Bantu Dub Jazz Project @ Moore's Lounge, Sunday, August 7!

BANTUDUBJAZZ PROJECT is back!

After laying down the law at Moore's during the JC Originals Jazz showcase in June, Duke Bantu is bringing out his full quintet to take you to new heights of sublime.


The line-up:

Duke Bantu X, tenor sax
Jackie Coleman, trumpet
Keiji Yoshino, guitar
Matt Snow, bass
Jojo Kuo, drums

Moore's Lounge is located at 189 Monticello Avenue, between Jewett and Gardner, in UPtown Jersey City, NJ.  

(This concert is brought to you by Fabulous Uptown Music, with a portion of proceeds benefitting Uptown Crew.)

6 - 10pm * $10 admission

Refreshments will be available.

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JC ORIGINALS - JAZZ! Friday, June 3

Wow! Here we go again, with another JC Originals showcase at Moore's Lounge!

JC Originals means this night brings you all Jersey City talent! In fact, the bandleaders from all three of these amazing ensembles live UPtown. (That's what we've been talking about!) And many of the band members call Jersey City home too.

It's almost summer, and JC Originals Jazz! is going to inject a little cool into that hot....

The talent:

• Village Drums of Freedom:Drum Jazz. In 2009, VDF celebrated its 40th anniversary as a Trinidadian and Caribbean music powerhouse.
• Bantu Dub Project. This South African-led ensemble swings totally sublime.
• GMJ Groove. Virtuosos abound in this rock-jazz fusion trio, with sax, violin, bass and drums.

And this time around, we've got an amazing production group on board to make things smooth and cool for you. Nick Ciavatta, CEO of Friggin Fabulous Productions; Trish Szymanski, Executive Director of Uptown Crew; and Neva Wartell, ethnomusicologist and the brains (and heart) behind the Music for the Masses movement, are bringing their formidable experience and skills to this project. (Check out our recent press coverage on NJ.COM.)

Thank you to the producers for putting this event together and for donating a portion of proceeds to Uptown Crew.

Doors open at 8pm.

$10 suggested donation.

And don't forget
Miss Ruth's Famous Friday Night Fish Fry...yummy!!!

All jazz, all night.

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This event is part of JC Fridays.

Happy Birthday, UC Open Mic!

We can hardly believe it ourselves...but we're coming up on ONE YEAR since the first Uptown Crew OPEN MIC!

It was May 1, 2010 that we started up at 264 Fairmount Space with a few poets and musicians lounging in our couches there.

In October, we hosted JC Opens Up the Mic Tour 2010 at Moore's Lounge (aka Bill+Ruth's), and joined the Moore's family. Miss Ruth has made us welcome ever since, and in January we followed our audience's wishes and doubled the fun. So, our Open Mic now runs every 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at Moore's.

The bottom line is, this coming Open Mic on April 28 is our
BIRTHDAY BASH!.

As usual, there will be some excellent Yummies for your Tummy, so don't eat beforehand! We promise, we will have delicious dinner and dessert.

And we'll have lots of surprises for you too, including a raffle and, hopefully, a special feature performer!

Don't miss this celebration of community and entertainment in the Upper and Outer Reaches of Jersey City.

THE CREW IS YOU, baby!

JC ORIGINALS Performance Showcase!Friday, March 4, 2011 at Moore's Lounge

A talent showcase to close out the winter and celebrate the arts in Jersey City!

We asked Nick Ciavatta, CEO of Friggin Fabulous Productions, to put together a line-up of local talent, and we're thrilled with the results.


Every entertainer in JC Originals hails from Jersey City in one way or another: Many are born and raised here, and everyone else is a transplant who has embraced this amazing City as their home.

And, whether a singer/songwriter, a poet or a spoken word artist, every performer in JC Originals writes their own material, so you are guaranteed a truly unique night!

The line-up:

- Terry Haman
- Gerald Lucas
- Susan "Rescue" Justiniano
- Trash Executioner
- Pat Lally
- Jozy Bentley
- Nick Ciavatta
- Upset
- David W. Jacobsen
- Just Putt
- Trish Szymanski

Our own DJ Neva will be spinning the steady-rocking international sounds she is famous for to take us through this incredible program!

