MEDIA ADVISORY:
July 16, 2025
CONTACT:
Derek Sands
DSands@bergencountynj.gov
MUSIC AT THE BARN SERIES RETURNS
The Matt Chertkoff Trio & Houston Person are back to perform on Sunday, July 27 at the Wortendyke Barn, Park Ridge
(HACKENSACK, NJ) – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of Commissioners invite the public to attend a free music concert featuring The Matt Chertkoff Trio and Houston Person on Sunday, July 27, from 4pm– 6:30pm at the Wortendyke Barn Museum, a County Historic Site (13 Pascack Rd, Park Ridge, NJ). This is the first concert in the 2025 music series.
Limited seating is available. People are welcome to bring chairs/blankets/food.
Matt Chertkoff, is an accomplished jazz-guitarist, having performed around the world and recorded or shared the stage with jazz legends such as Jimmy Cobb, David Fathead Newman, Freddy Cole, Dee Dee Bridgewater, among others. He has appeared on national and international TV and regularly performs at popular NYC jazz venues. We are very proud to say Matt is a Ridgewood native and currently Hasbrouck Heights resident.
Matt’s trio includes Peter Van Nostrand on drums and Matthew Parrish on bass. Two wonderful players that have recorded with and played with the who’s who in jazz.
Saxophonist Houston Person’s sweet and powerful tone has graced the world with beautiful music for over six decades. At 90, he is a master of the instrument, seemingly pouring out soulful melodies, as effortlessly as breathing. This world-renown tenor saxophonist/record producer has recorded over 100 albums as a leader and appeared in hundreds more. Outstanding recording collaborations include Charles Brown, Ernie Andrews, Ron Carter, Horace Silver, Lena Horne, and many more. His musical partnership with the one and only Etta Jones, is regarded as second to only Billie Holiday and Lester Young.
The free outdoor music series will continue with the following:
Sunday, August 31, 4pm–6:30pm: Crash Gordon & Debra Dynamite (Rockabilly)
Sunday, September 28, 4pm–6:30pm: 2nd AnnualBergen All-Star Jazz Blast
Sunday, October 26, 1pm–3:30 pm: The Cider Barn Band (14th Annual Bluegrass)
For concert info, please call 201-336-7292 or email glucente@bergencountynj.gov.
The Wortendyke Barn has been a Pascack Valley landmark since its construction on 500 acres of land bought by the Wortendyke family in 1735. It was used continually as a barn into the 20th century and is one of only six pure Dutch barn types in Bergen County. In 1997, the barn opened as a museum with agriculture exhibits that include 18th and 19th century farm implements and tools, and the history of the Wortendyke family farm.
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