has recorded five
albums, shifting effortlessly between musical
styles - from rock, blues,
calypso and ska, to zydeco, jazz and funk often within the same song. “The whole
Entrain concept is based around the drums
and infectious rhythms. Once we’ve got
that....everything goes, anything goes,”
explains Major. www.entrain.com
Everald Williams
Everald Williams finds the saxophone very
flexible. With his alto and soprano saxes he’s
able to play many styles of music like jazz,
blues, gospel, and classical. Williams has won
the Newark Bears Talent Competition in 2005
and has played as far away as the Virgin
Islands. He gives back to many communities
with such programs as Stop the Killing (stop
gang violence), teaching for JCBC Musical
Program, and the Academic School of
Music, as well as privately. He has volunteered
his time and talent for the JSJBF Youth
Ensemble Program.
Full Circle
“Full Circle Band is a six piece unit specializing
in Blues, Funk, R&B and Jazz. The culmination
of these styles consistently leaves audiences
filled with musical satisfaction. Formed in 1998,
the northern New Jersey Band members have
performed with and opened for such nationally
known acts as: BB King, Otis Rush,
Bobby Brown, Kool & the Gang, Jimmy
Rodgers, Lowell Fullson and Tutu Jones.”
Gary Struncius and Debbie Lawton
Gary and Debbie met in a coffeehouse in the
1970’s and began performing together in 1979.
They perform traditional and contemporary folk
music ranging from Anglo-American ballads to
blues and country to original compositions. Gary plays guitar as
their voices blend in harmony.
Debbie has also learned to play
the spoons, dulcimer, and enjoys
teaching them to children. Gary
and Debbie often perform at
schools, museums and festivals
around the tri-state area. The duo
has been performing at the Red
Bank Jazz and Blues Festival at
the Harbor Stage (formerly the
Children’s Stage) for many years.
This year they will perform and
lead an onstage workshop in
spoon playing. Join in for the fun!”
R&B, Pop and World Beat music. James
states, “my music is both funky and lyrical; the
arrangements are hip and polished and the
flugelhorn and muted trumpet are perfect for
conveying the passion of my compositions”.
Harris Brothers, The
The Harris Brothers were brought up on the
North Shore of Boston. They began playing
together in grade school and were touring
Europe by the time they reached high school.
Don has toured with James Taylor and Bill
has worked as multi-reed player on OffBroadway shows and as a session player for
jingles. The Harris Bros Horns have recorded
or performed their unique brand of tight horn
Gary Wright has been playing
blues and reggae professionally
Michael Logan
since 1973. He was inducted into
the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues
Hall of Fame and has been favorably compared lines to CD’s by artists as varied as Maxi
Priest, Patty Smyth, Robbie Dupree, Destiny’s
to Howlin’ Wolf with his vocal style. He has
Child, Celine Dion, Jose Feliciano, Warren Hill ,
played guitar with Guy Davis, Louisiana Red,
Peter White, Average White Band, Spyro Gyra,
Big Bill Morganfield, Jimmy Vivino and Hubert
Avenue Blue and Deep Fried Funk Society.
Sumlin, among many other guitar giants, as he
Gordon James
Composer, flugelhornist and trumpeter Gordon
James, is a seasoned performer and bandleader. James has a unique style of music
projecting a special appeal to the listener,
blending the worlds of Jazz, Latin, Hip Hop,
Jerry Topinka began playing guitar in May of
1954, quickly displaying a passion for the
instrument. Jerry studied with two of the top
guitarists of the time—Al Caiola and Joe
Cinderella. At the age of 16, Jerry was playing
professionally, and in 1964 was playing in a
jazz club in Bergen County. Les Paul would
stop by every Saturday night to hear Jerry
play. Today, Jerry can be seen playing with Les
Paul in NYC at the Iridium Club. In addition to a
busy performing schedule, Jerry continues to
teach and owns a music school at the
Academy of Musical Arts in Morganville. Jerry
continues to record, write, and play with his
trademark energy and passion. Come hear his
music and learn about jazz guitar.”
Karwin Patrix Band
(aka Pat Karwin)
Gary Wright and Philly
Ray Proctor
gives a most authentic Delta blues feel. Philly
Ray Proctor listened intently as a child to
recordings by Nina Simone, Count Basie, Joe
Williams, Ray Charles and Little Jr. Parker.
