Barron Arts Center Presents Blues Concert |
June 26, 2006
The Barron Arts Center presents its final Jersey Jams concert July 6 with traditional blues ensemble Big Nancy & The Supreme Court, Mayor Frank G. Pelzman has announced.
The Piscatawayquintet will perform a free concert at 8 p.m., July 6, on the lawn of the Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge. Call (732) 634-0413 for information.
Formed in 1992 at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, Big Nancy & The Supreme Court features vocalist Yolanda Briggs, guitarist Bernie Brausewetter, bassist Dave Carta and drummer Ron Howden, along with “Big Nancy” Swarbrick, a harmonica legend in East Coast blues circles who has performed onstage with numerous blues greats including A.C. Reed, Sonny Rhodes, Willie Dixon, Gatemouth Brown, Little Milton, James Cotton, Hubert Sumlin and PineTop Perkins.
The band’s debut album Supreme Court: Live in Session (Supreme Court Records) has scored excellent reviews that have earned Big Nancy & The Supreme Court an enthusiastic following at clubs and festivals throughout the Northeast.
Jersey Jams: A Fresh Harvest from Garden State Musicians and Poets is a concert series funded by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission through a grant provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts
“ New Jersey has long been a source of musical innovation,” says Mayor Pelzman. “Today’s Garden State performers are producing an exciting mix of traditional and contemporary genres.”
Barron Arts CenterExecutive Director Cynthia Knight says the series is intended to acquaint Woodbridge audiences with some of the artistic gems in their own backyard. “People will be astonished by the outstanding talent in this area,” she says. “We hope Jersey Jams will be the start of several showcase events highlighting our emerging local artists.”
The series is sponsored by the Woodbridge Township Cultural Arts Commission chaired by Dr. Dolores Capraro Gioffre with support from the Woodbridge Township Arts Council and Mayor Frank G. Pelzman.
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