Rutgers IJS & Greg Burrus Present GeminiiDragon Duo feat Linwood Taylor

Rutgers IJS present Saxophonist Braford Hayes Birthday Celebration

Come join us at Clements Place on September 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM for a special birthday celebration for Saxophonist Braford Hayes! Let's gather to celebrate this talented musician and enjoy a night filled with great music and good vibes.

Don't miss out on this fantastic event where we'll be grooving to the smooth tunes of Braford Hayes. It's going to be a night to remember!

Mark your calendars and get ready to have a blast! See you there!

The New Orleans, LA vocal dynamo. From the murky bayous of Louisiana, comes a fresh face to the Blues music scene. The BLUES vixen GeminiiDRAGON has channeled her love for the late 60s era and 70s blues and AOR bands/artists the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Albert King, Freddie King, , Koko Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Janis Joplin, Fleetwood Mac, Cream and Led Zeppelin and the super group Arc Angels , to name a few, into a ferocious mix of Blues, Rock and Soul…. Blues on Steroids!!!

Her inherited talent and love of an eclectic collage of music from her parents that spans several decades, and genres can be heard and felt in her voice and through her lyrics.

A chance meeting with producer, guitarist and now husband Christian Simeon has formed the latest chapter in her music quest. In this collaboration, with his help and influence she has achieved a 4th project that she feels is the next step in her musical maturation.

Her 2 debut singles ‘Like It Or Not’ and ‘ A Storm Is A Comin” back in 2021 quickly built a heavy buzz in the Blues Community. SH released 3 full length albums to her credit and a slew of EP’s and Singles.

She has become a staple across the globe on Blues Radio stations and programs.

Well GeminiiDRAGON is back with her 4th Studio album entitled Moonlight Movin’ & Groovin’ and it’s a throwback to what brought her to music in the first place… THE BLUES! Just good ole fashioned down in the basement Blues. And she’s bringing the heat with the first single BLUES IS SO GOOD! This uptempo shuffle is right on time with a fresh take on modern Blues that still finds its nuts and bolts in the icons tutelage. Moonlight Movin’ & Groovin’ is a Dance album that will keep you moving all night long.

Her live shows are becoming legendary because of her high energy and Iconic voice! She is the BLUES! She is The BLUES!!!!

Host or Publisher The Institute of Jazz Studies Rutgers-Newark