There are at least two dynamic bandleaders born in Freehold, NJ. One leads The E Street Band; the other is Joe Keyes. Keyes and Bruce Springsteen grew up blocks away from each other (can you believe that Keyes’ grandmother was even Springsteen’s nanny?) but the band leaders’ musical paths could not have been more different. As a precocious teenager, Joe Keyes became one of New Jersey’s first modern DJs by spinning deep cuts by funk pioneers; eventually, finding a spot under the wing of many legendary pre-disco and proto-club music DJs including Larry Levan. Today, the music Joe makes with his large ensemble reflects his musical upbringing with influences ranging from New Jersey church ministers to avant-garde jazz artists like Sun Ra, black rockers like Jimi Hendrix and Funkadelic to the socially conscious proto-hip-hop of The Last Poets and Gil-Scott Heron. Join us as Joe walks us through his musical journey.