Updates

Veteran musicians band together to form masterful group, Blues People

Blues People frontman Kelton Cooper starts the band’s recent single, the moody “Troubled Times” (listen below) with some big questions:...

African American Music Appreciation Month: 2023

June is African American Music Appreciation Month! Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American...

Crossroads to Memphis Local IBC Challenge - Meet the Bands

North Jersey Blues Society is participating in the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge held January 16 to January 24 on...

Shemekia Copeland Coming to City Winery 2/1

City Winery New York presents Shemekia Copeland live in concert on February 1 at 8 PM. Award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer...

Jeff Beck Tribute Show

City Winery New York presents Remembering Jeff Beck live on January 17 at 8 PM. Remembering Jeff Beck featuring Kenny Aaronson (of The...

In Memoriam, Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon , one of rockabilly’s earliest revivalists and a familiar presence on the 1970s New York City punk rock scene, died Tuesday...

Can’t Stop The Blues - 2022 KBA Award-Winners

“Can’t Stop the Blues” (CSTB), was founded by Karen Gottheimer in March of 2020. The CSTB virtual concert series, streamed on Facebook...

Blues In My Soul

The Passage Theatre located in Trenton, NJ presents Blues in My Soul with performances 10/13 to 10/30. It's 1959. Chris, a local DJ, gets...

NJBS & Blues Festival Guide

North Jersey Blues Society board members Cristy Benvenutti and Joe Foti featured in the Blues Festival Guide newsletter on 8/25/2022.

In Memoriam, Sandra Copeland

In memoriam, Sandra Copeland

NJBS & Amazon Smile

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