From the Delta to the Jersey Shore series, Big A & the Allstars return!
The Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation (JSJBF), a non-profit organization supporting and preserving jazz and blues in New Jersey, is proud to partner once again with the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music and Visit Clarksdale, as we bring back by popular demand Big A and the Allstars! Opening the show will be the Jersey Shore’s own emerging artists, The Navesink Delta Blues Band.
Friday, June 27 @ 8pm Lauren K. Woods Theatre on the campus of Monmouth University.
Tickets available at the theatre box office 732-571-3442 or online:
Christine Clark Zemla, JSJBF Education & Outreach Chair
JSJBF board members & friends traveled recently to the heart of the MS Delta. We found ourselves at the “crossroads” - the real crossroads, according to local legend, just down the road from where Charley Patton lived, worked and played at Dockery Farms, & where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil. All confessed that we did feel something eerily special, as we stood at the often-cited birthplace of the blues. Years ago, then-Mayor of Asbury Park Ed Johnson told several of us: “if we get really quiet and stand really still, we might detect a faint beat underground” ... alluding to all of the amazing music that’s emerged from the city and nearby areas. JSJBF continues to honor the legacy of and the music that sprang from - and connects - these two places, the Mississippi Delta and the Jersey Shore. www.jsjbf.org
Eileen Chapman, Director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music
“Delta Blues plays a significant role in the landscape of American Music. Dating back over 100 years, this music art form has been a major influence for both blues and rock performers throughout the world. Contemporary artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Cat Power, the Rolling Stones and others were inspired by the works of Delta Blues icons such as Son House, Robert Johnson and BB King. Our collaboration with JSJBF demonstrates our role in promoting all forms of American music and its impact on our culture.
Visit Clarksdale
C’mon down to The Crossroads in Clarksdale, MS, just south of Memphis. Drive to nearby Stovall Plantation where famed musicologist Alan Lomax first recorded Muddy Waters. Visit the building where Ike Turner recorded “Rocket 88,” which many consider to be the first rock ‘n’ roll song. So many things to explore, from the world-famous Delta Blues Museum to canoeing on the Mighty Mississippi. According to the Atlanta Journal, “The Mississippi Delta is a place of legends, myths and lore, much of it related to blues music.” And if that weren’t enough, Clarksdale promises “live” blues music every night in clubs and juke joints throughout the town.
https://www.visitclarksdale.com/
Our featured performer:
Anthony “Big A” Sherrod
“Big A,” has been described as “an old soul deeply steeped In the Delta blues.” Roger Stolle, owner of Clarksdale’s Cat Head Delta Blues Store, describes Sherrod as “the torchbearer for the Clarksdale sound. There’s no one else of Anthony’s generation who has learned first-hand from and/or played with the last of the older generation who are gone now ... Anthony was there and absorbed the distinct sounds, vocals, playing and showmanship from each musician he encountered. He knows where the music came from.” – Living Blues Magazine.
“Big A” recently received several major awards, including the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Music Maker Foundation, as well as the “Jus’ Blues Bobby Rush Award.” He soon will embark on an international tour with Morgan Freeman’s Blues Symphonic Experience - a “transformative celebration of history, resilience and the music that gave voice to generations.”
Anthony "Big A" Sherrod
About JSJBF
As we approach our 40th anniversary, the non-profit Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation (JSJBF) ,featuring weekly, monthly, & yearly musical events and outreach programming, remains an enduring presence at the Jersey Shore. We salute our founding members - Bob Santelli and Eileen Chapman - for their vision, perseverance and continued support. We welcome new members and remain dedicated to our mission: “To preserve promote, and perpetuate jazz, blues, and other indigenous music forms here in New Jersey. “ www.jsjbf.org
The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music
The Bruce Springsteen Archives serves as the official repository for the music of Bruce Springsteen, plus photographs, periodicals, oral histories, rare recordings, films, and artifacts related to Springsteen and the E Street Band. The Center for American Music produces museum exhibitions, symposia and seminars, teacher workshops, concerts, internships, and various public programs to promote and celebrate the many forms of American music and their impact on our culture and national identity.
https://springsteenarchives.org
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