Local Jazz Duo To Perform For Black History Month In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — A local Jazz duet will perform a free concert at the Ocean City Arts Center later this month in honor of Black History Month, according to city officials. Eddie Morgan and Daryl Robinson will perform at the center on Thursday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The concert will feature jazz classics from the past several decades.

Morgan, an Atlantic City native, will play trumpet and provide vocals. He is a music teacher in Pleasantville and founder of “JAZZ 4 KIDZ & U,” a summer enrichment music camp for all his current and former students. Robinson will play keyboards. He has performed with such legends as Wynton Marsalis and Dave Brubeck. In addition, Robinson has taught music for the past 35 years.

The night before, the Ocean City Free Public Library will offer a free showing of the 2004 Oscar-winning biopic “Ray” at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall. The movie stars Jamie Foxx in the life story of legendary musician Ray Charles.

The Ocean City Free Public Library and the Ocean City Arts Center are both part of the Community Center building at 1735 Simpson Avenue.

The attached image of Eddie Morgan and Daryl Robinson was provided by Ocean City Public Information Officer Doug Bergen