Eight years ago, he began playing harmonica
and since that time became a doctor of blowing his harps. Gary and Ray are both members of
Terraplane Blues. Come hear them play and
speak about the instruments they play.”
Jerry Topinka
Isis’ Tribe
African rhythms by young people. Drums,
chanting, and dancing engage this five-piece
troupe. Sister Isis heads the group of young
people who also sing in the Asbury Park Choir.
Isis’ Tribe participates in local festivals and
events. They have performed at a benefit
concert for Hurricane Katrina in Asbury Park.
The drum group has also played at the Red
Bank Jazz and Blues Festival in 2004 and
2005, and at the Red Bank First Night .The
group’s rhythms get the audience up and
moving and they can’t stop! Isis will be
doing an onstage rhythm workshop with
audience participation.
“Karwin Patrix came into this world
50 years ago and wasted his first 7
years of life by not playing guitar. He
picked up his first guitar and has
been playing for the last 46 years. He
has been writing, singing, recording,
and touring with various bands for
the last 33 years. In that time, he had
received two gold records, none of
which really matters because he
feels The Karwin Patrix Band has
been the best thing he has ever
done. It just feels right. The Newark
Star Ledger states: ”...an original
band who’s style combines R&B,
soul, blues, Texas swing, etc. Fans of
Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Boz Scaggs,
and Little Feat will enjoy their sound.”
On the Harbor Stage Pat will perform his music
and a guitar demonstration.
Mike Logan
Acoustic and electric bass player, Michael
Logan, is also a composer, having been awarded
grants from the New York and New Jersey
State Council on the Arts. He’s composed for
both the symphony and for jazz compositions.
Mr. Logan has played with/recorded for many
noted artists, just to name a few: Marian
McPartland, John Hicks, Junior Mance, Gerri
Allen, Winard Harper, Benny Green, Jimmy
Ponder, Howard Johnson, and Etta James.
Miss Sherri from
Honey Child Music
“Miss Sherri’s passion for music and children
is an incredible combination,” says Laurie from
Rumson. Sherri is creative, interactive and
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motivational. She is the proud owner of Honey
Child Music...New Jersey’s premier early
childhood music center; offering parent/child
classes, birthday parties, private lessons and
many innovative classes for kids ages 3 mos.
and up. Her latest award winning CD: “Jelly
Belly Boogaloo” has been endorsed by Julie
Clark found of Einstein Baby Co. Sherri recently
opened up for Elmo and Gordon from Sesame
Street! http://www.honeychildmusic.com/
and more, demonstrate a constant
evolution through the contemporary jazz scene.
It’s that kind of innovation and eclecticism that
keeps Pieces of a Dream fresh and authentic in
a jazz world that’s ever-changing. “We will
always be true to ourselves and our roots,”
says Lloyd, “and at the same time try to stay in
touch with the times.”
Moose & The Bullet Proof Band
Can all the members of a large group
communicate with each other simultaneously
and have a great time doing it? According to
Richard Reiter, that’s the purpose of the
“Ellard-James Boles (Moose) is a
veteran blues singer, writer and
musician. He has played and recorded
throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe
with such legendary performers as Lou
Reed, Greg Allman, Stevie Ray Vaughn,
David Bowie, Buddy Miles, James
Cotton, Lonnie Brooks, Junior Wells, C. J.
Chenier, John Belushi, Steve Marriott,
and Steve Miller. Moose discovered his
love for music, specifically the blues, as
a young boy. He sang in church choirs at
age seven. He got his first taste of the
blues from his father, a guitarist and
song writer who had jammed with
Muddy Waters.
Richard Reiter - Drum Circle
Outside the Box
“Outside The Box” comprised of high
school students, has been playing Jersey
Shore venues since November 2004.
They play blues and rock like “old-time”
players. Members Jeff Cafone
(guitar/vocals), Mark Masefield (keyboard), Warren Thieleman (bass guitar),
and Matt Wade (drums) have performed
at such clubs as NYC’s A&M Roadhouse,
and the Jersey Shore’s own Stone Pony,
and twice at the The Red Bank Jazz and
Blues Festival.
