Thousands of Blues and BBQ aficionados ventured to Pier 76 on Manhattan's West Side for the 24th annual Hudson River Park Blues BBQ Festival.
amNewYork email newsletterWith sunshine and warm temperatures abounding after a rainy week, thousands of Blues and BBQ aficionados ventured to Pier 76 on Manhattan’s West Side on Aug. 10 for the 24th annualThe day-long festival, which dates back to 1999, was sponsored by Hudson River Park Friends, the Jazz Foundation of America, and Lagunitas and is the largest and longest-running free blues festival in the New York Region and one of Hudson River Park ’s season programming signature events.
While listening to the tunes of the grandfather of many music genres, foodies had their pick from BBQ joints like Mighty Quinn’s, Blue Smoke, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Kimchi Smoke’s Korean-style barbecue, Jase’s BBQ featuring flavors from Trinidad and Tobago, Bark BBQ showcasing Dominican-style Texas barbecue, Cuban-inspired barbecue from Big Papa Smokem, and locally sources artisanal meats from Dickson’s Farmstand.
The band, comprised of Brooklyn-raised singer and songwriter Alexis P. Suter, guitarist Jimmy Bennett, drummer Ray Grappone, bassist Peter Bennett, pianist and keyboardist Dan Weiss, and vocalist Vicki Bell, has been playing together for 20 years. Zydeco accordionist Dwight Carrier, known as Blackcat Zydeco, performed at the 24th Annual Hudson River Park Blues BBQ Festival.Photo by Gabriele HoltermannThe second stage, curated and presented by the Jazz Foundation of America, showcased blues and soul musicians, including The Phil Young Blues Experience, Tina Fabrique, Charlie Burnham, Beareather Reddy, and Gordon Lockwood.
Sabrina Ramos, director of Blues Dance New York, described the Blues as “uniquely” American with a deep cultural history. Odysseus Bailer, an instructor and DJ with Blues Dance New York explained that Blues music and dance originated in Black American culture and was the “voice of a people,” expressing their feelings from happiness to sorrow.
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