Bring your lawn chairs and friends, and grab some takeout, Maplewood Village Alliance has joined forces with Maplewood Arts and Culture to host a series of events in the street! Gregory Burrus Productions is have to curate events as part of this series. Join Us.

Leonieke Scheuble is a gifted pianist and jazz organist who has a rare talent for blues and jazz improvisation at an unusually young age. Leonieke was named “Best Up and Coming Young Artist”-Hothouse NYC Fans Decision Awards 2015, (her most prestigious honor to date). May 10, 2016 had Leonieke honored and featured in film for an audience of over 1,000 at the TEDx TALK Easton, PA event. Later that year, she performed and spoke for another TED x Event which was filmed for PBS and can be viewed at https://youtu.be/soqmMJIL_NY.

Recent years have seen Leonieke develop into a jazz lecturer and featured artist at several high profile Jazz Festivals. They include the Jazz Forum Festival (2021) and the Jazz Arts Project Summer Festival, both featuring her quintet with legendary bassist, Bill Crow.  Her “Generations of Jazz” Trio (also with bassist, Bill Crow) is gaining much attention in the Jazz community, and was selected as the cover of the Jersey Jazz Journal (June 2021) issue along with a featured article by Gerry Mulligan biographer, Sanford Josephson. She can be seen performing regularly as a featured artist or leading her trio at many of New York and New Jersey’s finest Jazz venues.

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