SaRon Crenshaw
The band Pieces of a Dream first made their
mark in Philadelphia’s music scene in 1976.
Keyboardist James Lloyd and drummer Curtis
Harmon were mentored by the late sax man,
Grover Washington Jr., who loved their work
and became their record producer when they
were still in high school. Over the last 30 years,
they’ve recorded many albums for Elektra
Records, EMI/Blue Note, and now, “Pillow
Talk,” their fourth for the Heads Up label, was
released this year.
The twelve-song set marks the ongoing journey
that has taken the band to countless corners
of the jazz landscape. The mix of styles and
sensibilities – jazz, R&B, funk, hip-hop, house
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Rob Paparozzi & The Hudson
River Rats featuring Bernard
“Pretty” Purdie
New Jersey-based frontman, singer, and harmonica player Rob Paparozzi has been a blues
performer since 1967. But Rob is far from being
strictly a blues musician. In fact, he’s at home
playing a wide range of music, ranging from
rock to blues to jazz to pop. This versatility is
reflected in the long and remarkably diverse
list of major artists Rob has worked with,
including B.B.King, Dr. John, Bruce
Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Carole
King, Roberta Flack, Culture Club, Cyndi
Lauper, Randy Newman, Jimmy McGriff,
and James Galway. Most recently, Rob
has been touring the world with the
Original Blues Brothers Band, as well as
Blood Sweat and Tears. Rob and Bernard
Purdie (the world’s most recorded drummer) have been a dynamic duo for years
now, working together in a number of
bands all over the world. Rob’s Broadway,
movie, and television credits are so numerous we can’t list them all here!
Rodger Girke Band
featuring Mikey Junior, The
Pieces of a Dream
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originally performed by artists like Fats Waller,
Tiny Bradshaw and Moon Mullican.
“Spiritual Drumming” workshops he leads
for both adults and children. Participants
explore drumming and percussion in an
atmosphere of fun, openness and spirituality.
Reiter, is a nationally recognized jazz musician
(saxophone, flute, clarinet), who has recorded
with such artists as Marshall Hawkins, Buck
Hill, Jimmy Hopps, Stan Rubin, Joe Carson and
Mother Scott. Reiter recently traveled to Dakar,
Senegal (West Africa) where he performed
with many “”Afro-Pop” ”bands.”
Rick Fink and
His Gashouse Gorillas
Rick has recruited some of the best “roots”
musicians in the New York Area. In addition to
their own swinging compositions, the Gorillas
can be heard putting a fresh spin on songs
The Roger Girke Band is based in
Wilmington, Delaware, and has been
building a name for itself playing blues
venues and festivals in the Northeast for
the past five years. However they are
hardly beginners at their craft. In fact,
band leader, vocalist, and guitarist Roger
Girke is a veteran of the east coast music
scene with over 2,500 live performances
spanning the last 30 years.
Roxy Perry New York Blues Queen
“My gigs are not for wallflowers or the fainthearted. We have huge fun.” – R. P.
Roxy has refined and streamlined her big-city
brand of blues to guarantee total abandon, she
takes the party from the city to the nation.
-Blues Revue Magazine
Sandy Mack
For many years Sandy Mack has organized the
awe inspiring ‘Harpin’ Help’ concert that aides
local charities, combining incredible harp
players, musicians, and ‘giving’ all in one. This
year Sandy will be appearing with a few of his
musical buds to show how the harmonica can fit
in nicely with a live band. The show is entitled
“Playing blues harp for fun & profit or how to
make your harmonica sound a lot less annoying
to everyone else within earshot”. He’ll be
divulging many of his favorite top secret tricks to
all in attendance and demonstrating some dos
and don’ts. Join Sandy for an onstage Blues
“How To” performance and workshop.
Sandy Sasso
”Hard swinging with the ability to be soft and
smooth. Sasso kicks vocal ass.......”.
-Jazz Times Review
SaRon Crenshaw
A guitarist and vocalist, SaRon plays Jazz and
Rhythm & Blues. He plays a guitar signed by
B.B. King, named Lucille
Gibson. From the
mid-70s into the 80s Mr.
