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Westside Jazz Concerts
Sundays at Johnny Jazz Park
Address: 270 Shrewsbury Avenue Red Bank, NJ 07701
(Corner of Drs. James Parker Blvd and Shrewsbury Avenue)
Sunday - August 3 at 3:00 PM
Chuck Lambert Band
Chuck Lambert is a versatile guitarist who captivates audiences with his soulful vocals, masterful playing, and dynamic performances. Chuck, a Red Bank, NJ native, has been performing along the Jersey Shore, New York City, and Philadelphia for over 5 decades. His groups have performed in venues like New Jersey Performing Arts Center, The Count Basie Theater, and South Orange Performing Arts Center.
The Chuck Lambert Band represents a commitment to expanding the range and scope of the Blues. It incorporates the vitality and innovation of modern electric blues with the soul and depth of its traditional forms. Each member of the band is an exceptional talent, but their unity puts them on a whole different level.
Sunday - August 10 at 3:00 PM
Arturo O'Farrill
Afro-Latin Ensemble
Arturo O’Farrill, six time Grammy Award Winning Pianist, composer, educator, is a versatile performer that runs deep through his Latin roots. With his smaller group, “Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble”, they perform repertoire that honors the pioneers of Latin jazz, such as Mario Bauzá and Tito Puente, while progressing the genre with contemporary interpretations. O’Farrill himself has performed with legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte. He has led his group, “Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra” and “Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble” to venues like Birdland, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. Arturo has recorded over 20 albums as a leader and can be heard on many other records as a sideman.
Sunday - Aug 17 at 3:00 PM
Justin Robinson Quintet
Justin Robinson, saxophonist and composer, is known for his inventive solos with a striking and expressive sound. He has performed in groups like the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Betty Carter’s Band, and the Roy Hargrove Big Band. He has 5 albums as a leader and has been a sideman on many records. For years, Justin was the saxophonist in Roy Hargrove’s Quintet and toured extensively with that group. Currently, Robinson is performing around the New York/New Jersey area.
Sunday - Aug 24 at 3:00 PM
Winard Harper
and Jeli Posse
Jazz Drummer, Band Leader, Composer, Educator, Winard Harper is dedicated to “bringing Jazz to where it is needed”. Constantly in reverence of his predecessors while remaining innovative in his own right, Harper has been among the most celebrated drummers in jazz for many years. He is a virtuoso on the drum set and the balafon, the West African equivalent of the marimba, he is a sought after collaborator at home and abroad, a band leader of his quartet, his quintet and his exciting band
the Jeli Posse, a regular with the legendary New York clubs, an educator of future jazz professionals, an educator through his kids programs, an events organizer - successfully running the weekly Fish Fry Jazz Jam and the Sunday "Meet the Artist" Series at Moore's Lounge in Jersey City. Bringing Jazz to the community from which it originated, relating the story of The Great American Art Form, the only music that is 100% "made in America", spreading the joy that Jazz brings is the quest to which Winard Harper is dedicating himself.