(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Asbury Park has announced the lineup of free concerts as part of the Levitt AMP Asbury Park Music Series. The concerts will take place on the West Side of town at the new Springwood Park every Monday at 6:00pm from June 27 to August 29.
Kicking off the series at 6pm on Monday, June 27th is Gedeon Luke & The People. Hailing from the streets of Memphis, Gedeon Luke conquered childhood poverty by focusing on music, family and faith. Growing up, Luke was weaned on the gospel-infused sounds of Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield and Al Green and deeply inspired by the rock ‘n roll passion of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Together with his nine-person band—The People—Luke brings immense energy and heart to every show, spreading a message of love, peace and soul with the world.
The Full Schedule:
6/27/16 6:00 pm Gedeon Luke & The People
7/4/16 6:00 pm WimBash (Members of Living Color)
7/11/16 6:00 pm The Mayor's Players (Kevin Sanders Band)
7/18/16 6:00 pm TBA
7/25/16 6:00 pm Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why
8/1/16 6:00 pm Dr. Cheeko & The Island Sound
8/8/16 6:00 pm MonteRosa Band
8/15/16 6:00 pm The F.L.O.W
8/22/16 6:00 pm Gary U.S. Bonds
8/29/16 6:00 pm Harlem Teens Choir
The public is invited to bring their own picnics, blankets and lawn chairs to the concerts, which will have an open patio and lawn setting. There will also be food available for purchase at the event via multiple food vendors. The Levitt AMP concert series is located at Springwood Park on Springwood Avenue between Atkins and Union Avenues, directly across from the Springwood Community Center (Kula Café). Admission is free.
Visit http://levittamp.org/asburypark for a full schedule of concerts, directions and information on parking and wheelchair accessibility.
Last January, Asbury Park was named one of 15 small to mid-sized towns and cities across America to win a Levitt AMP Asbury Park Grant Award of $25K in matching funds to present a free concert series at Springwood Park in 2016. Asbury Park Music Foundation submitted the Levitt AMP proposal and is presenting the concert series. In an effort to inspire and engage communities across the country around the power of creative placemaking, the Levitt Foundation invited the public to choose the Top 25 Finalists through online voting. Learn more about the winners and the 150 free Levitt AMP concerts across America at http://levittamp.org
Sponsored in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a private family foundation that empowers communities to transform neglected public spaces into thriving destinations through the power of free, live music, the Levitt AMP Asbury Park Music Series will present 10 free, family-friendly concerts to the public this summer at Springwood Park, between Atkins and Union Avenues. The series will feature a diverse lineup of high caliber talent spanning genres like soul, doo-wop, funk and rock.
The Levitt AMP Asbury Park Music Series is supported by Interfaith Neighbors, working to meet basic needs, build community, and increase the self-sufficiency of residents of Monmouth County. The series is sponsored in part by the Asbury Park Press, and New Jersey Natural Gas.
