Jazz & blue skies


Clockwise from left: Nicole Hart, backed by the NRG band, performs on May 30, opening day of the 22nd annual Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival held at Marine Park. Kira Burke, of Red Bank, gets acquainted with a sugar glider at the Pocket Pets stand during the three-day music and food fest. Grammy-nominated guitarist Gil Parris performs with Hart and the NRG band for a large audience seated on the hill at Marine Park along the Navesink River. The festival offers three days and nights of jazz, blues, food, crafts and family fun. Clockwise from left: Nicole Hart, backed by the NRG band, performs on May 30, opening day of the 22nd annual Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival held at Marine Park. Kira Burke, of Red Bank, gets acquainted with a sugar glider at the Pocket Pets stand during the three-day music and food fest. Grammy-nominated guitarist Gil Parris performs with Hart and the NRG band for a large audience seated on the hill at Marine Park along the Navesink River. The festival offers three days and nights of jazz, blues, food, crafts and family fun. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff