Willingboro Township to Host 40th Annual Jazz Festival
this Sunday in Millcreek Park

Willingboro, NJ — Willingboro Township will host its 40th Annual Jazz Festival on August 13, 2023, starting at noon in Millcreek Park.

The festival will feature Willingboro-raised Emmy Award-nominated songwriter and producer, Adam Blackstone, Grammy Award-nominated R&B singer John B, and Emmy Award-winning violinist Damien Escobar. Blackstone attended Willingboro High School and performed with the high school jazz band.

“We’re incredibly thrilled to have Adam [Blackstone] as part of this year’s festival’ said Acting Recreation & Parks Director Dionne Bolden. “We wanted to make our 40^th anniversary special so what better way to do that than to have one of our own as part of this year’s line-up.”

The Jazz Festival has a rich history in Willingboro Township, founded in the early 1980s by Saxophonist Billy Keil and Trumpeter Bill O’Donnell, who shared a vision of bringing their love of jazz music to the community stage in a style that had not yet been done before. Past headliners for the festival include singer and songwriter Al B. Sure, singer CeCe Peniston, rapper Big Daddy Kane, and singer Chrisette Michelle.

“The Willingboro Jazz Festival is a staple in this community as it unites our residents and visitors for wholesome fun through good music and entertainment,” said Township Manager Dwayne Harris. “We look forward to the opportunity to host this festival every year for all to enjoy.”

The 40th Annual Willingboro Jazz Festival is free to the public and will take place in Millcreek Park, located at 300 Beverly Rancocas Road, Willingboro, NJ 08046. The park will open to attendees at 11 AM, and the festival will begin at noon. Residents and visitors are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and charcoal grills and stay for a firework finale sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton to close the show.

In addition to Senator Singleton, this year’s sponsors include TD Bank, Willingboro Municipal Utilities Authority, McManimon, Scotland & Bauman, Imani Realty & Associations, Pennoni, South Jersey Spine & Rehabilitation, Inc. and Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappell Tipton & Taylor LLC.

For more information regarding the festival, call the Willingboro Recreation & Parks Department at 609-877-2200 Ext. 1112, 1113, or 1115.

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