The North Jersey Blues Society (NJBS) is a volunteer-based 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that was founded to celebrate the heritage and preservation of blues music as a valued indigenous American art form through the unity of the blues community comprised of fans, musicians, society members, venues, other non-profits, educators, and business owners who will collaborate and promote the blues performances and educational offerings in Northern New Jersey.​  NJBS goals and priorities include:

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• Promoting the performance of local, regional, and national blues musicians with a devoted interest in American roots and blues music in Northern New Jersey by offering blues artists and audiences artistic programming and venue performance opportunities to the blues community.

 

• Preserving and increasing awareness of the blues by providing educational opportunities for blues music and its founding artists by targeting the history of the blues and the artistic impact of blues music worldwide to the blues community.​