The Borough Will Be Jam-Packed With Live Jams on Saturday

It’s kind of a battle of the bands, but if traffic is light and one group starts late, music lovers can catch them all. On August 16th, three fantastic concerts will take place in Queens. At 2 pm, Gordon Au & The Grand Street Stompers (above) will perform at the Louis Armstrong House Museum as part of the historic site’s Hot Jazz/Cool Garden Summer Concert Series. Though based in New York City, this jazz band revives the New Orleans-style music of the 1920s and onward. At 3 pm, Choban Elektrik will give a free concert at the Ridgewood Branch Library. This electric dance band draws from the folk music of Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, and the Romany people. Beyond singing in various languages and a powerful rhythm sections, attendees can expect traditional line dancing. Then at 6:15 pm, the party continues with The Ebony Hillbillies at the Queens Botanical Garden. New York City’s only African American string band plays all-American jazz, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, rock and roll and country.

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Details for live music events on August 16th:

• Gordon Au & The Grand Street Stompers, Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107th Street, Corona, 2 pm, $18, includes red beans ‘n’ rice and sweet tea.
• Choban Elektrik, Ridgewood Branch Library, 20-12 Madison Street, Ridgewood, 3 pm, free, suggested for ages 7 and up.
• The Ebony Hillbillies, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, 6:15 pm, free with admission ($4 adults/$3 seniors/$2 students with ID and children over three).

Top photo: Jonathan Melvin Smith; bottom photo: Weston Wells