Despite a thunderstorm brewing outside, members of a Jimmy Buffett cover band turned the inside of the Wall Township Library into an island paradise for the nearly 100 who attended a free concert Thursday.
Jimmy Maraventano and Jimmy Maraventano Jr., members of Jimmy and The Parrots, treated the audience of Hawaiian shirt-clad audience to renditions of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville and Son of a Son of a Sailor, Beach Boys tunes and Bob Marley music.
Jimmy and The Parrots has played in numerous domestic and international venues, including many Key West, Florida and Caribbean locations. Locally, the band has performed at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park and Jenkinson’s in Point Pleasant Beach, among others.
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“We expected quite a crowd,” said Janet Trotter, library branch manager. “The library is becoming more of a community center and concerts like this offer the public a chance for free, enjoyable entertainment.”
The audience spanned generations, including 20-month-old Aurora Rosen, who attended with her grandparents, Diane and Frank Haviland.
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“We were babysitting tonight and knew that Aurora would love the music,” said Haviland.
Audience members donned artificial flower leis to get in the island mood and most sang along throughout the nearly 90-minute concert. The duo, joined by two other musicians, also took requests from the audience.
Banter among the four added to the fun-filled evening.
“Did we get any of the lyrics right on the first four songs?” Jimmy Maraventano Jr. asked of his father.
Go to http://jimmyandtheparrots.com/schedule for a schedule of upcoming appearances.
