Asbury Park African-American Music Project Inc Verified listing

A volunteer-led, community driven organization, the Asbury Park African-American Music Project (AP-AMP) celebrates the stories of Asbury Park's Springwood Ave. through oral histories, research and programs. AP-AMP is currently working to restore the legendary Turf Club, the last standing music venue on Springwood Ave.

The mission of the Asbury Park African-American Music Project, Inc. (AP-AMP) is to:

• Share the music, cultural heritage and stories of Springwood Avenue through oral histories, research, writing, and programs

• Develop accessible resources that reflect Asbury Park’s African-American music heritage for the City of Asbury Park and others to use as a basis for interpretive heritage projects ​

• Address a lack of representation in traditional historic resources and give voice to the stories of Asbury Park’s African American community

• Engage all who live in and visit Asbury Park in the active exploration, interpretation, understanding, and preservation of Asbury Park's African-American cultural heritage