Come to think of it, Princeton has two plazas, one downtown at Palmer Square, and the other at the Shopping Center out Harrison Street. This past Thursday, they both featured jazz groups.
The first, my own, the
Sustainable Jazz Ensemble, performed in Palmer Square's Lunchtime Music on the Green series to a crowd that appreciated the mix of original music and a cooling mid-day breeze. Being both a botanist and musician, I thanked Palmer Square for hosting as well as the sugar maple and silver maple that were providing the much needed shade and air conditioning for the event.
Ron Connor played keyboards, Jerry D'Anna played upright bass, and I provided saxophone and the compositions. (Thanks to Mark Widmer for taking the first photo.)
Palmer Square offers quite a few
outdoor performances during the summer that may not be on people's radar, typically from 12-2 on Thursdays and 2-4 on Saturdays.
Later in the day, a northerly breeze blew the Jazz Lobsters into town for an evening performance at the Princeton Shopping Center.
Vocalist Carrie Jackson suffused the whole courtyard with soulful, deeply felt renditions of jazz standards,
and Audrey Welber, librarian by day, talented clarinetist and saxophonist by night, brought a fresh perspective to Benny Goodman's Sing, Sing, Sing.
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