Jazz Concert: Lynn Randall and Friends

Lynn Randall will be performing songs from the Great American Songbook at Mount Laurel Library on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 2 p.m.   Joining her will be pianist Tom Adams, legendary cornetist Warren Vache', drummer Grant MavAvoy and upright bassist Don Moyer.   This concert is free and open to the public.  No registration is needed.  

Lynn Randall began performing professionally as a child, appearing on the Tony Grant Show on Steel Pier at age 12.  Since then she has worked as a full-time vocalist with top-40 and show bands, and performed at Atlantic City casino hotels like Caesar’s, Resorts International, and the Trump Hotels. Now she has turned her focus to the Great American Songbook doing the great classics of Mercer, Porter, Gershwin etc.

This concert is part of the Second Sunday Concert series offered at the Mount Laurel Library thanks to a generous gift from Wegmans.  Concerts are held every second Sunday of the month from 2-3 p.m.  All are welcome to attend.

Summer Concert: Zydeco-A-Go-Go

Join us for an outdoor concert with Zydeco-A-Go-Go on Friday, July 12 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Laurel Acres Park – 1045 S. Church Street. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and a picnic dinner. No registration necessary.

Come enjoy the irresistible sounds of zydeco music - Cajun, New Orleans rhythm & blues and vintage Louisiana rock & roll with this 5-piece dance band. Drums, bass, guitar, sax, accordion and rubboard create a pulsating energy of pure Louisiana dance music. No matter where they play, you know it’s gonna be a wild and swingin’ pitch-a-wang-dang-doodle ZYDECO DANCE PARTY!

In the event of rain, check www.mtlaurel.lib.nj.us for updates.

Summer concerts are provided by the Mount Laurel Township in partnership with the Mount Laurel Library. Thank you to our sponsors Mount Laurel Home for Funerals, NFL Films and Wegmans.

Acapella Concert with Jersey Transit

Come enjoy a FREE acapella concert with Jersey Transit on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Mount Laurel Library. This concert is open to the public. No registration needed.

Performing almost completely without instruments (occasionally one performer tries to sneak in a French horn), Jersey Transit sings a repertoire of songs taken from jazz standards to reggae to R&B to today’s pop. Come see why they have been around for over 20 years!

This concert is part of the Second Sunday Concert series offered at the Mount Laurel Library thanks to a generous gift from Wegmans. (This concert is held on the third Sunday to avoid conflicting with Mother’s day.) All are welcome to attend.

Free Gypsy Jazz Concert - Sunday, April 14

Come enjoy a FREE gypsy jazz with Fête Manouche on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Mount Laurel Library.   This concert is open to the public.  No registration needed.

Jazz Manouche - literally “gypsy jazz” - is an exotic brand of swing music, born in France in the early 1930s. Clarinetist Dan Levinson discovered Jazz Manouche while living in Paris in the early 1990s and was mesmerized. In 2004 he assembled Fête Manouche and has been captivating audiences both young and young at heart ever since.

To hear samples of the band, visit http://www.newyorksbestmusicians.com/dance-bands/77-fetemanouche

This concert is part of the Second Sunday Concert series offered at the Mount Laurel Library thanks to a generous gift from Wegmans.  Concerts are held every month.  All are welcome to attend.

John Byrne Band at Mount Laurel Library

Come enjoy a FREE Irish concert with John Byrne and his band on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Mount Laurel Library.   This concert is open to the public.  Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day a bit early with this musical treat!  No registration needed.

The John Byrne Band is led by Dublin native John Byrne.  Attendees will hear lively jigs and reels and a few favorite pub songs to celebrate the season. John has recorded several traditional music albums and is working on a third.

“Byrne’s songs are rich with the sounds and themes of Irish tradition” - Sing Out Magazine

This concert is part of the Second Sunday Concert series offered at the Mount Laurel Library thanks to a generous gift from Wegmans.  Concerts are held monthly.  All are welcome to attend.

 

SaRon Crenshaw to Play Blues Concert

Come enjoy a FREE blues concert with SaRon Crenshaw and his band on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Mount Laurel Library. This concert is open to the public. Celebrate Black History Month with this musical treat! No registration needed.

SaRon Crenshaw learned to play guitar at the age of ten and travels the country playing jazz and rhythm and blues. He has shared stages with talented recording artists such as Lee Fields, Roy Roberts, Denise LaSalle, Bobby Rush, Jessie James, Tyrone Davis, and Chuck Roberson. SaRon plays a Gibson “Lucille” model guitar signed by B.B.King himself and is a regular at Terra Blues in NYC.

For more information about SaRon Crenshaw and to listen to samples, visit:

http://www.saroncrenshaw.com/music.htm

This concert is part of the Second Sunday Concert series offered at the Mount Laurel Library thanks to a generous gift from Wegmans. Concerts are held every month. All are welcome to attend.

Concert: Brian Betz Quartet featuring Denis DiBlasio

Thanks to a generous grant from Wegmans, the library is offering a FREE afternoon of jazz with the Brian Betz Quartet featuring Denis DiBlasio on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 2PM.   This concert is open to the public.  No registration needed.

Brian Betz is a guitarist, composer and educator who resides in the Philadelphia Area. He was a two time winner (2004 and 2007) of the Betty Carter International Jazz Competition and a runner up for the 2006 Henry Mancini Jazz competition.

Baritone saxophonist Denis DiBlasio directs the jazz program at Rowan University. With nine recordings of his own along with published texts, arrangements, and compositions, DiBlasio is known throughout the world.  The quartet will feature guitar, sax, drums and bass.

