

Believe me, your support is highly appreciated by the musicians.3rd ANNUAL LIBERTY R&B and JAZZ FESTIVAL GETS SOME R-E-S-P-E-C-T ARETHA FRANKLIN HEADS WORLD-CLASS LINEUP SEPTEMBER 13-14, 2008 Contact:īecome friendly with the Tip Bucket. We hope you attend the Jam, cheer, clap and have a great time. The program time is Monday evenings from 7:30 to 11:00 pm with no cover. “KEYED UP! has quickly become NYC's favorite entity for musicians, audiences, and venues alike! Operating simultaneously in over 25 partner venues spanning from Jersey City, NJ to Sag Harbor, Long Island, we are proud to keep hundreds of musicians working and over a thousand hungry jazz listeners happy each week at no extra cost to our partner venues.” - /keyed-up So what can you do to support the cause? Donate Needless to say, with gatherings being stopped or socially distanced, large sectors of the economy are still paralyzed and many members of the jazz community have still not recovered, so any help will be greatly appreciated. They are hoping the worst is over jazz clubs were the hardest hit of all types of music venues, according to Audrey Fix Schaefer, the head of communications at the National Independent Venue Association.” “Jazz venues have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. Concert halls are closed and many, if not most, Jazz venus have closed and some will never reopen. However, as you can imagine, the coronavirus pandemic has brought huge disruption to daily life and to many around the world. The music will be slamming - a guaranteed good time when you attend. (Read more at Come join King James Gibbs lll on the 3rd Monday of the Month. James has shared the stage with many greats such as: Duke Ellington’s Orchestra bassist John Lamb, Rufus Reid, Buster Cooper, Mark Whitfield, Sean Jones, John Lee, Kenny Drew Jr, Terrence Blanchard of Spike Lee films, 8 time grammy nominated singer/songwriter Joe Thomas, Broadway actor Jerry Stiller, Eric Roberson (grammy nominated singer/songwriter), Smokin’ Joe Frazier, Roy Hargrove (trumpeter), Wynton Marsalis, Cecil Brooks III, Cyrus Chestnut, TS Monk, amongst many others. “James performs in multiple music genres: Jazz, Rock, R&B, Gospel, Latin, Reggae, Classical, Brazilian, and many other ethnic styles.” “the annual WBGO Jazz membership party and Gala at The Five Spot jazz club in New York City, studied with Betty at Brooklyn Academy of Music and The Kennedy Center,” and in many other venues and festivals.

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He began playing the trumpet at the age of 14 and began his jazz training at The New Brunswick Jazz Institute, under instructor and legendary organist Radam Schwartz.” “ King James Gibbs III who currently tours with 8 time Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Joe Thomas was born in Newark, and raised in Irvington, New Jersey. After all, Tommy has been very supportive and has kept the jam happening throughout the pandemic. So yes, good times are guaranteed when the venue owner joins in the fun and the jam is jammin’. And yes, I have been there to witness Tommy hopping on stage to render a “What a Wonderful World” to a roaring audience. Well, having chatted with Tommy, it's all true and I believe him when he says, “The tavern is not a gold mine… It’s a soul mine.” And yes, Monday is for jazz, for which more than a dozen local musicians are brought in to perform every week. In fact, it is one of Jersey City’s go-to spots for parties and events as the tavern is set up for large gatherings.” In fact, he seems to have unlimited time and energy for everyone, whether he has known that person for five minutes or fifteen years The bar has become the center of gravity of a large community. “I love entertaining people and making them happy,” Tommy told Hoboken Girl. In a recent interview, “ Brightside Tavern: Jersey City’s ‘Best-Kept Secret’”, I found this great description of Brightside restaurant:
