West Side Concert Series
Johnny Jazz Park | 270 Shrewsbury Avenue, Red Bank
Sundays at 4 pm - free!​
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August 9 Eddie Allen Quintet
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August 16 Arturo O'Farrill Quintet
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August 23 The Chuck Lambert Band
August 9 - Eddie Allen Quintet
An acclaimed trumpeter, arranger, composer, author, and educator, Eddie Allen is one of the most versatile and experienced musicians on the New York scene. Hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he received a Bachelor of Music degree from William Paterson University. Since arriving in New York, he has performed with jazz greats such as Art Blakey, Billy Harper, Randy Weston, Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Threadgill, Bobby Watson, Jon Faddis, Benny Carter, Panama Francis, Joe Henderson, and Steve Turre. He’s performed in the orchestras of Broadway hits such as Ain’t Misbehavin’, Black & Blue, Side Show, Five Guys Named Mo’ and The Color Purple. As an author he’s written the instructional method book, “An Introduction To The Bb Concert Blues”, which is published by Charles Colin Publishing. Most recently, Allen and his group Push released their album The Rhythm (2026), complete with 13 songs composed and arranged by Allen.
August 16
Arturo O'Farrill Quintet
Arturo O’Farrill is a prolific pianist, composer, educator, and social advocate whose career escapes finite categorization. He received his Master’s degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College and went on to join The Carla Bley Big
Band, Bley later becoming a dedicated mentor. As he launched his solo career, O’Farrill collaborated with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Noel Pointer, Jerry Gonzalez, and countless others. O’Farrill is the founder and artistic director of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO), which, since its founding in 2002, has pushed modern Afro-Latin jazz into new and innovative directions. With programs that showcase its versatility, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra has pushed the boundaries of the genre with bold interpretations, performing and commissioning compositions by Antonio Sánchez, Miguel Zenón, Dafnis Prieto, Guillermo Klein, Michele Rosewoman, Vijay Iyer, and Arturo himself, among many others. In May 2025, he received a Capital Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts to break ground on “Cafe Belongó”: a cultural hub and music venue, as well as a 340-unit affordable housing project in East Harlem. O’Farrill is a recent recipient of the Jazz Arts Hero Award, which was awarded at the 2026 Jazz Arts Project “Havana Nights” Gala.
August 23
The Chuck Lambert Band
Chuck Lambert is a versatile blues guitarist and singer whose sound and presence is well-known across the Jersey Shore, NYC, and Philadelphia, but is most loved in his hometown of Red Bank, NJ. While attending Lafayette College in the early 70's, he was a member of the Tim McCabe Blues Gang, whose primary function was to play backup for touring blues legends on the East Coast college circuit. It was then that he was able to play for legends such as John Lee Hooker, J.B. Hutto, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Lambert is a member of the Norman Seldin Big Band, The Panama Chapel Band, The Cal Vetrane Blues Band, The Haugenes Project, and a guest artist with The Red Bank Blues Band, Heavy Soul, Herd of Blues, Al Holmes and The Tribe, and Poppa John and The Jam Band, among many others. His own Chuck Lambert Band is committed to expanding the scope of the blues while still preserving its venerable tradition.
