Mardi Gras AC, the series of free concerts at Kennedy Plaza on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, continues Aug. 2 with the sounds of The Honey Island Swamp Band at 7 p.m.
One of the stars of The New Orleans Jazz Festival, The Honey Island Swamp Band is considered one of the top New Orleans rock and jam bands, known for smooth melodies and spicy instrumental performances.
The Tony Mart’s concert series will continue Aug. 9 with Will Power, a 10-piece tribute to the Oakland-based funk band Tower of Power, considered one of the greatest funk bands of all time.
That show will be followed by the living legend of jazz fusion, the Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra in a party concert featuring some of the finest musicians in the world.
On Aug. 16 (the same date as the Atlantic City Air Show), Tony Mart’s presents one of the greatest rockin’ R&B soul singers in the world, Shemekia Copeland, Blues singer of the Year with five Grammy nominations,
There will be a special 8 p.m. show time.
Shemekia brings the legacy of her father, Johnny Clyde Copeland, to what promises to be one of the finest vocal performances of the entire season at the Mardi Gras AC Boardwalk Series.
Mardi Gras AC, presented by Tony Mart’s, is supported by the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.
Let the good times roll into August.
