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Orange Township Food Truck and Jazz Festival

Saturday, July 08, 2023 @ 12:00pm



Monte Irvin / Orange Park
S Center Street & South Harrison Street, Orange, NJ 07050

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(ORANGE, NJ) -- The City of Orange Township presents a Food Truck and Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 8, 2023 in Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange, New Jersey from 12:00pm-8:00pm.  This free event will be an unforgettable experience filled with delicious food and live jazz music all day long!

Taking place at the beautiful Monte Irvin Orange Park, this county park offers plenty of space to enjoy the great outdoors. Featuring amenities such as a playground, basketball court, walking paths, and even a man-made lake, it's the perfect setting for this annual event on July 8th.

The 2023 Artist Lineup includes performances by Peter Lin Quartet (Tribute to Slide Hampton); JD Warren & the Rudiment; Bradford Hayes Quartet; Dave Stryker Trio; Victor Jones Orchestrio; Blues People (Mike Griot, Keton Cooper, Ron Thompson, Gene Lake); Matt Chertkoff Trio featuring Houston Person; John Lee & Friends; and Lance Bryant & Shout Big Band.

Admission is free, but click here to reserve your spot. Monte Irvin Orange Park is located at S Center St & South Harrison Street in the City of Orange, New Jersey.

This event is co-sponsored by the  Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, the  City of Orange Recreation and Cultural Affairs  and  Gregory Burrus Productions.



Performance Schedule:

12:00pm – Peter Lin Slide Hampton Tribute. Brandon McCune – Piano Alvester Garnett – Drums Tom DiCarlo – Bass Peter Lin – Trombone

12:45pm – Jeremy & Dermel Warren and the Rudiment. James Austin – Piano   Dermel Warren – Vocals    Ben Rubens – Bass   Jeremy Warren – Drums

1:30pm – Bradford Hayes Quartet. Radam Schwartz – Piano  Belden Bullock – Bass – Joe Brown, Jr – Drums   Bradford Hayes – Sax

2:30pm – Dave Stryker Trio. Jared Gold – Organ  McClenty Hunter – Drums   David Stryker Guitar

3:15pm – Victor Jones Orchestrio. Alex Blake – Bass    Roberta Piket – Piano Victor Jones – Drums

4:15pm – Blues People – Mike Griot. Kelton Cooper – Guitar   Vocals Mike Griot – Bass    Ron Thompson – Piano    Gene Lake – Drums

5:15pm – Houston Person / Matt Chertkoff Quartet. Pete Van Horne – Drums Matthew Parrish – Bass

6:15pm – John Lee and Friends. Abelita Mateus – Piano  Vince Ector – Drums   Altin Sencalar – Trombone John Lee – Bass

7:15pm – Lance Bryant and Shout 16 Piece Big Band. 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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