Time: 7:30pm to 10:30pm 

Address: 25 Chatham Road, Short Hills, NJ 07078 (Eastbound side of Short Hills Train Station)

Phone: 973.912.0002

Featuring: Don Castagno (drums); and two time NY Music Award winner Robert Ross (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harmonica) from 7:30pm to 10:30pm. GREAT food, GREAT Music & FREE Admission.

 

 

Time: 7pm to 10:15pm

Address: 375 Beach 92nd St, Rockaway Beach, NY 11693

Phone: 718-945-5111 

Featuring: Dave Hofstra (bass); and two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harmonica) from 9pm to 1am. FREE Admission! A fantastic Thai restaurant that serves up hot American music as well as they do Asian meals. 

 

Address: 254 Arthur Kill Rd, Staten Island, NY 10309

Phone: 718—984-1202

Suggested donation is $20.00 for a day of live music in honor of Michael Packer and his legacy of the blues. Michael was a much beloved bluesman in New York for decades. He will be greatly missed. 

Musical schedule for June 3rd :

Doors open 1:30pm. Music starts at 2pm. My set is at 3:20pm but I'll be sitting in with Brad Vickers/Margey Peters, and with Lisa Scherma. 

2:00-2:15 BRAD VICKERS & MARGEY PETERS w/Guy Powell & Robert Ross

2:15-2:30 MISS MEL AND MIKE

2:30-2:45 LISA SCHERMA BAND w/Robert Ross

2:45-3:00 BIG FRANK

3:00-3:20 JOAN CADDELL BAND

3:20-3:35 ROBERT ROSS

3:35-3:55 QUEEN TIPSY BAND

4:00-4:15 SOUL FINGER

4:15-4:30 LITTLE FREDDIE KING

4:30-4:45 UNCLE LOUIE

4:45-5:15 MIKE PACKER BAND W/ ALEXIS & LINDA

5:15-6:00 JIMMY MACK JAM W/ GLENN

 

When: Sunday, June 11, 2017

Time: The celebration kicks off at 12/30pm. We go on from 5pm to 6pm

Address: 100 Ladentown Road, Pomona, NY 10970

Phone: (845) 354-0545

Festivities begin at 12:30pm. There will be an original song performed by the writer Michael Ficocelli and his wife Marci called From My Porch In Pomona; a string quartet led by Ed Simons, the 100 year-old founder of the Rockland Conservatory of Music; The Hirsh Brothers Klezmer Band; and The Don Falzone Jazz Trio with special guest Wayne Cobham. Wayne is also going to sit in on a song or two with us. Plus there's a poetry reading, some speeches and the first mayor who is also one of the village founders is flying in from San Antonio, TX. He and other mayors will be awarded keys to the village. There will be food and drinks (no alcohol), children's activities, a magic clown, face painting, etc.. Finally, Joe Ham & The True Blue Blues Crew with Joltin' Joe Ham (drums); Mark Dann (bass); two time NY Music Award winner Robert Ross (vocals, guitar, slide guitar & harmonica); and special guest and 2 time Grammy Award winner Wayne Cobham (trumpet) will perform from 5pm to 6pm.

 

Time: 11AM-1PM EST

Where: www.villageconnectionradio.com

For two hours you can hear and see Evan Ginzburg interview, interrogate, grill, and possibly waterboard Robert Ross from 11am to 1pm EST on internet radio. One of the things we may discuss is why it’s called “radio” if the show can actually be SEEN. Anyway, it’s LIVE and anything can happen, and probably will. Robert Ross is a two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and a vocalist, guitarist, slide guitarist, & harmonica player. Evan Ginzburg is a radio & tv host, film producer, writer, actor, wrestling aficionado, teacher, and all around GREAT guy. Just navigate to: VillageConnectionRadio.com to view the show. 

You can also find the Evan Ginzburg Show archives at: www.VillageConnection.com

 

Address: Outdoors in Sullivan Square (Ackerman Ave. between Randolph & Parker Ave.), Clifton, NJ

Phone: 609-731-5454

Featuring: Dave Hofstra (bass); Mal Stein (drums); and two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, & harmonica) from around 7pm to 10pm. More info to come. We will play outdoors (weather permitting) in Sullivan Square in the heart of Botany Village, in Clifton, NJ. There will be plenty of chairs set up. Plenty of room for a little dancing too if the mood hits you. FREE Admission!

In the event of bad weather please call 609-731-5454 to find out if the show will be cancelled or whether it will go on as scheduled. Speak to Joe.