Moore's Lounge (189 Monticello Avenue) is the perfect setting for this event. The home of Uptown Crew's twice-monthly open mic, Moore's is a neighborhood staple and a great Uptown venue. And Friday night is always Fish Fry Night at Moore's, so bring your appetite!

The doors will open at 7:00pm, with the last act scheduled to go on after midnight.

Suggested donation at the door: $7

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JC Originals is a JC Fridays event.

Coming Up...

So many things happening up here, where the air is rare!

- The UPTOWN CREW Open Mic is such an amazing time, and it's gotten so popular, we were inspired to double the fun. So now you can bring your BEST to our UPtown stage on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. With the incomparable DJ Neva (picture), we're holding it down at Moore's Lounge, 189 Monticello Avenue. $5 admission, Yummies for your Tummy, 7:30pm sign-up. Moore's warm, welcoming crowd and our amazing performers from Newark, South Jersey, NYC and all over Hudson County make this a sweet night. Easy to find, easy to get to.

- The UC Dramatic Reading Series continues on Sunday, March 20, with a celebration of Women's History Month - readings by all women actors of all women authors, bringing alive the early American literary voice through its 19th-century literature. Musical guest, Carolyn Light. $7, 5pm at the Journal Square Cafe (2nd floor, above McDonald's, across from Journal Square). Enjoy the JSQ Cafe's delicious kitchen...Middle Eastern food made fresh, fruit smoothies, and more!

- And watch for the next UC Jazz Series concert too!

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THE CREW IS YOU.

OPEN MIC: January 13

"New Years Resolution:
In 2011, I will open my big mouth!"


And we've got the perfect place for you to do it -
The Uptown Crew Open Mic!



Held at beautiful, historic Moore's Lounge, 189 Monticello Avenue, in Uptown Jersey City, this open mic is the hottest new stop on the sizzling Jersey City Open Mic circuit.

* poetry * comedy * monologue * spoken word * music * performance art *

$5 admission / age 21+

7:30pm sign-up

With
. the incomparable * DJ NEVA *
. Yummies fo yo Tummy, and
. Moore's great bar!

So, bring your BEST to our Uptown stage, and join the FUN!

THE CREW IS YOU.

The UPTOWN Open Mic is comingNovember 11!

Let's do this again.

Uptown Crew's Open Mic is getting a head of steam, and we're back to blow it up at
Moore's Tavern
189 Monticello Avenue
next Thursday, November 11.

** Poets **
** Actors **
** Singers **
** Performance Artists **
** Comedians **
** Spoken Word Artists **

You'll have 5 minutes, so bring your best!

$5 admission


DJ Gulleyjimson is on his all-vinyl decks, and this man will spin you SILLY!

We'll have some great vittles for you and, as always, Moore's beautiful bar.

Sign-Up starts at 7:30p.

THE CREW IS YOU.

JC Opens Up the Mic Tour 2010 comes to Monticello Avenue

It was bound to happen. The city-wide open mic tour known as JC Opens Up the Mic started in the Powerhouse Arts District at the Warehouse Coffee Shop, moved up to the Heights at the Lincoln Inn, skirted through downtown at Port-O Lounge. For the next stop, Uptown Crew was hosting and we had to do something just a little bit special.

And so, the next JC Opens Up the Mic is throwing down at Moore's Tavern, aka Bill and Ruth's, at 189 Monticello Avenue, between Jewett and Gardners.

Ruthie Moore runs her tavern the old-fashioned way. Big fun, big drink, Friday night fish fries and a place for community.

We are so excited to bring JC Open Up the Mic to Ruthie's. Your hosts will be the incomparable Middlepoet from Just Add Sound and Stephanie Thornton Bryant of JC Writes. Musical guest is Carolyn Light. And Uptown's very own DJ Neva brings it strong to make the evening a trip around the world.

Reminder about the format: The first part of the evening each open mic group offers up performances by two representative poets/readers. The musical guest breaks it up, and then whoever signed up for the real open mic part of the evening will get their chance to bring their best for your entertainment - and I'm not saying it won't be YOU!

See you there.

THE CREW IS YOU.