This groovy celebration of Jazz and Blues is coming to Long Beach

Long Beach’s Artists in Partnership, Inc. is partnering with the Long Beach Public Library in presenting an upcoming weekend of special jazz and blues performances. They will rock the stages from September 29 through October 1. 

Kicking off the weekend of live music at the library Sept. 29, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., is the Miho Nobuzane Quartet, presenting a blend of original and standard jazz, Bossa Nova and Samba rhythms and lyrics sung in English and Portuguese. 

Take a short walk over to Shore House Bar and Grill, 22 East Park Ave., and join Artists in Partnership, Inc. as they will have a “Ladies Sing the Blues and Jazz” event from 8:30 to 11 p.m. that same night. The event will be featuring the voices of Brittany DeVarso, Jenny Arrigo and Diane Hoffman, along with musicians John Smith, Jerry Mac and Jack Falco.

The following day, at 2 p.m., the Long Beach group will be welcoming Gail Storm, winner of the Long Island Blues Society IBC Challenge, back to the Long Beach Public Library auditorium. Storm will be presenting a live performance, a multimedia look back to the 1920s and a history of the Women in Blues. At 7 p.m., Blues, Soul and Gospel power vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Chanese Elifé will take the stage.

AIP is also pleased to welcome back to the Library, the New Moon Acoustic Blues Trio featuring Karl Schwarz, Jack O’Hara and Gregory Morgan at 8 p.m. for a set of traditional Blues music.

Join the Long Beach group for an enjoyable afternoon of the music of Richard Rodgers, presented by composer and pianist Paul Joseph and his jazz trio starting at 2 p.m. on Oct. 1. Everyone is invited to close out the weekend at Artists in Partnership’s Annual Blues Jam from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Roc and Olive, 180 West Park Ave. Benoir, of Studio Noir, is our musical host and is inviting All Musicians to sign up at 4:45 p.m. and on, bring your instruments, plug into our backline and join in the fun.

All programs are free and take place in the auditorium of the Long Beach Public Library, 111 West Park Ave. Information and registration for programs can be found at LongBeachLibrary.org or by email at AIP4Arts@gmail.com.