The Buttonwood Tree presents the musical showcase of local jazz, R&B, and New Orleans style group TJ Thompson & Friends.

This concert and other TBT events brought to you by our generous donors and patrons, as well as the following organizations: Middletown Commission on the Arts, Community Foundation of Middlesex County, Department of Community and Economic Development.

A student of Henry Butler and George Cables, Thompson has opened for and worked with such artists as Henry Butler, Mel Torme, Ed Thigpen, Nate Davis, Dave Liebman, and Koko Taylor as well as being a featured soloist on the Morgan Powell Jazz Album. His original music is connected to the traditions of New Orleans, Straight Ahead Jazz, and Rhythm and Blues. In 2000, he performed at Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, and as a result was a featured artist on Branford Marsalis' NPR show, Jazz Set. In 1998, he recorded and produced Thompson Trio Take One, receiving good reviews from Goldmine and Cadence Magazines.

Sarah Uyar - Trumpet; Jamie Berlyn - Clarinet and Baritone Saxophone; Nathan Davis Jr. - Trombone; T.J. Thompson - Piano; Miles Livolsi - Bass; James Allen - Drums

Cost: General admission is $20 and students are $10. The venue is handicap accessible.

Admission Link: https://buttonwood.networkforgood.com/events/74727-tj-thompson-friends