Jazz legend Winard Harper entertains at a benefit for the Llewellyn Park playground in West Orange.

Residents of Llewellyn Park and friends join together at a private residence for a night of music and mingling.

Left: Winard Harper on the drums.

BELOW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Llewellyn Park residents John Cannon and Ben and Shayna Jones; musicians from the Winard Harper sextet; Llewellyn Park residents Jane and Andy Kessler; and jazz enthusiasts Mario and Robin Porporino.

This black-tie event raised funds for the Madison-based animal rescue center’s homeless dogs and cats.

Clockwise: Amy Mohn, accompanied by Hollyn, a Boston Terrier; Carl Maier with celebrity dog, Rusty (left front), American Red Cross mascot and descendant of Lassie, and Star (right); Mary Beth Wiedmann gives her pup, Sullivan, a ride.

Chanda Gibson, Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker, event co-chairwoman Yvonne Lalonde, LVMH president and CEO Daniel Lalonde, event co-chairwoman Nancy Y. Taylor, Monique Pryor, and Visual Arts Center of New Jersey president Eric Pryor.