Coo Moe Jhee is scheduled to perform Sat., Feb. 8 at Bradley Beach Jazz Festival Photo credit: Robert Wasilewski
The Bradley Beach Tourism Commission is hosting the Bradley Beach Jazz Festival scheduled for Feb. 7 and 8 at the Bradley Beach Elementary School Theatre.
The festival runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.
The festival will light up the night with the jazz talent scheduled to perform including local emerging artist Marel Hidalgo and the Coo Moe Jhee Jazz Band. Regional favorites performing are the James Moody Scholars and Charisa the Violin Diva along with international performers, the iconic history maker, music arranger and pianist Nat Adderley Jr, and world renowned jazz drummer and bandleader Winard Harper.
Top names in the jazz industry will be hosting and emceeing the festival. Among them are National Endowment for the Arts NEA Jazz Master Dorthaan Kirk and Wayne Winborne, executive director of the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies which is the largest and most comprehensive library and archives of jazz and jazz-related materials in the world. They will be joined by the Director of The Mental Health Association of NJ MHANJ and Jazz Singer and Actress Lynette Sheard.
The event is designed to support arts and culture, celebrate Black History Month, and benefit local businesses.
“This inaugural Bradley Beach Jazz Festival is more than a showcase of incredible music and entertainment; it’s a celebration of our vibrant and diverse community,” Tourism Director Amy Hall said . “As we come together for this special event, we are proud to have a fantastic lineup grace the beautiful and historic Bradley Beach Elementary School stage. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience.”
For more information or to be placed on the waiting list visit www.bradleybeachnj.gov/tourism-department
