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Outdoor Concerts on the Back Deck

Outdoor Concerts on the Back Deck

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Outdoor Concerts on the Back Deck

“Live Music Splendor in a Parking Lot.”
—The New York Times

In its fifth year, the Back Deck concert series returns with a season of 14 concerts featuring familiar favorites from around the country as well as exciting debuts.

Patrons are invited to bring their chairs and picnics and find out why The New York Times said it made it “Joyous to be in Jersey” as they watch the sunset on the hills of Morris County. Jazz on the Back Deck and Lot of Strings Music Festival season kicks off on June 15 with a tribute to Tony Bennett by Amani and continues through September 14 with an end-of-season 1920s jazz party hosted by Mike Davis and the New Wonders.

The Morris Museum thanks Will and Mary Leland as well as Lot of Strings founding donor, F. Gary Knapp for their leadership support of the 2024 festival season.

Support for the Back Deck Concert Series is provided by Morris County Economic Development Alliance & Tourism Bureau.

The Morris County Economic Development Alliance & Tourism Bureau receives funding from the County of Morris and the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel & Tourism.

Upcoming Concerts

Thursday, August 1 | 7:30 PM
Harlem Quartet
The Grammy-Award-winning Harlem Quartet returns to The Back Deck with a concert that blurs the lines of jazz and classical and highlights their signature style that bridges both genres. New York-based Harlem Quartet, currently quartet-in-residence at the ... Read More
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Saturday, August 3 | 7:30 PM
Erinys Quartet
The international, Erinys Quartet makes their Back Deck debut! Named for the Erinyes (a.k.a. the Furies) from the Greek tragedy Oresteia by Aeschylus, and with roots in Estonia, Lithuania, Greece, the United States and Finland, the Erinys Quartet was foun... Read More
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Saturday, August 10 | 7:30 PM
Laura Anglade Quartet
Jazz vocalist Laura Anglade is a promising storyteller with a lot to say. She draws inspiration from Carmen McRae, Blossom Dearie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn, Nancy Wilson, and Anita O’Day. She has been charming audiences by bringing a... Read More
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Thursday, August 15 | 7:30 PM
An Evening of String Sextets 
Co-Artistic Director of Lyrica Chamber Music, cellist Ani Kalayjian curates a vivacious program of sextets including the triumphant A major Dvorak sextet, stunning Armenian composer Tigran Mansurian, and the gorgeous B flat Sextet by Johannes Brahms perfo... Read More
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Saturday, August 17 | 7:30 PM
THE FUMOS
Back Deck debut! THE FUMOS are an NYC-based band reviving the glorious horn-heavy dance music of the 70s. From funk to rock, soul and jazz; the 4-piece rhythm section lays down heavy grooves to surround a 3-piece horn section on an array of memorable clas... Read More
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Saturday, August 24 | 7:30 PM
Life's a Gig with Vanisha Gould
Vanisha Gould brings her lustrous voice to the Back Deck for an exciting debut. Vanisha came to New York in 2015 from Simi Valley, California. Inspired by artists like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Carmen McRae, and Ella Fitzgerald – Vanis... Read More
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Saturday, September 14 | 7:30 PM
Blanc Aprés Labor Day with Mike Davis and the New Wonders
Celebrate the end of the season with a 1920s jazz party! Don your summer white clothes one more time before packing them for winter for this stylish Back Deck Gatsby style party in Jazz! Mike Davis and The New Wonders will play works they have never perfo... Read More
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