Archive for March, 2006
3.13.2006 - Don King Plaza
10:15 pm
Atlantic City, NJ - While Don King is honored with a renamed street outside Boardwalk Hall, where the boxing icon has promoted many fights over the years, residents and officials use the media attention as a platform to lash out against the state of New Jersey for failing to grant the proper license to King so he can continue doing what he does best in Atlantic City.
Somers Point, NJ - Local musician Lew London entertains an eager crowd at Gregory’s on the last day of the jazz festival, and shares insights into the evolution of music with the audience.
Somers Point, NJ - Hackettstown, NJ native Vince Seneri unleashes the unique sound of his Hammond B3 organ before a crowd a jazz enthusiasts at The Greate Bay Country Club.
Somers Point, NJ - Ray Mantilla honors the memory of Tito Puente with his brand of “Latin Jazz with authentic Latino rhythms” before a packed crowd at Stumpo’s Italian Bar & Grill.
3.4.2006 - 2006 Jazz @ the Point
1:56 pm
Somers Point, NJ - When things slow down during a cold Jersey Shore winter, the Somers Point Jazz Festival gets things moving and heats up the month of March. For four nights, the bayside town thrives with the music of jazz; the sounds of a true American art form mingle with a nightscape of bars and restaurants.
Somers Point, NJ - Vocalist Frank Bey lights up the room during a performance at the Greate Bay Country Club, and shares his insight into the world of singing the blues.
Somers Point, NJ - Tim Lekan, the omnipresent bass player at the 2006 Jazz Festival in Somers Point, brings his band, The Antfarm Quartet, to Gregory’s.
Somers Point, NJ - The accomplished young tenor saxophonist, Eric Alexander, plays his robust brand of jazz before a packed audience at the Greate Bay Country Club.
Wildwood Crest, NJ - Hundreds storm the beach in Wildwood Crest and plunge their bodies into the frigid ocean on one of the coldest days of the year. The event honored the memory of Andrew Alameno, a victim of the terrorist attack on the world trade center on September 11th, 2001.
Somers Point, NJ - Accompanied by Bob Ferguson on trumpet, Carl Granieri leads this group at Gregory’s in Somers Point as a part of the 2006 Jazz at the Point festival.
