Pete Van Horne – Drums Matthew Parrish – Bass, Houston Person – Sax, Matt Chertkoff – Guitar

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Abelita Mateus – Piano  Vince Ector – Drums,   Altin Sencalar – Trombone John Lee – Bass

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Trumpets: Nathan Eklund, Reggie Pittman, Ted Chubb, Bill Mobley. Trombones: Jason Jackson, Dan Harkins, James Borowski. Saxes: Matt Hong, Zoe Obadia, Craig Rivers, Lance Bryant, Dave Schumacher. Rhythm: Roberta Piket, Tom DiCarlo and Steve Johns

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Cultural Affairs Supervisor

Cultural Affairs provides an array of cultural events for residents of all ages throughout the year. These events develop cultural awareness, literary arts and more. We celebrate our diverse community, rich heritage, nationality, patriotism, and religion through performances, exhibitions and competitions, such as…

• Open Mic – Spoken Word
• MLK Celebration
• Farmer’s Markets
• Veteran’s Day Parades
• Jazz Festival

• Gospel Concerts
• Latino /Italian/ Caribbean Festivals
• Memorial Day Celebrations
• Pride Day
• Holiday Tree Lightings…

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Event MC Host

Ms. Sheard is a versatile vocalist, actor, activist, producer, director, and vocal coach. The Star-Ledger proclaimed, “Her voice reaches deep into one’s soul and finds a soft spot.” She performs Jazz, R&B, Gospel, Soul, and Pop music.  Being a native of Newark, New Jersey, her live jazz performances have landed her a spot in “The Encyclopedia of Newark Jazz.” Theater credits include principal roles in Dream Girls, Smokey Joe’s Café, Ragtime, Ragtime the Musical, Swing, Aida, For Colored Girls, A Raisin in the Sun, and Gary Coleman in Avenue Q in which Broadway World declared that “she is fabulous with a voice that shakes the rafters.” She is the CEO of Lynette Entertainment LLC.

Lynette Sheard is also the Director of the Mental Health Association in New Jersey’s New Jersey Mental Health Players, a highly successful, interactive community education program, winner of the 2021 national Richard Van Horn Innovation in Programming Award from Mental Health America.

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Live Music Producer / Curator

Live Music Producer, Promoter, Band Booking, Community News Journalist, Social Media Marketing, Live Streamer, Event Planner

Gregory Burrus is a Live Music Ambassador and is putting his expertise, gain from his former business environment and his love of live music to work producing, photographing and documenting the Northern New Jersey and New York live music scene.

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