Archive for Cecil’s Jazz Club, West Orange, NJ

Cecil’s Jazz Club & Restaurant For Sale?

// October 6th, 2010 // No Comments » // Cecil Brooks III, Cecil's Jazz Club, West Orange, NJ, News

Cecil Brooks III at the drums

Cecil Brooks III selling his jazz club in West Orange?

Is the world-famous Cecil Brooks III looking to sell his jazz club in West Orange, NJ? I don’t know, but evidence points to this being the case. The listing says a “Local Well Known Restaurant & Jazz Club” in “West Orange, NJ” is for sale with an asking price of $1,000,000.

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Like Father, Like Son: Cecil Brooks II and Cecil Brooks III Perform Together

// July 15th, 2010 // No Comments » // Cecil Brooks III, Cecil's Jazz Club, West Orange, NJ, Commentary, Jazz Events, News, Recaps & Reviews

Father and son, Cecil Brooks II and Cecil Brooks III performed together at Cecil's Jazz Club in West Orange, NJ on July 9 and 10, 2010

Father and son jazz drummers, Cecil Brooks III (left, background) and Cecil Brooks II (right, foreground), performed together at Cecil's Jazz Club in West Orange, NJ, on July 9 & 10, 2010 PHOTO CREDIT: Joshua Wilwohl for Patch.com

Last week it came to my attention that father and son jazz drummers, Cecil Brooks II and Cecil Brooks III, would be performing a set together. Although they played on back-to-back nights, circumstances did not allow me to attend either evening.

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