Every year in September, we present a little something called the New Jersey Blues & Jazz Festival at the Backstage Jazz Club. It's 3 days and 6 sets of Blues and Jazz by some of the top musicians in the Blues & Jazz biz. What's unique about these performances is that both the performers and the attendees sit on the stage, creating an intimate jazz club kind of setting (only 200 seats). Even the entrance to the festival, which is down the alley by the stage door has that small jazz club feel. I have many memories from these festivals and I have met many talented musicians. One of my favorite sets was Jon Faddis with Jimmy Heath. Heath, now 82 years old, can still jam with the best of them, not to mention he is one of the sweetest guys I have ever met. I was able to take a little footage (see below) of their performance at the 2007 festival...the video was filmed a little far back as if I was a fly on the wall, but it's still cool to watch.
–Kelly Skinner, Director of Public Relations
The 2009 New Jersey Blues & Jazz Festival line-up includes:
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
Thu, September 24 at 8pm & 10pm
Marcia Ball
Fri, September 25 at 8pm & 10pm
Yellowjackets
Sat, September 26 at 8pm & 10pm
The State Theatre is located at 15 Livingston Ave in New Brunswick, NJ. For information or to purchase tickets call 732-246-SHOW (7469) or visit http://www.statetheatrenj.org/. Check us out on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, and YouTube.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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