Lynette Sheard and John Lee perform Aug. 29 at Morris Museum’s Back Deck concert series in Morristown.

Back Deck concert at the Morris Museum featuring Lynette Sheard with bassist John Lee, celebrating music connected to Charlie Parker and Dinah Washington.

Lynette Sheard: Echoes of Bird & Dinah is scheduled for Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. as part of Morris Museum’s Back Deck concert series in Morristown.

The performance features vocalist Lynette Sheard with bassist John Lee. Morris Museum says the concert celebrates music connected to Charlie Parker and Dinah Washington, both of whom have birthdays on August 29.

The event also includes live painting by Monet Sheard, a muralist and public artist based in West Orange. Morris Museum says Monet Sheard will capture the atmosphere of the event while painting during the performance.

Tickets are listed at $63 for an 8-foot-by-8-foot block that accommodates up to two patrons or $33 for a block that accommodates one. The listed ticket price includes a $3 handling fee per block.

Back Deck attendees must bring their own chairs and may bring refreshments. Morris Museum says patrons may arrive as early as 6:30 p.m. for picnics before the 7:30 p.m. performance. In the event of inclement weather, outdoor performances are moved indoors to the museum’s Bickford Theatre.

For local readers, this is an outdoor jazz performance at Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, with music, live painting and picnic-style seating guidelines.