South Orange Blues Festival

11/01/2024

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IBC DETAILS AND INFO FOR TRAVELERS/FANS PLANNING ON GOING TO MEMPHIS TO SUPPORT BLUES PEOPLE:

WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE?
https://blues.org/international-blues-challenge/

HOW DID BLUES PEOPLE GET TO COMPETE?
http://eepurl.com/iHEaCI

WHAT ARE THE IBC EVENTS SCHEDULED IN MEMPHIS NEXT WEEK?
https://blues.org/ibc-schedule-2024/

WHAT IS THE HOTEL/LODGING AVAILABILITY?
https://blues.org/ibc-lodging/

HOW DO I GET PASSES?
https://secure.blues.org/np/clients/blues/eventRegistration.jsp?forwardedFromSecureDomain=1&event=92

I CAN’T COME… BUT HOW DO I DONATE TO SUPPORT BLUES PEOPLE?
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-send-blues-people-to-compete-in-memphis?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

BEALE STREET VIDEO OF PAST IBC:
https://youtu.be/4jBpKW_iGzE?si=C_iHpBFtvlkmH206

WHAT HAPPENS IF BLUES PEOPLE WINS?

*We win some money… get booked for more festivals, clubs and tours… we’ll be home less… and likely start working on our next album!😌🙏🏽🎶❤️

Oh… and Kelton will buy his 5 year old son Judah a drum set!🥰

International Blues Challenge , TNJanuary 22 - 26, 2019It may have been cold outside but blues acts from around the world were heating up the clubs...

10/01/2024

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And this will certainly be one!  Wear a South Orange International Blues Festival t-shirt from years past and receive a Free Concessions Voucher at the Box Office when you check in.  We can’t wait to see you there!

09/01/2024

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WE LOVE Noé Socha!! Announcing today that Noe will be our SPECIAL GUEST at the SOPAC (South Orange Performing Arts Center)South Orange Winter Blues Festival — at SOPAC — Featuring Popa Chubby, Billy Hector & BLUES People!

Only problem: we are almost 90% SOLD OUT😳… so CLICK THIS LINK AND GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW — before it’s too late.
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New York City-based Blues guitarist Popa Chubby joins forces with Asbury Park Music Awards winner Billy Hector and North Jersey’s ...

03/01/2024

THIS….!!🔥🎶🔥🎶❤️
South Orange Performing Arts Center

New York City-based Blues guitarist Popa Chubby joins forces with Asbury Park Music Awards winner Billy Hector and North Jersey’s 2023 International Blues Challenge winners BLUES People for three hours of Blues on the SOPAC Mainstage!

01/01/2024

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Thank you for those of you that donated to our Memphis trip... it is because of YOU that we can fully realize this opportunity... The trip is now only about TWO WEEKS AWAY... and we are humbly seeking any last-minute "angels" that can help us cover our expenses. (Is there a $500 donation out there?)...

23/12/2023

I’ve got to admit: as a career bassist and bandleader, I’m totally looking forward to my return to my global blues family in January at the International Blues Challenge (The Blues Foundation) in MEMPHIS.

From Michael Hill to Joanne Shaw Taylor…from Sue Foley to Candice Caleb (Candy Kane)…from Laura Chavez to Deborah Coleman (and many others)— I have been extremely blessed and honored to make great blues music around the world with these tremendous talents.

Upon the sudden death of my mother in 2008, I left global touring to help my father navigate the future he never envisioned. Shortly after, a messy divorce was added to my set of challenges… but the music still continued.

That decade included the founding and production of a major blues festival in the NY/NJ area… and the purchase of a live music venue. Unfortunately, both came to a predictable halt as COVID gripped the planet.

TODAY: I am proud to present BLUES People — an original four-piece blues group. This I hope to be my legacy project…🙏🏽🎶❤️

Featuring my musical comrades Kelton Cooper on lead vocals and guitar, Gene Lake on drums, Ron Thompson on organ/keys and myself on bass… we are ready to share our unique NY/NJ blues stories with the judges at the IBC — and the world.

Here is a recent interview with North Jersey Blues Society President Cristy Bacon Benvenutti chatting about what led me here… a what hopefully lies ahead.

Hope to see you all in Memphis!🥰🎶
https://blues.org/international-blues-challenge/

❤️🎶

https://youtu.be/i2O-SpE07U8?si=7SBAt3UZ1F8Z2zYg

North Jersey Blues Society president, Cristy Benvenutti, interviews Mike Griot from BLUES People Band. BLUES People won the NJBS local competition and will ...

