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The Township of Morris Department of Parks and Recreation continues its free Summer Concert Series by presenting Jake Thistle and Band at the Ginty Field Gazebo on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Based in New Jersey, Jake Thistle has been entertaining audiences with guitar-driven classics and originals for years. Jake, now 18 and heading to Rutgers University in the fall, has been hired to perform in Europe and across the US, including a special private performance at New York’s famed Radio City Music Hall and for crowds of thousands at major music festivals. This will be Jake’s fourth performance for audiences in Morris Township.
Along the way, Jake has personally raised over $100,000 for a variety of charitable organizations through an extensive range of fundraising performances.
Jake has been featured on CBS News, Variety, Billboard, American Songwriter Magazine, BBC Radio, The Record, WCBS FM, NYC's Q104.3 FM, Norman's Rare Guitars, All Guitar Network, and many other news outlets.
He has played with legends like John Hiatt, Lou Pallo (Les Paul), Ron Blair and Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Jim Keltner (Traveling Wilburys, Bob Dylan), Earl Slick (David Bowie/John Lennon), Jesse Malin, Carmen Vandeberg (Jeff Beck), Severo (The Smithereens), Roy Orbison Jr, Chris Stills, Jeff Slate (Rolling Stone) and many, many others. He's been on bills with the likes of Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Eddie Vedder, Roger McGuinn, Steve Earle, Tom Morello and many other Hall Of Fame musicians. Along the way, Jake has picked the musical brains of rock royalty, such as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Steve Winwood and many other influential artists.
Please join us for an evening of great musical fun with a rising artist from the Garden State. Bring blankets or lawn chairs to enjoy a concert at beautiful Ginty Field.
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