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JazzBluesView: Live Music Downtown

JazzBuesView: Live Music Downtown
By Eric Benson

Live Music Downtown, Put your mask on and come on down!

Well, I got my soul vaccination, got boosted and still got Covid but got through it and am alive to tell the tale. Please get vaccinated folks for yourself and for those around you that are vulnerable. People are starting to come out and create togetherness, here comes the sun little darlin, here comes the sun! The season is changing and soon things will improve, can’t get worse!

I am excited to be able to bring live music to Chef’s of New York Thurs through Sat. Friday night Jazz and Saturday Blues and Roots Music.  The lineup for March: Saturday march 5th Thunder Road/country, Sun March 6th Dave Dow & Friends, Thurs March 10th Chris Murphy & Third Party Beatles tribute, Friday march 11th John King duo Jazz guitar, Sat March 12th The Good Ones, Thurs March 17th Rick Vanderwahl & Friends, Sat march 19th Thunder Road/country, Sun March 20th Dave Dow & Friends, Thursday, March 24th Gathering of the vibes with Steve Ashman, Friday march 25th Gary Gervase and Little Kick, Sat March 26th Eric Benson Blue Monday Band, Tues 29th and 30th Kyle Barker Piano Bar, Thurs March 31st Thunder Road. Come for the food and stay for some music!



Cafe Urbano has DJ events with Taco Tuesdays, Thursday through Sunday with dance instruction with Salsa, Cumbia and other Latin idioms. Blue Monday Party Jam Monday, March 14th. The Band features John Adey & Conrad Johnson Bass, Dave Hawks Drums, Andrew Rosenblum & John Burt Sax, Johnny Valdes guitar and vocals and Eric Benson Keys. We play jazz, funk, Latin and the Blues. The jam goes from 7-10 PM with a full bar and great food!

We all are trying to get back to the new normal and it is a work in progress. We all need to keep it rolling and do the right thing, get our soul vaccination and take care of each other and things will continue to improve. This is our world, and we all need to get on with the business of living! We have to continue to support our economy and businesses that support the arts. All we need is for you to come out and be part of the scene!