Gregory Burrus

Gregory Burrus

 

Gregory Burrus is a local live music ambassador, event planner, and  community partner that curates, manages and promotes live music events in the local SOMA (South Orange, Maplewood) community, Northern NJ and New York Area.

Gregory Burrus sits on a number of local boards and committees and is currently serving as a Board Member of Maplewood Community Music and is Vice President of Communications for Shakur’s Stevenson and Moses Boxing for Life Nonprofit. 

 Year-round Gregory Burrus also curates and produces: the Jazz973 live music jazz series at Clements Place Jazz for the Rutgers University Institute of Jazz Studies,  Jazzy Nights Live Music performances and produces Live Music entertainment for Orange’s Farmers Market, Downtown Cranford Summer and Autumn Live Music Series.

During the Summer months Gregory manages and promotes the Downtown South Orange summer long live music concerts, the annual 24 Hours of Music Festival and the June thru October South Orange Farmers Market Jazz Jam. 

 In addition to producing events, Gregory also showcases, photographs, videotapes events annually such as the annual NYC John Jay College Friends of Myrna Bain Scholarship Fundraiser, the Orange NJ Farmers Market, SOPAC Playing Around South Orange along with booking bands at various other local venues. 

Gregory Burrus has a passion for making live music happen anywhere and everywhere he can whether locally around town or around the world while living life everyday to the fullest. Learn more at :Gregory Burrus Productions. nhttps://gregoryburrusproductions.com/

Jazz and Jazz Firestorm: Thunderous Sounds of Freddie Hendrix and Friends primary image

Jazz and Jazz Firestorm: Thunderous Sounds of Freddie Hendrix and Friends

Tomorrow • 11:30 AM

Mt Zion Ame Church

Free

A Majestic Jesus & Jazz : Cyrus Chestnut Gospel Fire in the Keys Join Us primary image

A Majestic Jesus & Jazz : Cyrus Chestnut Gospel Fire in the Keys Join Us

Sun, May 31 • 11:30 AM

Mt Zion Ame Church

Free

KG Music School – Young Cranford Hometown Talent on a Tuesday Night primary image

KG Music School – Young Cranford Hometown Talent on a Tuesday Night

Tue, Jun 2 • 6:00 PM

Eastman Clock Plaza Park

Free

Jarrett Walser Trio in Millburn NJ & BAMS Juneteenth Community Day primary image

Jarrett Walser Trio in Millburn NJ & BAMS Juneteenth Community Day

Sun, Jun 14 • 3:00 PM

Bauer Community Center

Free

5th Annual 2026 Jazz, Health & Food Truck Festival – Free Outdoor Orange NJ primary image

5th Annual 2026 Jazz, Health & Food Truck Festival – Free Outdoor Orange NJ

Sat, Jul 18 • 11:00 AM

Monte Irvin Orange Park

Free

TomorrowSunday
Jazz and Jazz Firestorm: Thunderous Sounds of Freddie Hendrix and Friends primary image

Jazz and Jazz Firestorm: Thunderous Sounds of Freddie Hendrix and Friends

Tomorrow • 11:30 AM

Mt Zion Ame Church

Free

May 31Sunday
A Majestic Jesus & Jazz : Cyrus Chestnut Gospel Fire in the Keys Join Us primary image

A Majestic Jesus & Jazz : Cyrus Chestnut Gospel Fire in the Keys Join Us

Sun, May 31 • 11:30 AM

Mt Zion Ame Church

Free

June 2Tuesday
KG Music School – Young Cranford Hometown Talent on a Tuesday Night primary image

KG Music School – Young Cranford Hometown Talent on a Tuesday Night

Tue, Jun 2 • 6:00 PM

Eastman Clock Plaza Park

Free

June 14Sunday
Jarrett Walser Trio in Millburn NJ & BAMS Juneteenth Community Day primary image

Jarrett Walser Trio in Millburn NJ & BAMS Juneteenth Community Day

Sun, Jun 14 • 3:00 PM

Bauer Community Center

Free

July 18Saturday
5th Annual 2026 Jazz, Health & Food Truck Festival – Free Outdoor Orange NJ primary image

5th Annual 2026 Jazz, Health & Food Truck Festival – Free Outdoor Orange NJ

Sat, Jul 18 • 11:00 AM

Monte Irvin Orange Park

Free