The Borough's Parkstock free summer concert series will welcome the John Bianculli Trio to the stage in Donaldson Park this Thursday, August 17th.
This concert was initially scheduled for Thursday August 10th and postponed due to rain.
John Bianculli is a lyrical and soulful jazz pianist, composer and teacher originally from Greenwich Village in Manhattan. He has worked with jazz greats and recording artists such as Steve Nelson, Jeanie Bryson, Cassandra Wilson, Charlie Rouse, Terence
Blanchard, Regina Belle, Christy Baron and Earl May and many others.
The John Bianculli Trio with Sue Williams on bass and Tom Baker on drums play an eclectic mix of classic jazz, standards, Latin, Brazilian, Pop, and R&B, including original arrangements of Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, JS Bach, Chopin, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Earth, Wind and Fire, Sinatra, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Coldplay, Hank Williams, Blues, originals and much more. Their dynamic original music is a unique blend of Jazz, Latin, Brazilian rhythm and blues and world music.
This concert will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, in the gazebo in Grove 1 in Donaldson Park, with ample parking available nearby. Food vendor Food Truck Chef D's will be selling artisan grilled cheese sandwiches, chicken, beef, seafood and vegetarian options, sides, sweets, drinks and snacks. please visit chefdnj.com for the food truck event menu. Food vendors Davey B's will be selling shaved ice and asst. ice cream treats and refreshments and Hot Diggity Dogs will be selling hot dogs.
Parkstock 2023 is a project of the Borough of Highland Park, NJ and is supported in part by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information on Parkstock 2023, please contact the Highland Park Department of Community Services at 732.819.0052.
