Our final Reckless of the year came two days after the passing of Dennis Eschbach, past President and founder of this event with his partner in life, Doris Lazur, nearly twenty years ago. It was a bitter sweet coincidence that Goldenseal, a band he played trombone with on numerous occasions, was the band that night.
Fish Eyed Blues has been an active member of the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation since 2018. We received an advance copy of the new CD titled “It’s Not You… It’s Me” and from the artwork to the presentation to the songs, the band has come up with a winner!
The shining light of every event with the warmest smile is Jill Baskind. If you see her out, know you’re in the right place.
On a frigid Saturday night, on the other side of New Jersey, a group of fellow JSJBF members set out to hear Paul Plumeri and his band perform at the historic Patriots Crossing Tavern on the banks of the Delaware river.
If you’ve been in the scene for while you know Michelle Frasche. Big smile, happy upbeat personality, always on the spot with camera, snapping treasured moments
These past two weeks produced some of the finest Live Blues music in a long time. December 4th, the legendary Stanhope House, Stanhope, NJ. EarthShare, NJ’s premier ecology nonprofit held its inaugural blues event and fund raiser. Then on Saturday December 11th, the Help a Brother Out fundraiser for Don Rispoli, veteran drummer for the Jo Wymer Band, in need.Two great days of incredible music. You shoulda been there but if you didn’t make it, read about it here.
Singer, songwriter Howard Parker recently finished a pandemic project, the band’s latest CD, Keyport Live.