Crenshaw played bass
for several bands
throughout New Jersey,
New York, and South
Carolina. Then, living his
dream, he played guitar
and shared the stage
with talented recording
artists like: Lee Fields,
Roy Roberts, Denise
Lasalle, Bobby Rush,
Jessie James, Tyrone
Davis and Chuck
Robertson. And now,
SaRon is in the process of
recording his second CD.
all about. They take you back to those juke
joint times and have you forgettin’ all your
worries and feelin’ what it’s like to have a
passionate time.
T.J. Wheeler
T.J. performs on a variety of stringed
instruments, including a 1 string Diddly Bow,
National Steel guitar, mandolin, and a unique
Bluesy Jazzy approach on the 7 string archtop
guitar. Throw in a washboard played with tap
shoes, a blue kazoo and a voice rich in
nuances from a gumbo of influences ranging
from Charles Brown to Mississippi John Hurt
and you’ve got T.J....a one man Juke Joint!
He is executive director of the New
Hampshire-based Blues Bank Collective,
Soul Project
Terraplane Blues
This displaced New
Orleans band has been in
the area since Hurricane Katrina. Come hear
one of the best bands from New Orleans.
Swingadelic!
Swingadelic is the New York City Metropolitan
Area’s greatest “little big band” — playing a
mixture of swing, jazz, jump blues, and some
Latin sounds for the listening and dancing
pleasure of people of all ages. We have taken
the traditional music of Duke Ellington, Count
Basie and the masters of jump blues, tossed in
a little soul jazz organ, and come up with our
hip new sound of today. They perform
sophisticated, classic standards à la George
Gershwin and Cole Porter.
Terraplane Blues
Think sweaty dancers, raunchy rhythm, mean
slide guitar, heartfelt vocals, gritty harp and
loads of fun...This is what Terraplane Blues is
www.bluesbankcollective.org, which is an
outreach organization whose goal is to
educate about the history of the blues. In 1993
he won the WC Handy “Keeping the Blues
Alive Award,” and in 2001, the National Music
Foundation Award.
Tom Timko and the Horn Dogs
Tom Timko is a 9 piece high energy Jazz/Rock
group featuring a 4 piece horn section.
style, while keeping plenty of the gritty
“Chicago and Texas” shuffles in the mix. Their
show is a pure unadulterated BLUES PARTY,
paying homage to the style of masters
from T-Bone Walker and Eddie ”Cleanhead”
Vinson, to Albert King and Count Basie. The
core lineup includes guitarist Ronnie Rauso,
not often seen without his big fat archtop in
hand, Dave Post always accompanied by his
stand up bass, Tommy T-Bone Stinson on piano
and organ, and Bobby ”Blues” Marchie holdin’
down the beat.
Toni Lynn Washington
“Toni Lynn Washington’s career spans four
decades and stretches from coast to coast.
Toni has shared the stage with numerous
blues/soul legends
including Jackie
Wilson, Sam & Dave,
Big Joe Turner, and
Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland.
With a voice and
vocal technique that
lies somewhere
between Dinah
Washington and
Mavis Staples, Toni
sings as if you were
the only one in the
audience. “She
proves that her
presence is powerful
— and lasting — as
she squeezes every
ounce of emotion out
of each lyric with
confidence and
grace.” – Duke
Robillard ”One of the
best female singers working in the R&B and
blues idioms.” - Frank
Hadley, Downbeat. Toni formed her band in
1992 with pianist/musical director, Bruce
Bears. Ms. Washington has been nominated
five times for the W.C. Handy Award for
Blues/Soul female vocalist of the year, and
received the Boston Blues Festival’s
Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. Toni
Lynn’s latest CD is ”Been So Long.”
Tonemasters, The
Yosi
“Over the years a Tonemaster gig has
become synonymous with a Get down, footstompin’ good time blues party. Their mix of
swingin’ good time blues has been a favorite
of tri-state audiences since 1994. Finding
a stylistic niche not often heard on the local
blues circuit, they mix West Coast “Jump
Blues” with a more sophisticated ”Uptown”
Multi-award-winning children’s singer-songwriter, Yosi, will perform his hit songs from his
latest CD’s. Get on a chugging train, wiggle like
a worm in a “Hole in The Ground”, act like
“Six Little Monkeys”, look out for some
“Stinky (shoes) Blues” & make “Friend’s
Around The World!” Yosi’s songs can be
heard daily on XM & Sirius Satellite Radios.“ +
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Helping Hands Booth
The Brookdale Network’s Helping Hands program
provides an incredible network of support for
non-profit organizations in Monmouth County.
