Event

RJO Fall Gala 2016

A black tie fundraiser for the Riverview Jazz Festival.
Silent Auction
Refreshments
Performance by Spike Wilner

Michael "Spike" Wilner, was born in the city of Manhattan, New York. Spike was inspired to play ragtime piano at a young age. Spike entered into the first class of the, now legendary, New School For Social Research's Jazz and Contemporary Music Program, then led by the late Arnie Lawrence. Spike performed with and has led many bands in New York City at many famous, now closed, jazz clubs including The Village Gate, The Angry Squire, Visiones, Augies, The West End Gate and The Village Corner. Spike also toured with The Artie Shaw Big Band, The Glen Miller Orchestra, Maynard Furgeson & Lennie Cuje.

In 1994, Spike began to work a regular gig at Smalls Jazz Club. This became his permanent musical home and led to his current position as partner and manager of the club. Spike now spends most of his time at Smalls making sure that it keeps on running.

The money raised at this event will help RiverviewJazz.Org fill Our Mission which is to present a high quality annual Jazz Festival in Hudson County and make it available for free to the public.

Our goal is to build the festival into a major regional attraction that will benefit the community and local business and provide a showcase for a diverse range of Jazz-Americas greatest musical art form.

E-mail riverviewjazz.org@gmail.com to RSVP and pay at the door.