07/12/2023

Hey y’all…🥰
WANT SOME FREE STUFF — while supporting the FIRST indoor bluesfest?!? (This will only take a second…promise 🙏🏽)

Take a selfie wearing a Festival tshirt from any year!! SOPAC is actively promoting the 1/27/24 indoor festival; whoever wears a festival tshirt to the show gets a concession voucher that night!

You can also pass this along to anyone who you know you may still have a festival shirt. BTW: if you ALSO want to do a short video clip wearing your shirt AND shouting out the event, that would be awesome!!

You can post your pic/video in the comments…🥰

Hope to see y’all soon. LOVE & HOLIDAY BLESSINGS ❤️🙏🏽

Mike Griot
South Orange Performing Arts Center

FESTIVAL INFO LINK:

New York City-based Blues guitarist Popa Chubby joins forces with Asbury Park Music Awards winner Billy Hector and North Jersey’s ...

07/12/2023

http://eepurl.com/iFC0II
South Orange Performing Arts Center

New York City-based Blues guitarist Popa Chubby joins forces with Asbury Park Music Awards winner Billy Hector and North Jersey’s 2023 International Blues Challenge winners BLUES People for three hours of Blues on the SOPAC Mainstage!

01/12/2023

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29/11/2023

https://youtu.be/9h3qrhVqJ5w?si=89sdIaTa_WgfZHGs

Popa Chubby, born Ted Horowitz in 1960, is a native son of The Big Apple. His parents were candy store owners in the Bronx. The young Chubby would play the j...

22/11/2023

Can this historic venue be saved?

Save The Stanhope House !!

22/11/2023

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17/11/2023

BLUES People (with additional footage with WAYNE BAKER BROOKS) JERSEY BLUES SOCIETY 2023 Annual Fundraiser Party at the STANHOPE HOUSE!

19/10/2023

http://eepurl.com/iB_DG6

About Dave Keyes... Dave’s music finds its roots in Deep Blues, Soul, and Rock and Roll. These roots are the foundation of his recent albums and vibrant live shows. His well-received previous albums are rambunctious sets of mostly original material that range from New Orleans Second Line Funk to s...

18/10/2023

Looking for a great “date night” hang THIS WEEKEND? Here ya go!

Bring your friends and family together in The Loft at SOPAC for an intimate evening of world-class Blues and Roots ...

10/10/2023

Anyone down to hangout on Beale St in Memphis in January?!?😎🤟🏽🎶❤️

HELP SEND BLUES PEOPLE TO COMPETE IN MEMPHIS!!

After taking the NY-metro area by storm for 3 years with their incredible shows and musicianship, the band recently won the North Jersey Blues Society International Blues Challenge… and are now heading to Memphis in January to showcase alongside some of the best blues bands from around the world!

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP:

BLUES PEOPLE was born during the pandemic… but the band members have authen… MIKE GRIOT needs your support for HELP SEND BLUES PEOPLE TO COMPETE IN MEMPHIS!!

26/09/2023

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Originally starting in the rehearsal space that would later become the Jazz Gallery in New York City, the Roy Hargrove Big Band had its inaugural performance at the Greenwich Village Jazz Festival in 1995. Since then, the band has toured domestically and internationally and has played everywhere f....

09/09/2023

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05/09/2023

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11/08/2023

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North Jersey Blues Society will send quartet to International Blues Challenge in Memphis, in January.

19/07/2023

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BLUES PEOPLE was born during the pandemic… but the band members have authentically lived their truths - as lifelong working musicians, producers and recording artists for over 30 years.

After taking the NY-metro area by storm for 3 years with their incredible shows and musicianship, the band recently won the North Jersey Blues Society International Blues Challenge… and are now heading to Memphis in January to showcase alongside some of the best blues bands from around the world!

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP:
The competition in Memphis requires that the band be in town for up to a week. BLUES PEOPLE NEEDS TO EXCLUSIVELY FUND FLIGHTS, LODGING, MEALS AND FINAL MUSIC AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS -- to be ready to give the show of a lifetime…

If you’re a loyal fan/follower: consider this the most important “tip” you’ll ever give!

If you’re new to our story: we are singing and performing our truth and talents — as real-life “Blues People” — and Black creatives preserving America’s Original Music!

YOU CAN BE PART OF THIS HISTORIC JOURNEY...

We love all Blues People!

YOU CAN DONATE HERE:
https://www.gofundme.com/help-send-blues-people-to-compete-in-memphis

11/07/2023

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06/07/2023

OUTDOORS...

SATURDAY…

BLUES PEOPLE…

4:15pm…

FREE!!😎🎶❤️