The Helping Hands booths at the CD 101.9 Red
Bank Jazz & Blues Festival are an excellent
opportunity to share their programs and services
with people of the communities that they serve
so well. Volunteers can learn more about these
worthy organizations, listed below, and how they
can become more actively involved.
“On behalf of my entire staff, we’re thrilled to
coordinate with the non-profit organizations
throughout Monmouth County that provide a
better quality of life to all of our residents in so
many different ways. Being able to offer these
organizations an opportunity at the RBJBF is
such a pleasure, and in the true spirit of what a
community event should be all about.” Says
Cheryl A. Cummings, Executive Director of The
Brookdale Network (Brookdale Public Radio/
90.5 The NIGHT, Brookdale Television and
Brookdale’s Performing Arts Center) who
coordinates the Helping Hands booths each year.
Special thanks goes to Michele McBride, Morning
Host/Public Affairs Coordinator of Brookdale
Public Radio and Joe Palmer, Radio Intern ,
D.W. Smith Associates, Planetconnect, and…
sponsors of the Helping Hands booths.
COUNT BASIE LEARNING CENTER
732/747-4426
www.thecommunityymca.org
Contact: Ramona Johnson
[email protected]
(SATURDAY BOOTH all day)
CHILDREN’S CULTURAL CENTER
732/842-7177
www.thecommunityymca.org
Contact: Trisha Schaffer – Executive Director
(SATURDAY BOOTH all day )
RED BANK YMCA
732/741-2504
www.thecommunityymca.org
Contact: Kristen Weber
E-mail: [email protected]
(SATURDAY BOOTH all day)
CLEAN OCEAN ACTION
732/872-0111
www.CleanOceanAction.org
Contact: Kari Jerminson
E-mail: [email protected]
(SATURDAY BOOTH 4-9:30PM )
2006
BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS
OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
732/544-2224
www.bbbsmonmouth.org
Contact: Debi Heptig
E-mail: [email protected]
(SATURDAY 11:30-4:30PM)
SEPARATE BOOTHS
AT THE EVENT
MONMOUTH COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL
www.monmouthartscouncil.org
(will share a booth w/Rivercenter for the weekend)
Mary Eileen Fouratt – Ex Dir. (732) 212-1890
E-mail: [email protected]
SPCA
732/542-1063
www.monmouthcountyspca.org
Contact: Laura MacInnes
(FRIDAY NIGHT BOOTH )
PREVENTION FIRST
732/663-1800
www.preventionfirst.net
Gianna Verdoni – Ex. Dir. & CEO
732/663-1800 x219
[email protected]
(FRIDAY NIGHT BOOTH )
THE WOMEN’S CLUB OF RED BANK
Mission: The MCAC shall promote and assist a
wide range of cultural organizations and
programs within the county by offering services
which: Create a sense of community among
the diverse artists and arts organizations of
Monmouth County.
Facilitate partnerships among members of the
Council, local government, human and social
service organizations, businesses and the
educational community, and provide access
to the arts for all citizens throughout
Monmouth County.
732/462-7170
www.redbankwomen.org
Contact: Christina Hardmann
732/610-5684
(SUNDAY BOOTH)
Advocate to the public, the educational
community and elected officials the important
role the arts play in the economy, as well as in
the quality of life of Monmouth County.
TWO RIVER THEATRE COMPANY
Provide technical assistance to Monmouth County
artists and arts organizations and assist in the
promotion and development of arts education.”
