James L. Dean Swing Group To Play In Hawthorne Library

HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- The Friends of the Louis Bay II Library will present a Veteran’s Day concert this Friday night, Nov. 6, featuring the James L. Dean Whiskey Café Swing Group.

James L. Dean and his Whiskey Cafe Swing Group play at the Hawthorne Public Library this Friday night -- free and open to the public.
Photo Credit: *James L. Dean*

Big band sounds will be heard Friday in the Louis Bay II library, Hawthorne, when James L. Dean and his Whiskey Cafe Swing Group cut loose at 7 p.m.
Photo Credit: *James L. Dean*

Mary K. Miraglia

11/05/2015 4:00 a.m.

The 7 p.m. show is free and open to the public.

Frontman James L. Dean and his 6-piece James L. Dean Whiskey Café Swing Group will play favorites from Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and more.

The group was a regular attraction at the Whiskey Café, Lyndhurst, for more than ten years.

Paterson native Dean brings years of experience in musical showmanship, having worked alongside performers including Neil Sedaka, Charo, Connie Francis, Buddy Grecco, Frankie Avalon, Shirley Bassey, Tiny Tim, and Melba Moore.

Dean played with U.S. Navy Bands for several years, and led his own big band in Las Vegas during the 1970s.

This program is funded in part by the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council at Passaic Community College, through a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Louis Bay Library is wheelchair accessible and located at 345 Lafayette Ave. Ample free parking is available along Grand Ave. behind the library.

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