20th ANNUAL BALLARD FAMILY

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Category: Community News

Published on Wednesday, 07 October 2009 00:07

Written by Kim Lai

LABOR DAY OPEN MIKE JAM

For 20 years the Ballard family has been hosting an open mike Labor Day Jazz jam  on 24th at Gramercy that’s become a neighborhood tradition. It was a wonderful event with a variety of artists from R&B, Blues, jazz, Gospel, Hip-Hop with numerous musicians playing the bongo’s, drums, guitar, horns, and various other instruments. They had an ice cream cart, a nacho cart, BBQ, drinks (no alcohol –that was BYOB) and jumper for the kids. It was a great family event with the party going on all day until midnight.  They had an MC for the whole event who was wonderful.