Listen to Past Concerts
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Jerry Rife's Blue Skies Jazz Quartet
Jerry Rife's Blue Skies Jazz Quartet
Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 2pm
Concert and Live Stream
Haddonfield United Methodist Church
29 Warwick Road
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Jerry Rife and Blue Skies, is a 4 piece acoustic band led by Jerry Rite featuring trumpet, clarinet/sax, banjo/guitar, bass/tuba/trombone performing American Song Book and standard jazz.
The Blue Skies Jazz Quartet specializes in performing blues, swing jazz, and standard traditional jazz—all music from the first half of the 20th century. They have entertained crowds for over thirty years with repeat performances at many central New Jersey institutions. They have played at family reunions, class reunions, town holiday special events, community concerts, and for fifteen years held educational workshops at high schools in the fri-state area under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Jazz Society. The group played at The Marroe Inn in Lawrenceville, NJ weekly for nine years.
Made possible by funds from the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission at Camden County College, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Made possible by funds from the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission at Camden County College, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Drew Nugent & The Midnight Society - 2024
Drew Nugent & The Midnight Society
Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 2pm
Concert and Live Stream
Community Arts Center
414 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford, PA 19086
Drew Nugent and his Midnight Society return. They last played for the crowd at the Community Arts Center in 2021. Drew and the band specialize in playing in the traditional "hot" jazz style of the 1920s. His band, known as the Midnight Society, has been together over 10 years. Under Drew's leadership, they bring forth an authentic, yet original approach to an art form over 100 years old. Nugent's inspiration comes from a who's who list of great performers, composers, and musicians, both obscure and known going back a full century
Mark Shane
Mark Shane
Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 2pm
INDOOR CONCERT and LIVE STREAM
Haddonfield United Methodist Church
29 Warwick Road
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Mark Shane's playing is firmly rooted in a tradition established by such jazz piano masters as James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Count Basie, Earl Hines and Art Tatum. While developing his solo style, Mark Shane served an extended tenure as house pianist in New York's "Eddie Condon's" jazz club, adding a distinctive new piano voice to the Condon tradition of hot ensemble playing. Shane has played with Benny Goodman, Buck Clayton, Buddy Tate and many other all star alumni from the great bands of Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller.
Made possible by funds from the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission at Camden County College, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Made possible by funds from the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission at Camden County College, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Richard Barnes & the Blackbird Society Orchestra October 2023
Richard Barnes & the Blackbird Society Orchestra
Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 2pm
Community Arts Center
414 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford, PA 19086
Richard Barnes’ Blackbird Society Orchestra is Philadelphia's Premier 1920s Hot Jazz / Dance Orchestra dedicated to the preservation of the music of "The Jazz Age," "The Roaring 20s," "The Gatsby Era”, Flappers, Prohibition, Gangsters, Model A's and the invention of an American art form known as "Jazz!” At this fifth return visit to TSJS, the BSO will once again display its masterful interpretations of this golden musical age and will celebrate the 14th annual Eddie Lang Day. It’s a real treat to see an 11-piece band; the BSO consistently draws our largest audiences. Come early; it's sure to be a sell-out!
Rivertown Vintage Jazz Band
Rivertown Vintage Jazz Band
Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 2pm
LIVE STREAM and IN PERSON
Community Arts Center
414 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford, PA 19086
The Rivertown Vintage Jazz Band makes their premier appearance for Tri-State Jazz. The band, founded in Stockton NJ in 2018, plays a great blend of trad jazz from the 20’s and 30’s. The band features vintage jazz on vintage instruments! Come hear the music of Duke, Pops, Bix and Paul Whiteman!