The Atlantic City Boardwalk and Gardner’s Basin will be alive this summer with free live music, courtesy of the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.
Free entertainment takes place from June 26 through Sept. 5 at Kennedy Plaza across from Boardwalk Hall. Atlantic City residents and visitors will enjoy performances from genres, including rock and roll, jazz, rhythm, and blues and more.
Mardi Gras AC
Enjoy world class concerts free 7 p.m. every Wednesday night from June 26 – Sept. 4. Produced by Tony Mart Presents, the CRDA funded series of 11 concerts features headliners and award winning international artists and diverse genres.
June 26 – “Piano from Savannah,” Victor Wainwright and The Train.
July 3 – “Eddie and the Cruisers” celebration featuring John Cafferty and Beaver Brown Band.
July 24 – Relive the iconic Tony Mart Legacy Last Waltz Concert, a tribute to the Martin Scorsese film originally filmed after Levon and The Hawks became Bob Dylan and the Band. This year’s line-up includes spectacular performances by New Orlean’s Bonerama, Phantom Blues Band with Curtis Salgado, Samantha Fish, the iconic Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and the Southern rock and blues star Devon Allman. Enjoy performances by hot young jam bands such as, Victor Wainwright and The Train, and Philly R&B star Jeff Bradshaw. Classic tribute bands include “Everyday People,” a tribute to Sly and the Family Stone, and The Tony Mart Classic Rock Guitar Tribute.
Chicken Bone Beach Jazz Concert Series
The series returns to Kennedy Plaza between Mississippi and Georgia avenues 7 p.m. Thursday nights, June 27 through Sept. 5. These free concerts celebrate heritage, jazz, and cultural entertainment.
June 27 – Jason Marsalis Local Jazz Artist: Tony Day Quartet
July 4 – Linda May Han Oh Local Jazz Artist: Keith Hollis & Co
July 11 – Nicole Zuraitis Local Jazz Artist: Angela Burton
July 18 – Edmar Castañeda Local Jazz Artist: Vertical Current
July 25 – Ekep Nkwelle Local Jazz Artist: Rek’D 4 Jazz Eddie Morgan
Aug. 1 – Dark
Aug 8 – Sean Jones & Baltimore Jazz Collective Local Jazz Artist: IDEA Youth Music Collective
Aug 15 – Headliner: Olatuja Local Jazz Artist: Gina Roche
Aug 22 – Headliner: Ulysses Owens Jr. Local Jazz Artist: John Lamkin Quintet
Aug 29 – Headliner: Melissa Aldana Quartet Local Jazz Artist: Dwain Davis & Friends
Sept 5 – Headliner: Arturo Sandoval – 10 Time Grammy Winner Local Jazz Artist: Cintron
2024 Free Summer Concerts at Gardner’s Basin, 800 N. New Hampshire Ave. presented by The National R&B Music Society Inc.
Saturday, June 29, 1 p.m. Rain Date Sunday, June 30 – The Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston, Honey Cone, Skyy, Full Force, Allure, Helen Bruner, Terry Jones, Dennis Taylor and Kim Pinder-Garner. Opening Acts: The Cason Express Show Band, Judah Dorrington & Paradise, Calvin Alston. Hosted by: Bowlegged Lou
Saturday, July 27, 1 p.m. Rain Date Sunday, July 28 – Regina Belle, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Ted “Wizard” Mills, Black Ivory, Soul Generation featuring Cliff Perkins, Mass Production, Blaq Rose and Crystal Spive. Opening Acts: Kemistry, Village Bridge, Chris-N-Teeb. Hosted by: Maurice “The Voice” Watts.
Bring your own coolers, chairs, and blankets.
For more information and a full schedule of CRDA’s free Summer Entertainment, s https://www.atlanticcitynj.com/events/summer-entertainment/ or call the Visitor Information Center at 1-609-449-7100.
