Bria Skonberg will perform at The Morris Museum, July 17.
Continuing a tradition that started during the pandemic, The Morris Museum in Morris Township will present a series of outdoor, summertime concerts — featuring jazz, classical and world music — on the elevated parking deck behind it, from June to September. It is known as the Back Deck 2025 concert series, though the classical concerts are also grouped together under the name, Lot of Strings Concert Series,
Patrons should bring their own chairs, and can also bring food and drinks, if they want.
Here is the schedule. For information and tickets, visit morrismuseum.org/outdoor-concerts-on-the-back-deck.
June 14: The Balourdet Quartet. Angela Bae and Justin DeFilippis, violins; Benjamin Zannoni, viola; Russell Houston, cello.
June 27: Amani, featuring singer Stephan Fuller and woodwinds player Marty Eigen. “The Beatles and Music of All Seasons” program will include Beatles material plus songs related to the seasons (such as “Spring Is Here,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Summertime” and “Winter Wonderland”).
July 3: John Lee & Friends. Lee, longtime bassist for Dizzy Gillespie, is joined in this group by trumpet and flugelhorn player Freddie Hendrix, pianist Alex Collins and drummer Karl Latham.
FRISSON WINDS
July 10: Frisson Winds. Program will include music by Mozart, Gershwin, Scott Joplin and others.
July 12: The Fumos. New York-based band plays a mixture of funk, soul, rock and jazz.
July 17: Bria Skonberg. Jazz trumpeter and singer.
July 24: Lynette Sheard. Jazz and blues singer will present a show titled “Gatsby Reimagined,” emphasizing Roaring Twenties music and style.
Aug. 2: Richard Baratta’s Gotham City Latin Jazz Sextet.
Aug. 7: Cuarteto Latinoamericano. Saúl Bitrán and Arón Bitrán, violins; Javier Montiel, viola; Álvaro Bitrán, cello.
Aug. 8: The Alaya Project. Fusion of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk.
Aug. 14: Evan Sherman & Friends. Jazz drummer has played with Ron Carter, Roy Hargrove, Branford and Wynton Marsalis, The Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Samara Joy and others.
Aug. 23: Tesla Quartet. Ross Snyder and Michelle Lie, violins; Edwin Kaplan, viola; Austin Fisher, cello.
Sept. 4: Mike Davis & the New Wonders. “Hot jazz.”
Sept. 11: Black Oak Ensemble. Desirée Ruhstrat, violin; Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, viola; David Cunliffe, cello.
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