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4-Time Grammy-Nominated Artist Oleta Adams Provides An Incredible Soulful Performance, Maplewood, NJ (RECAP)

Elmwood Culture Club Presents Lee Odom Quintet and Stephen Fuller Quintet in a Jazzy Afternoon of Live Music, East Orange, NJ (Saturday, October 8, 2022)

Jazzy Nights Celebrates Appointment of Harlem World Magazine New President CC Minton (Sept. 16, 7-10PM)

Let The Music Play — What's Going On In My Neck of the Woods for Sept. 2022

Let The Music Play - What's Going On In My Neck of the Woods for July 2022

Food Truck and Jazz Festival in Monte Irvin Orange Park, City of Orange NJ, July 9

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What's Going On In My Neck of the Woods for June 2022

Return of the South Orange Undercover Festival 2022 — Super Well Attended and Very Enjoyable!

Words with P.R. (Edition 8) - Wrestling is a Love Story

Elmwood Culture Club Presents Nat Adderley, Jr. and MPack in a Jazzy Afternoon of Live Music (Saturday, May 21, 3-6pm)

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Maysa AND Alexander Zonjic BANDS at The Woodland in Maplewood, NJ April 23, 2022.jpg

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Interview with Paul Haley and John Ramsburg of Thrill Ride

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Kim Clarke Trio at Jazz973 Clements Place Jazz for 2022 Women's History Month and Lady Got Chops Festival

Patrick Hilaire’s LIGHT [+SOUND] Photography Exhibition at SOPAC (RECAP)

Banding Together to Address Aging Out of Foster Care, Homelessness and Negative Mental Health

John Lee and Friends Keeping Jazz Alive Since Dizzy Gillespie and More at South Valley BBQ and Lounge

Keeping Jazz Alive - Norman Mann at the Cricket Club Entertainment Complex

Keeping Jazz Alive - Richard Pierson Life Story Band at DLV Lounge in Montclair, NJ

2021 Gregory Burrus Productions Live Music Year In Review

Marion Meadows and Alex Bugnon in Maplewood with Opening Performance by Violinist Jacqueline Lee (RECAP)

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Featured Page: Claremont Distilled Spirits

Interview with Chef Kwame Williams of Vital Dining, Montclair, NJ

Downtown After Sundown In South Orange, NJ for the 7th Year

The Many Sides of Music - Glenn Franke: Musician, Big Band Arranger, Entertainer’s Tax Man

Eye Love Eyewear: A Determined Journey in the Eyewear Business

In the Company of Yum: Jessica Glass, Foodpreneur Making It Happen!

Hat City Kitchen Designer Inspired by Folk Art: An Interview with Kimberly Maier

Interview with Photographer Irene Pomianowski

Making Music at Jazz Vespers with Bethany Baptist Church, Newark, NJ

Think Linc: New Linc52 Condos & Licnc32 Rentals Live at Orange Station!

Michael Lally’s Swing Theory Poetry Reading at Luna Stage

Mike Griot Named Executive Director of New ValleyArts Program, PACarts

Top Notch By Design at The Glenridge Ave Arts and Music Festival

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Countywide
- Lavene Gass (writer, director, actress, producer) ** FEATURED PAGE **
- Open Door Therapy Couple Counseling & Affair Recovery (counseling) ** FEATURED PAGE **
- WASTE LANDS (band)

Belleville
- Archie Alone (band)
- Empire Fallen (band)
- RPM Wireless (repair shop & wholesale parts) **Featured Page

