Local jazz great Dorian Parreott and his All-Stars will kick off the Asbury Park Music Foundation’s free summer concert series when Music Mondays in Springwood Park returns on June 24. Founded in 2011, the nonprofit works to advance youth music education programs, such as the Hip Hop Institute at the Monmouth County Boys & Girls […]

The Asbury Park Music Foundation (APMF) will be receiving the Non-Profit of the Year Award at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Carousel Awards on Friday, May 10 at Convention Hall. APMF has been an integral part of the community’s revival since it began in 2011 and has had a number of significant accomplishments over the […]

Spring break will not include travel but a week filled with writing, rehearsals, recording, and performances for some local teens. On Monday, the Beats & Rhymes Boot Camp at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County and Lakehouse Recording Studios returns.  The intensive training program, which launched last summer as a pilot, returns as […]

With Labor Day on the horizon, it means the end of the popular Music Mondays at Springwood Park Concert Series. The Sensational Soul Cruisers headlines this collaborative City of Asbury Park sponsored series, with the Mayors Players opening the Tuesday night show. “The Asbury Park Music Foundation created this concert series with a commitment to […]

The Asbury Park Music Foundation [APMF] has partnered with Black Suburbia Music Group to launch Suburbia Friday Nights – a concert series that will be held on the first Friday of every month beginning Sept 7. “Hip Hop is under-represented in Asbury Park and our Foundation saw an opportunity to support this musical community and […]

The Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County has announced the launch of a new music summer camp for local teens at the Monroe Avenue location in Asbury Park The free Beats & Rhymes Boot Camp, running from July 30 to Aug 3, will give teens the chance to write, record, rehearse, and perform original […]

Asbury Park musicians will take center stage during a new 10-week music series launching this week inside Newark airport. Asbury Park Music Foundation [APMF] has teamed up with Tito’s Handmade Vodka in presenting this live music showcase, being held at the rebranded CBGB Lab inside Terminal C Newark Airport location. “We want passionate music fans […]

Des & The Swagmatics will kick of the Asbury Park Music Foundation free summer concert series on June 26 when Music Mondays at Springwood Avenue Park returns, and will return the following Wednesday for Asbury Park Live at the First Avenue Green on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. This year’s roster features a mix of local, […]

Two city organizations with their eye on fostering music education programs for the next generation have joined forces. Next month, the Asbury Park Music Foundation [APMF] will participate in Lakehouse Music Academy’s end of semester live performance event known as the Big Gig. Being held from June 22 to 24 at the Wonder Bar [1213 […]

Organizers behind the Fifth Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, being held on March 11, have announced that Asbury Park Press Publisher Tom Donovan will be this year’s Grand Marshal. A Lewes, Del. native and  University of Delaware graduate, Donovan began his tenure at the Asbury park in the summer of 2007, according to a written […]