Grab a blanket, bring your family & friends, and share the unbeatable experience of top-notch live music and fabulous food & drinks, games, arts & crafts
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
River Edge NJ, River Crossing Concerts presents an all-day outdoors festival on June 4 from 12-5 pm with live music ranging from American jazz and ragtime to Afro-Latin salsa, from the rhythms of Brazilian Samba and Caribbean Reggae to the sparkling sounds of Irish bagpipes. Featuring violinist Ali Bello & The Sweet Wire Band,vocalist and songwriter Nicole Zuraitis, City Winds Trio, River Edge’s own Tri-County Irish War Pipe Band, and the black-led, all-women percussion ensemble Batalá New York, the festival will offer an immersive audience experience including open microphone, community games, arts & crafts.
WHEN Sunday, June 4, 2023, 12 – 5 pm (Rain or shine)
WHERE The lawn and parking lot of First Congregational Church 109 Continental Ave (corner of Kinderkamack Ave)
River Edge, NJ 07661
WHO 12 pm City Winds Trio
1 pm Ali Bello & The Sweet Wire Band
2 pm Nicole Zuraitis
3 pm Batalá New York
4 pm Tri-County Irish War Pipe Band
TICKETS FREE ADMISSION (donations are encouraged)
CONTACT Slavina Zhelezova, slavina@gmail.com I 201-261-1712 www.rivercrossingconcerts.org
The festival will present a diverse blend of musical styles and genres in one-day outdoors setting at the lawn of the First Congregational Church. Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and songwriter and winner of the Gold Medal in the 2021 American Traditions Competition Nicole Zuraitis “brings a heart as big as her remarkable voice”
(Jazz Standards). Bello & The Sweet Wire Band captivate with a “mix of classical, folk, jazz, roots, and Latin genres are very compelling and enthralling” (Inside World Music) City Winds Trio, whose members have graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the United Nations, brings a multicultural sound fusion from Europe, the US and Asia, performing one of their popular Ragtime Concerts.
Batalá New York transforms the image of women by bringing a loud, fearless, diverse, and resilient community of female drummers in high-energy performances to the stage, promoting Afro-Brazilian culture as the product of Black resistance. What’s better than one bagpipe? An orchestra of bagpipes, of course! River Edge’s own Tri-County Irish War Pipe led by Pipe Major Tim Friedhoff will perform American, Irish, and Scottish tunes.
River Crossing Concerts inspire, uplift and connect communities through the power of music. The series presents compelling programs, rooted in the classical repertoire, performed by local and international artists. We offer immersive and interactive experiences encouraging social change through diverse and inclusive programming.
River Crossing Concerts is possible through the generous support of First Congregational Church of River Edge and the help and donations of patrons, friends, and volunteers.
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