Bloomfield
- Bannister (band)
- Franchise (band)
- Philip Perry (writer, blogger, editor) **Featured Page
- pioneer the eel (band)
- Rob Jennings (band) **See interview
- Unkempt Herald (band)
Caldwell
- Audrey McGowan (Miss American Nation 2018, Activist) **Featured Page
Cedar Grove
- Sunflower (band)
East Orange
- kid allik (musician)
- K-Proetic (musician)
- MEND (Meeting Emergency Needs with Dignity) (nonprofit hunger assistance organization)
- O.Live (musician)
- R.E.A.L. Music (band)
Essex Fells
Fairfield
- Claremont Distilled Spirits (craft distillery) **Featured Page
Glen Ridge
Irvington
Livingston
- PARKWILD (band) **See interview
- RX Vibe (hip hop duo)
Maplewood
- Rent Party (live music series) **Featured Page
Millburn
- Deena Shoshkes (musician)
Montclair
- Ancient Babies (band) ** See interview
- Brother Mak (musician)
- Celestina Ando Photography (portrait & wedding photographer) ** See interview
- Christian McBride (musician)
- Dutchguts (band)
- Even Eden (band)
- Forever Losing Sleep (band)
- Jacobus (band) **Featured Page
- Jazz House Kids (music education nonprofit)
- GROOV Café and Juice Bar (cafe and music venue)
- LKFFCT (band)
- The Meatlocker (concert venue)
- NJArts.net (website covering all forms of art throughout NJ)
- Outpost in the Burbs (nonprofit outreach organization)
- The Planet You (band)
- Stolen Jars (band)
- Style Haven, Inc. (mobile boutique)
- Sunrot (band)
- Those Mockingbirds (band)
- To The Skyline (band)
- Tierney's Tavern (restaurant & music venue)
- Truekey (band)
- Ubasute (band)
- Van Vleck House & Garden (nonprofit public garden)
- Vital (vegan-friendly Jamaican restaurant) **See video profile & interview
- WMSC-FM (radio station)
Newark
- Apostrophes' (band)
- Bullfight Records (BFR) (band)
- Burger Walla (restaurant & art / music / poetry venue)
- Clearport, INC (marketing, management, branding, consulting) **Featured Page
- DBM (emcee/lyricist) **See interview
- Gallery Aferro (nonprofit alternative arts organization)
- Green Chicpea (Mediterranean / Middle Eastern / Kosher restaurant)
- Greg R. Burrus (motion graphics animator, designer) ** Featured Page
- Guard d' Avant Progressive Music Festival (cultural events) ** See Press Release
- Harvest Table Fresh Food Eatery (restaurant)
- Hermano Stereo (band)
- Hotel Indigo Newark Downtown - SkyLab (rooftop bar & lounge / event venue)
- James Gibbs III (musician)
- James Gibbs III and the Brick City Soul Collective (band)
- Little Man from the Radio (band) **See EP review
- DJ Lou Alvarez - D.E. Music (DJ & event manager)
- Maurice Chestnut (tap dancer & choreographer)
- Mexi-Flip Taco Truck (Mexican food truck)
- Moses The Raven (musician)
- Newark Arts Council (nonprofit arts & culture organization)
- Newark Riverfront Revival (community organization)
- NJ Tree Foundation (community nonprofit)
- Seed Gallery (art gallery / event space / concert venue)
- Subtitles (band)
- Thibaut (wallcoverings and fabrics) **See video
- Vin Mott (musician) **See blogpost
- Vivo Lounge (Spanish restaurant / music venue)
- VIV - Views Into Vastness (band)
North Caldwell
- Paul Gargiulo Band (musician)
Nutley
- Danni May (singer-songwriter, zine publisher)
- Jacobus (band) **Featured Page
- Jamerson (band)
- Laree Cisco (musician)
- NoPop (band) **See video
- Radiant (convert venue)
- Terry McCarthy (musician)
Orange
- Arts Unbound (nonprofit, art) **Featured Page
- Billy Hector (musician)
- Hat City Kitchen (restaurant / venue)
- Mike Griot (musician)
- Tri-State (band)
Roseland
Short Hills
- Big Business Scoopers (pet care) **Featured Page
South Orange
- Brother Valiant (band)
- The Company Kept (band)
- The Coteries (band) **Featured Page
- Gallery OVO (art gallery) **See blogpost
- Gregory Burrus (photojournalist, writer, social media marketer) **Featured Page
- Sad About Girls (band)
- Stronger Tomorrow Wellness (nonprofit) **Featured Page
- Vivian Aladren (musician)
Valley Arts District (Orange /West Orange)
- Masconsumption Media (arts & culture)
- Patricia Rogers (Blogger / Founder, Masconsumption Media) **Featured Page
Verona
- The Bowling Alley Sound (band)
- Cape Ferrello (singer-songwriter)
- Quantum Peruvian (band)
West Caldwell
- Jacobus (band) **Featured Page
West Orange
- Claudia Sanders, Your Clutter Cure (Home & organizing) **Featured Page
- Heroes of Toolik (band)
- Kristen Turick (photographer) **Blogpost
- Rostafa (actor, songwriter, musician) **Featured Page
- Susan Marx (visual artist) **Blogpost
- West Orange Arts Council (arts & culture nonprofit)