732/345-1400
www.trtc.org
Contact: Brian Critchley
(SATURDAY Noon – 4pm)
180 MONMOUTH COUNTY WOMEN’S CTR
732/787-6503
www.180nj.org
Contact: Cindi Westerdorf
(SATURDAY 4-9:30PM)
RED BANK RIVERCENTER
(will share booth w/MC Arts Council
for the weekend)
Harriet Cook (732) 842-4244
www.redbankrivercenter.org +
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
732/974-7966
www.surfrider.org/jerseyshore/
Contact: Robin Bowden
(FRIDAY NIGHT)
WELLNESS COMMUNITY
732/263-0444
www.thewellnesscommunity.org
Contact: Ilene Winters
(SUNDAY BOOTH)
MONMOUTH MEDICAL
CENTER FOUNDATION
732/923-6888
www.mhcf.org
Contact: Robin Siegal
(SUNDAY Booth)
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Third Stage at Festival Offers
Expanded Family Fair
BY
KATI BEDDOW BROWER
A home doesn’t always have rooms, windows,
and doors. For many African Americans
“home” meant the music of blues and jazz. It
was a refuge after the hardships they had
been through, where they could go to and no
one could touch ‘em ‘cause they were “home.”
For those who are willing to listen, this “home”
has been given a place in our own American
backyard. However, it has yet to be elevated to
the level of importance that it deserves. It has
influenced so many areas of our American
music and society, and has migrated across
the seas to people all over the world. To many
this blues and jazz music has also become a
“home.” And yet, so many of us still don’t know
about the roots of this music and how it has
changed what we hear today. It is part of an
extraordinary history, and we owe it to
ourselves to learn more about it.
The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation
Education Committee realize the importance of
making programs available for a variety of
students, young and old. Our goal is to share
all we know about this rich musical history so
that others might also come home to this
music. In this year of 2006 we have taken two
very important steps to further our goal.
First, on the JSJBF website – www.jsjbf.org –
the public can see the many types of programs
we offer to schools and other organizations.
We have a group of knowledgeable performers
who can present diverse programs in jazz and
blues. Some of our presenters are JSJBF
members who are professional musicians with
extensive backgrounds. The programs are
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broken into several categories: single
performer presentations, trios, and beginner or
extensive workshops. Integrated into the single
performer program is song and history. The
workshops can be simple or complex
depending upon the knowledge of the
students. “Hands on” workshops, such as our
Musician in the House program, provide
inspirational instruction to your school band.
One special workshop lets you experience the
great singers of jazz and blues, the queens and
kings of a past era. We even offer a workshop
to make a small instrument (how would you
like to make a diddly bow?). The best part is
that these programs are funded by grants and
are absolutely free to the organizations that
book them. It doesn’t get any sweeter than that!
An enterprise that is so dear to many of those
who are involved, is our Mentor program.
Professional musicians dedicate their time
and efforts to teach young people who wish to
play an instrument. The program guides the
protégés and lets their desire to play come to
fruition. The mentorship is also absolutely free
to students.
Our programs have been presented at many
locales throughout the years. In 2005 and 2006,
our guest presenter, T. J. Wheeler, did “a whole
lotta” sharing with Monmouth County schools,
libraries, clubs, senior facilities and Ocean
County Schools. Wheeler’s explicit understanding of blues and its players is phenomenal.
Anyone who has seen him knows he certainly
has let us experience his “home.” It’s a place
that is real
comfortable!
Katie Brower
Secondly, many of these programs will be
showcased at our CD 101.9 Red Bank Jazz and
Blues Festival 2006. In recent years we have
tried to make the Children’s Stage area a place
not only of fun, but of knowledge as well.
Newly named, the Harbor Stage will be
steaming with new workshops and performers.
Each year we will have a few children’s
performers, because this friendly little stage is a
great place to introduce the little ones to a
concert format. The whole family will enjoy the
rich and tasty sounds of other Harbor Stage
performers, such as T.J. Wheeler! That’s right,
he’s back, and you won’t want to miss him!
This year we have outstanding workshops for
drums, harmonica, spoons and a drum
circle. Then there will be a workshop on the
life and songs of female classic blues singers,
and young bands expressing the modern day
blues…and so much more! The activity tent,
becoming bigger and better each year, will be
bursting with musical things to do. You can
make shakers and noisemakers to play along
with the bands! There will also be a ‘color the
guitar’ contest for those who are 12 and under.
If you are a principal, a teacher, a member of
the PTA, or someone who likes to acquire
knowledge through experience, then come
explore the activities at the Harbor Stage.
