Dance the Summer night away with Gregg Young and the 2nd Street Band

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On Monday, June 20 beginning at 6:30 p.m., Gregg Young and the 2nd Street Band will kick off a summer’s worth of music with a free public concert in the parking lot of Bixby Joe Coffee & Tea, 4245 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach.

Enjoy rock ’n’ roll, grove jazz, R&B, Latin jazz/rock, reggae and pop performed by award-winning Gregg Young on guitar and vocals, Felice Hernandez and Jayme Palmer on vocals, Grammy-nominated Kirkwood Conkley on bass and vocals, Grammy-award-winning Tiki Pasillas on drums, Joey Navarro on keys, and award-winning PanMan Ross Harper on steel drum and percussion.

Food will be available for purchase from surrounding Bixby restaurants.

About Gregg Young and the 2nd Street Band

Gregg Young is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and owner and founder of Shore Records. He is an ASCAP Composer/Publisher, Grammy voting member and had been the Music Director at the iconic Dome Arclight Entertainment Center in Hollywood for over a decade, until the pandemic hit. He is a self-established top tier musician in today’s saturated music industry.

Young also leads Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band, the house band at the Dome Arclight Entertainment Center. The Band has been nominated Best Jazz, Best Pop and Best Latin for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. They have been considered for Grammys for Best Americana/Folk/Acoustic Song and Best American Roots Performance.

In addition to these nominations and considerations, they have won Best Blues and Best Funk/Groove for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, as well as Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year for the LA Music Awards.

The Band’s song, “Together (Hk),” was considered for a Grammy in the Best Remixed Recording category. Most recently, their song, “Rain Cried Softly,” won two Gold Awards at the One Earth Awards, for Best Jazz Single and Best Music Video. They have 386,770 spins on Pandora for their award-winning music.

Gregg Young and the 2nd Street Band at LA Wine Festival. Courtesy photo.