NJPAC and GKT Presents Sonic Superstars A New DJ Concert Series on Wednesday Nights During July
NJPAC’S FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, SOUNDS OF THE CITY, THURSDAY EVENINGS, JUNE 24 – AUGUST 26
NEW DJ SERIES INCLUDES LEGENDARY HIP-HOP DJ’S D-NICE AND QUESTLOVE WEDNESDAY NIGHTS,
JULY 7 – JULY 28
JAZZ HAPPY HOUR TUESDAYS AT CALÇADA JULY 6 – JULY 27
NEWARK, NJ, June 30, 2010 – This summer, NJPAC is the place to be every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night. The Arts Center’s popular series, Sounds of the City, rocks Theater Square with FREE music, dancing, and a hopping social scene. The State’s hottest weekly music series, featuring Newark’s, New Jersey’s and the region’s best jazz, pop/rock, R&B and world music artists, includes over 30 bands, DJs, a vendor marketplace, and a multi-thousand-person party Thursday evenings, June 24 through August 27 (with one Wednesday, June 30), from 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. New this year, on Wednesdays in July, NJPAC turns up the heat with Sonic Superstars, a free DJ series headlined by some of the world’s top DJs. And on Tuesdays throughout the summer, NJPAC and WBGO 88.3 FM radio partner for Jazz Happy Hours in Calçada, Theater Square Grill’s outdoor, tented restaurant.
NJPAC and GKT Present Sonic Superstars Wednesday Nights Featuring Internationally Renowned DJ D-Nice on
July 7
Sounds of the City
Sounds of the City continues an annual summer tradition by bringing the top talent from the New Jersey and the region to its outdoor stage in Theater Square. Sounds of the City kicks-off on June 24 with a blow-out tribute to the King of Pop, Michal Jackson, co-resented with Purpose Music Group, featuring eleven different artists and a DJ, all performing classic Jackson songs including “I Want You Back,” “Human Nature,” Off the Wall,” “Baby be Mine,” “I’ll Be There,” “Man in the Mirror,” “PYT,” and more.
A special Wednesday night event on June 30th includes performances by Gabrielle Stravelli, Frank Vignola and Lorraine Klaasen. The concert features an eclectic mix of classic rock and jazz standards, sounds of Township music from South Africa to the Caribbean, and the beats of DJ Joey Mazza.
Sounds of the City also features a vendor marketplace in NJPAC’s arrival court. Vendors from around the area will set up tents each Thursday evening at which concert-goers can shop.
A full list of artists performing at NJPAC’s Sounds of the City can be found below.
NJPAC Sonic Superstars Wednesday features DJ Naeem Johnson on July 14
Sonic Superstars
Sonic Superstars is a new addition to Newark’s summer nightlife and features some of the hottest DJs working today, including Derrick “D-Nice” Jones, who mentored under Scott La Rock of Boogie Down Productions and who produced the Stop The Violence Movement’s number one single, “Self Destruction,” before going on to a solo career, Questlove of The Roots, currently the house band for “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” a Ladies Night with Beverly Bond and DJ Reborn, and Newark’s own Naeem Johnson.
Check out the Artist Line-Up!
D-Nice: http://www.d-nice.com/
Questlove: http://www.theroots.com/
Beverly Bond: http://www.blackgirlsrockinc.com/
DJ Reborn: http://www.ubiquitanyc.com/uNYC/about/djReborn.php
Naeem Johnson: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Naeem-Johnson/87862856550
DJ Tee Mallory will open the NJPAC Sonic Superstars concert on July 14 for DJ Naeem Johnson
Happy Hours
Every Tuesday this summer, WBGO 88.3 partners with NJPAC to host a Jazz Happy Hour in Calçada, featuring music from WBGO and drink and food specials. Calçada will host general happy hours each night preceding Sounds of the City and Sonic Superstars as well.
For the most up-to-date performance information, call the Sounds of the City Hotline at 973-353-8046; 1-888-GO-NJPAC (1-888-466-5722); or visit the NJPAC Web site at www.njpac.org.
This summer’s Sounds of the City and Sonic Superstars series are co-sponsored by Chase, Richmond County Savings Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Berkeley College, BD (Becton, Dickinson & Company), Absolut, Boost Mobile, Bud Light, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
NJPAC Sonic Superstars DJ Genghis-Grizzly is the opener for D-Nice on July 7
NJPAC and GKT present DJ sHaKe to open for Questlove on July 28
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is the sixth largest performing arts center in the United States. As New Jersey’s Town Square, NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the State’s and the world’s best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted over 6 million visitors (more than one million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. Visit www.njpac.org for more information.
Programming has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
NJPAC is a wheelchair accessible facility and provides assistive services for patrons with disabilities. For more information, call 888-GO-NJPAC.
MEDIA CONTACT: Josh Balber, 973-353-8051 or jbalber@njpac.org
Source: New Jersey Performing Arts Center
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