North to Shore Festival celebrates artists and musicians across New Jersey
North to Shore is marketed as “The festival only Jersey can handle.”
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The third annual “North to Shore” festival wrapped up Sunday night in Newark and Asbury Park after two weeks of music, comedy and a celebration of the arts.
North to Shore is marketed as “The festival only Jersey can handle.”
“It's just a beautiful thing,” said singer Gail Campbell, of Newark. “It feels like home.”
“Just humbled and privileged to have been given this opportunity,” said multi-instrumentalist Randall Haywood, of the group Sounds of A&R. “We want to pay homage to all of the masters that came through.”
That included George Porter of The Meters Sunday night in Newark. Before that, a lineup in Asbury Park over the last two weeks featured Third Eye Blind, Stone Temple Pilots, George Clinton and more.
North to Shore also included comedy shows from legends like Jon Stewart and Tina Fey. A portion of ticket sales goes toward Growing Healthy Pantries to combat food insecurity.
There’s also an emphasis on rewarding local artists with community grants.
“I went to William Paterson University and learned so much from going to school there,” said singer April May Webb, of the group Sounds of A&R. “I learned a lot of the music of Sarah Vaughan, who is a Newark native, so we have a lot of rich culture in Newark.”
“I really feel like Newark is experiencing what the Harlem Renaissance must have felt like,” Campbell said. “I hope that people really see the value of the artists that we have here in the state of New Jersey, and that it just continues to grow.”
