Are you ready for the REAL March Madness? JSJBF is announcing discounted membership rates starting March 1st for the month of March leading up to the JSJBF’s 2023 kick off fundraiser on March 26th at Salty’s Beach Bar in Lake Como. Discounts are as follows: Individuals: $30.00, Family: $50 and Bands: $60.00!
The new single by The Robert Hill Band, Maybe You Will Someday, will be released Feb. 17, as part of the Blind Raccoon and Nola Blue Records Collection, Volume 5. The collection contains 30 compositions, featuring an array of Blind Raccoon clients, including both independent and label artists.
The SlideWinder Blues Band is this year’s JSJBF International Blues Challenge winner band. Help them to raise money to defray expenses by contributing to their Website Tip Jar @ https://slidewinderbluesband.com/home#donate-ibc
Dave Keyes played Bands by the Beach in July and we spoke prior to the gig. He told me they were working on a new CD that would be out soon. I recently received a copy of the disc and was truly impressed.
CD review of Hand in Glove by the Matt O’Ree Band.
Billy Lilley, a longtime blues harmonica playing fixture on the Garden State blues club and festival scene, passed away at 70 on Memorial Day weekend at his home in New Port Richey, Fla., after a long struggle with liver cancer. He and his wife Theresa were active volunteers at the first half dozen Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Festivals.
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.