The JSJBF Education Committee wants 2006 to
be the start of something that will continue to
grow! We want to start bringing more people
into our “home.” And you don’t have to knock;
you can just come right on in. +
Outside the Box
The
Harbor
Stage
Jerry Topinka
TJ Wheeler
Miss Sherri
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Sunday
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JUNE
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LONG BRANCH’S
JAZZ & BLUES
ON THE BEACH
SERIES
Every Sunday!
at 7 pm
6/25 - The Chuck
Lambert Band
7/2 - Philadelphia
Funk
7/9 - Supreme Court
7/16 - Go Daddies
7/23 - Sandy Mack
7/30 - The WIllie
Mitchel Collaboration
8/6 - Valeris Adams
8/13 - Swing
Sabrosa
8/20 - Blues Day
8/27 - Voodudes
West End Park,
Long Branch
FREE!
Tuesday
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MEMBER
M19
EETING & JAM20
6/21 at 8:30 p.m.
One Ocean
Boulevard,
Long Branch
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Monday
12
MEMBER
M17
EETING & JAM18
7/19 at 8:30 p.m.
One Ocean
Boulevard,
Long Branch
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AUGUST
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MEMBER
M14
EETING & JAM15
8/16 at 8:30 p.m.
One Ocean
Boulevard,
Long Branch
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Friday
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STEAMY NIGHTS
The Borders Project
w/ Joe Hughes &
Patti 22
Bramson
6/30 at 8-11pm
The Woman’s Club
of Red Bank,
164 Broad St.
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Suggested
$10, proceeds go
towards scholarships
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RECKLESS
STEAMY NIGHTS
Killer Blues Band
w/violinst
Perry20
Leandro
7/28 at 8-11pm
The Woman’s Club
of Red Bank,
164 Broad
27 St.
Suggested donation:
$10, proceeds go
towards scholarships
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LONG BRANCH
BEACHFEST 2006
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9/2 at 3:00-10:00p.m.
The Great Lawn,
Long Branch, NJ
FREE!
OCEAN PLACE
BLUES BY THE
BEACH
Every Saturday!
at 9 pm - 1 am
6/17 - Mickey Jr.
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6/24 - Moose & The
TGIF MUSIC SERIES Bullet Proof Band
AT PIER VILLAGE
7/1 - TBA
Soul Project
7/8 - TBA
7/15 - TBA
30 6/23 at 7-8:30pm
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7/29 - TBA
8/5 - TBA
8/12 - TBA
7
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8/19 - TBA
8/26 - TBA
TGIF MUSIC SERIES
Ocean Place
AT PIER VILLAGE
Resort
Sandy
Sasso
One
Ocean
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7/7 at 7-8:30pm
Boulevard,
Long Branch, NJ
Long Branch
FREE!
JULY
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KLESS
STEAMY NIGHTS
Sandy Sasso
8/25 at 8-11pm
The Woman’s Club
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of Red Bank,
164 Broad St.
Suggested donation:
$10, proceeds go
towards24
scholarships
Saturday
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TGIF MUSIC SERIES
AT PIER VILLAGE
Gordon James
7/21 at 7-8:30pm
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Long Branch,
NJ
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TGIF MUSIC SERIES
AT PIER VILLAGE
The Voodudes
8/4 at 7-8:30pm
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Long Branch, NJ
TGIF MUSIC SERIES
AT PIER VILLAGE
19 Palermo
Chelsea
8/18 at 7-8:30pm
Long Branch, NJ
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MUSIC SERIES
AT PIER VILLAGE
Billy Hector
9/1 at 7-8:30pm
Long Branch, NJ
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SEPTEMBER
A proud sponsor
of the
2006 Red Bank
Jazz & Blues
Festival
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Summer 2006 Jazz and Blues Notes
4 Days - This September
Music, Art, Food,
Drink...Ahh!
„ Top contemporary, jazz & blues artists
„ 3,000 preferred seats
„ VIP seating & sponsor preferred seating
„ VIP lounge viewing areas
„ Children’s rides & activities
„ Wine tasting
„ Arts & crafts festival
„ Commerce pavilion
„ Community stage
„ Food & beer
„ Excessive free parking
SEPTEMBER 7 - 10, 2006
TICKETS $25 & UP
For reservations, sponsorships &
marketing opportunities call
732-933-9473