Singer Jackie Jones and Pianist Phil Bingham to Perform at Mt. Zion AME in Millburn Sunday

Millburn, NJ — Praise and Poetry welcomes singer Jackie Jones, with Phil Bingham at the piano, to Mt. Zion AME Church on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 11:30 AM.

Jones, a Newark native, is a graduate of Arts High School in Newark and Rutgers University, where she studied at the Mason Gross School of the Arts with Larry Ridley, Kenny Barron, James Spaulding, Steve Nelson, and Keith Copeland. A presence on the New Jersey and New York jazz scene since the late 1970s, she has opened for Lou Rawls and performed with Houston Person, Roy Ayers, Nat Adderley, and Christian McBride. Her signature tune is "My Funny Valentine."

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The service is part of Mt. Zion's third-Sunday Poetry and Praise series, where music helps carry the morning's message. All are welcome.

Mt. Zion AME Church, 56 Church St, Millburn, NJ 07041. The service runs 11:30 AM to 1 PM.

The Jesus & Jazz series at Mt. Zion AME is led by Rev. Eyesha Marable, Phil Bingham, and Gregory Burrus of Gregory Burrus Productions. See everything coming up at gregoryburrusproductions.com/event/.