{"id":32114,"date":"2017-05-07T16:31:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T20:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=32114"},"modified":"2017-05-07T16:35:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T20:35:17","slug":"httpwww-thevalleyledger-comp1904-586","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=32114","title":{"rendered":"HOT BIJOUXX AT ALLENTOWN JAZZFEST #AJF2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f405932fc0a\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9664r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9664r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_9664r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9683.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9683-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_9683\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9693r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9693r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_9693r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9698r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9698r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_9698r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9711r.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_9711r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_9711r\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Hot Bijouxx performed Saturday afternoon in the Allentown Art museum, in junction with the Allentown JazzFest, but with the careening accordion sounds you would swear you were seated outside at a caf\u00e9 in France.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The quartet; Najwa Parkins (vocals), Dallas Vietty (accordion), Ryan McNeely (acoustic guitar), and Kevin Ripley (drums), are native to Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Parkins\u2019s vocals ring clear as a bell on a cold winter\u2019s morning, rich and smooth as silk, from the high notes to scat. 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