The inaugural Jersey City Latin Jazz Festival, produced by Riverview Jazz, the JC-based non-profit that produces the nearby Jersey City Jazz Festival and other community programs, has partnered with Exchange Place Alliance to present a one-day celebration on Saturday, September 14 from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM with an opening party on Friday night at Canopy Hotel. Rooftop at Exchange Place (Hyatt House) will host an after-party late on Saturday night.
The Festival will feature two stages, food trucks, Salsa dance lessons, children’s programming, and more, free to the public. Headlining the event will be trombonist Jimmy Bosch Salsa Masters. Other performers include bassist John Benitez; a Latin music showcase from Jersey City’s award-winning record label Circle 9; popular Cuban singer Chino Pons; Grammy-nominated Cuban vocalist and pianist Ariacne Trujillo with her quartet; Juanga Lakunza from WBGO’s Kids Jazz Concert Series; and the United Children’s Music Project Latin Ensemble.
Riverview Jazz has also partnered with local organizations: Jersey City Free Public Library’s Biblioteca Criolla will be hosting children’s activities at the RWJ Barnabas Community Zone. Salsa Fever on2, a Jersey City Heights-based dance studio led by Mario B will provide free dance classes at the event.
Admission is free and the events are rain or shine. For the latest information, attendees can follow www.RiverviewJazz.Org, RiverviewJazz on FaceBook, or follow #riverviewjazzjc on Instagram.
Public transportation is available via the PATH, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, NY Waterway ferries, and NJ Transit bus. For more information go to www.RiverviewJazz.Org and www.ExchangePlaceAlliance.com.