For more information about these musicians and to listen to samples, visit:

http://www.brianbetzjazz.com/index.htm and http://www.denisdiblasio.com/

The Library is located at 100 Walt Whitman Avenue in Mount Laurel (next to the post office).  For additional information about this event, call 856-234-7319, ext. 333.

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Les Paul and Mary Ford Tribute

Thanks to a generous grant from Wegmans, Tom Doyle and Sandy Cory will perform a Les Paul and Mary Ford tribute at Mount Laurel Library on Sunday, November 11 at 2 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. No registration is needed. 

Tom Doyle and Sandy Cory’s performances have won rave reviews in New York City at the Iridium Club where Les Paul performed for many years. Tom Doyle and Sandy Cory are a magical pair of musicians who combine beautiful vocals and instrumentation in every performance they play.

John Clark’s Little Big Band

   

Thanks to a generous grant from Wegmans, John Clark’s Little Big Band will perform the swinging jazz sounds of the world’s most popular standards as well as beloved Big Band songs at Mount Laurel Library on Sunday, October 14 at 2 p.m.  This concert is free and open to the public.  No registration is needed.   

Musicians in this 7 piece band have worked and toured with some of the greatest talent in the world including: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, The Four Freshmen and many, many others. They are joined by the talented vocalist, Paula Johns.

The Mount Laurel Library has a concert every month on the second Sunday of the month.  In November Tom Doyle and Sandy Cory will perform a Les Paul and Mary Ford tribute on Sunday, November 11 at 2 p.m.

Pete Gumbo and the Storyville Ramblers

Thanks to a generous grant from Wegmans, Pete Gumbo and the Storyville Ramblers will perform the classic sounds of vintage New Orleans rhythm and blues at Mount Laurel Library on Sunday, September 9 at 2 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. No registration is needed. 

Featuring Pete Gumbo on piano and vocals, Bob Holden on drums and Darryl Ray Jenkins on tenor sax, the Ramblers play irresistible New Orleans gems from music legends such as Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Dr. John and Huey Smith, and more. Wear your dancing shoes. You just might want to jump up and move your feet to the funky beat!

The Mount Laurel Library has a concert every month on the second Sunday of the month. Next month John Clark’s Little Big Band will be performing big band and swing music on Sunday, October 14 at 2 p.m.

Sonoma Sound at Laurel Acres Park

 

Mount Laurel, June 18, 2012: 

For Immediate Release:

Thanks to a generous grant from Wegmans, Sonoma Sound will perform at Laurel Acres Park in Mount Laurel on Friday, July 13 from 6-7:30 p.m to kick off the Mount Laurel Township Summer Concert Series.  This concert is free and open to the public.  It is provided by Mount Laurel Township in partnership with Mount Laurel Library.

Sonoma Sound is a sonic tapestry of original roots music with threads of Americana, Blues, Folk, Jazz, Latin and Reggae rhythms that blur the lines of musical category.  More information about the band can be found at http://www.reverbnation.com/sonomasound

Laurel Acres Park is located at 1045 South Church Street.  In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be held at the Mount Laurel Community Center (100 Mount Laurel Road.) 

Russian Romantic Flute and Piano Recital

Mount Laurel, April 20, 2012:

For Immediate Release:

Come enjoy a recital of Russian Romantic music with flutist Inna Gilmore and pianist Elizaveta Kopelman on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Mount Laurel Library. The two will perform pieces by Rachmaninov, Valisenko and Lyadov. This concert is open to the public. No registration needed.

Inna Gilmore, who graduated with honors from the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory, has won international performance competitions in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Boston and New York City and made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2008.

“The momentum never decreased, and the audience didn't decrease either,
as they stayed and begged for more.” Anthony Aibel, New York Concert
Review (review of Inna Gilmore’s Carnegie Hall debut in 2008.)

Elizaveta Kopelman was born in Moscow and won the prestigious Young Concert Artist Trust Competition in London in 1995. Since then she has appeared as a soloist throughout the UK, Europe, USA, South America and the Middle East and has performed with such orchestras as the London Philharmonic, London Chamber Orchestra and New York Chamber Symphony.

For more information, visit http://www.innagilmore.com/

This concert is part of the Second Sunday Concert series offered at the Mount Laurel Library in partnership with the Mount Laurel township thanks to a generous gift from Wegmans. Concerts are held every month. All are welcome to attend.

The Library is located at 100 Walt Whitman Avenue in Mount Laurel (next to the post office). For additional information about this event, call 856-234-7319, ext. 333.


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SaRon Crenshaw to Play Blues - Sun Feb 12

Mount Laurel, January 18, 2012:

For Immediate Release:

Come enjoy a FREE blues concert with SaRon Crenshaw and his band on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Mount Laurel Library. This concert is open to the public. No registration needed.

SaRon Crenshaw learned to play guitar at the age of ten and travels the country playing jazz and rhythm and blues. He has shared stages with talented recording artists such as Lee Fields, Roy Roberts, Denise LaSalle, Bobby Rush, Jessie James, Tyrone Davis, and Chuck Roberson. SaRon plays a Gibson “Lucille” model guitar signed by B.B.King himself and is a regular at Terra Blues in NYC.

For more information about SaRon Crenshaw and to listen to samples, visit:
http://www.saroncrenshaw.com/music.htm

This concert is part of the Second Sunday Concert series offered at the Mount Laurel Library thanks to a generous gift from Wegmans. Concerts are held every month. All are welcome to attend.

The Library is located at 100 Walt Whitman Avenue in Mount Laurel (next to the post office). For additional information about this event, call 856-234-7319, ext. 333.


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