BeanRunner, Peekskill NY Hosts 

Ray Blue’s R&B Expo 

Friday, April 11, 2025 

7 – 9 pm!

NYS Blue’s Hall of Famer Ray Blue joins with former RCA Records recording artist, Julius Dilligard, Jr., David Keys on keyboard, Stanley Banks on Bass and Earl Griese on Drums to bring you the R&B Expo of the year.

Award winning, New York bred saxophonist, Ray Blue, brings his quartet to stage to create a deep, rich fusion of straight ahead jazz, African groove and holiday classics.

Ray has performed and recorded with Bernard Purdie, Patience Higgins, Steve Turre, The Sun Ra Arkestra, Cotton Club All Stars, Harlem Blues and Jazz Band among others. He has toured as a cast member of the “Ray Charles Show”; performed at international jazz festivals, and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, 2013.

Dilligard was the lead singer with the internationally famous recording group Crown Heights Affair. He sang lead vocals on their first album. Their hit single, “Dreaming a Dream” was in the Billboard Top 100 Dand & R&B charts.
$20 adm. For reservations, call 914-737-1701.

Live Music At the BeanRunner Cafe

Bundle up, drink a hot cup of Gluhwein and listen to the best in live jazz.

Award winning, New York bred saxophonist, Ray Blue, brings his quartet to stage to create a deep, rich fusion of straight-ahead jazz, African groove.

Ray has performed and recorded with Bernard Purdie, Patience Higgins, Steve Turre, The Sun Ra Arkestra, Cotton Club All Stars, Harlem Blues and Jazz Band and many others. He has toured as a cast member of the “Ray Charles Show”; performed at international jazz festivals including the Zanzibar International Film Festival; North Sea Jazz Festival-Cape Town, South Africa; Audi Jazz Festival-Brussels, Belgium; and the Foix Jazz Festival, France among others; and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, 2013.

$20 pp donation to the musicians. For reservations, call 914-737-1701.

Weather permitting, the show will be held outside on Esther Street!