[2] Sparky J's often featured soul jazz or funky jazz best exemplified by the organ combo, a band usually consisting of a Hammond B-3 organist, a saxophonist, a drummer, and a guitarist.
[3] The club was located in downtown Newark, on the corner of Halsey and William streets.
[6] While Key Club was free entry, Sparky J's charged admission.
[7] In the 1990s, the Newark Jazz Festival held annual Organ Jams, which were also known as "The Key Club and Sparky J's Reunion", which featured bands that played soul jazz as they did in the 70s.
Proceeds from the organ jam benefited the Black United Fund of New Jersey.