String of Pearls Ensemble Channels Artists from
The Andrews Sisters to Sinatra, Basie and Bebop at
Centenary Stage Company on January 23rd

"String of Pearls has produced a version of vocalese that is, to me, breathtaking in its beauty, startling in its simplicity and overpowering in its swing, without which, as friend Edward ('Duke') Ellington so aptly says, ‘It Don’t Mean a Thing.’ "
                                                     - Jon Hendricks, Legendary jazz singer

L-R Sue Halloran, Jeanne O’Connor & Holli Ross

With a repertoire ranging from the big band sounds of Count Basie and Glenn Miller to the vocal bebop of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross to the great harmonies of the Boswell Sisters, Andrews Sisters, and MacGuire Sisters to the beautiful original arrangements with a Brazilian flavor, the “String of Pearls” Jazz Ensemble will swing into Hackettstown on January 23rd, backed by a dynamic sextet of rhythm and horns, as the second event of the Centenary Stage Company’s sizzling Jazz in January series, with an 8 PM Saturday evening performance in the Whitney Chapel.

String of Pearls vocalists Sue Halloran, Jeanne O'Connor, and Holli Ross have been bringing vintage "girl group" harmonies and fresh modern jazz, swing and Latin arrangements to stages at home and abroad, with performances in Munich, France and Japan, and in the US at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, the JVC Jazz Festival, Alice Tully Hall, Town Hall, The Manhattan Center, and the Battleship Intrepid. The "Pearls" have also been featured at Sweet Rhythm, Shanghai Jazz, and the Blue Note. Their bossa nova version of "Sukiyaki" recently reached the top 100 on the Tokyo FM radio charts.

Tickets for 'String of Pearls' are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, and available online at our Secure Online Ticketing System and at the CSC Box office at 908-979-0900. Locally, tickets may be purchased at the Skylands Community Bank, Mama’s Café Baci, The Inn at Panther Valley, Hackettstown Trading Post, the Prickly Pear Restaurant, and the Schooleys Mountain General Store.

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Jazz in January is made possible through the leadership of CSC Board Chair Ed Coyne and Coyne Enterprises, with the additional support of the Heath Village and Skylands Community Bank. All programs at the Centenary Stage Company are made possible in part through the visionary support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts and CSC Members and Sponsors.

Jazz In January
The Centenary Performing Arts Guild will feature, “Jazz In January 2010”, a three concert series beginning Saturday, Jan. 16th at 8pm in the Dome in the main administrative building on the campus of Centenary College - 400 Jefferson Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 (Directions).

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