Jazz & Roots Music Festival
Kean University and internationally-acclaimed bassist/producer Mike Griot present the inaugural Jazz & Roots Music Festival, a free outdoor music event open to the public on The Lawn at Enlow Hall in Hillside.
Sunday, October 17
New Date: October 17
- Free Outdoor Concert
- Live Music
- Food Trucks
Pack a picnic basket — or visit the food trucks when you get here — and bring a blanket or chair to the inaugural Jazz & Roots Music Festival, a free outdoor music concert on The Lawn at Enlow Hall in Hillside NJ. Performing at the music festival is rap and hip-hop artist JSWISS, featuring Casey Benjamin and Mark Whitfield; the jazz group Dave Stryker Quartet; and the evening’s headliner — the Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience.
For more information, email alumni@kean.edu.
SCHEDULE
- 4:30 p.m. - Festival begins
- 5:15 p.m. - JSWISS, featuring Casey Benjamin & Mark Whitfield
- 6:00 p.m. - Dave Stryker Quartet
- 7:00 p.m. - Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience
The Lawn at Enlow Hall
215 North Avenue, Hillside, NJ
Hip-hop Artist JSWISS | 5:15 PM
Rap and hip-hop artist JSWISS will share his infectious brand of hip-hop, combining lyrical prowess and adept flow.
The Dave Stryker Quartet | 6:00 PM
The Dave Stryker Quartet performs original music and their own intricate and nuanced interpretations of jazz and R&B classics.
The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience | 7 PM
Led by Dizzy Gillespie’s long-term bassist John Lee, the Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience performs songs made famous by the legendary trumpeter.
