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On Monday afternoon July 21, 2025 at the beautiful POINT Tiki Bar, 998 Bay Avenue on the historic Somers Point Bay Front just blocks south of the beach, Tony Mart’s will present The Jersey Gumbo Cook Off and Louisiana Music Festival, a free concert starring three great guitarists along with a master violin performer and even a Louisiana squeezebox.

Everyone is invited to Jersey Gumbo, a Louisiana-inspired Jersey Shore Music Festival for everyone. There will be free face painting, balloons & children’s activities; The Point’s light and healthy tropical food menu and full bar service available all day.

Musical director and violin virtuoso Heather “Lil’ Mama” Hardy, who has played everywhere from Greenwich Village to the Tucson Symphony, will star in this five-hour free music festival featuring the Jersey Shore’s rock and soul guitar hero Billy Walton, Somers Point’s own emerging blues rock guitar monster, Denny Shiffler from The Twisted Livin’ Band, and Hiro Suzuki, Heather’s guitar accompanist.

During the laid-back afternoon tasting party, Heather will perform New Orleans traditional music and the great American songbook performed so delicately and gracefully by the ensemble.

Starting the afternoon music, Twisted Livin’ will perform sultry sounds for gumbo tasting.

To expand the Louisiana musical experience, Heather will have the Cajun/Zydeco squeezebox so you’ll hear the sound of guitars, fiddles, and the squeezebox!

The gumbo tasting and party starts at 3pm, when you can meet and greet the chefs, and lasts until after 10pm when all the great musicians from the Jersey Shore to New York will jam.

The free concert begins at 3:30pm and will roll all the way up to 10:45pm with lots of funky blues rock and soul jamming away in the finale on a warm night where the bay will be lapping up right next to the stage.

It’s only $20 for all the gumbo you care to taste prepared by many of the winning chefs in South Jersey including 2023 King Gumbo champion Chef David Goldstein, Executive Chef Philip Gormley from the Smithville Inn; Chef Joseph Sheridan, Director of Atlantic Cape Community College Academy of Culinary Arts; Chef Dan Luber, last year’s People’s Choice award winner from The Greate Bay Country Club; Chef Niko Karamanis from Galloway Casual Dining, another winner from 2024; and the 2024 reigning King Gumbo Chef, Executive Chef Robert Levenson from Resorts. This year we will have a new contender, beloved Chef Mohammad, owner of The Golden Pyramid Restaurant, along with more contenders and champions!

This is one of the most enjoyable and unique parties for the whole family in July at the shore.

The Jersey Gumbo Festival is FREE!

The New Orleans music is FREE!

The parking is FREE!

You will feel the legacy of good times at the shore in July on the historic Bay Front at THE POINT, 998 Bay Avenue Somers Point across from where legendary Tony Marts once stood.

Experience the essence of the summer good times at the Jersey Shore!

Let The Good Times Roll!