The Houston Person Quartet
July 26, 2008 / 8pm
Jazz In July Concert Series
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The summer will swing in Hackettstown this year as the "Jazz in July" series returns to the air conditioned Centenary Theatre on the campus of Centenary College for four consecutive Saturdays. The concerts feature four major jazz artists/groups who have established themselves as great players in the world of jazz. All concerts take place on Saturday nights in July/Aug 2008 starting on July 12th at 8:00 pm.
 Houston Person performing as a part of the 2008 Jazz In July Concert Series on July 26, 2008 |
Performing July 26th, Houston Person is the natural heir to the Boss Tenor crown worn so long and so well by Gene Ammons. In the more than twenty-five years that he has been a working bandleader, Person has taken his show to most points on the globe.
A traveling jazzman in an era that has found that particular species a veritable rara avis, Person does it all himself. He books his own tours, hunts up the new clubs, has the phone number of every major concert promoter on each continent and produces his own albums, truly the vertically integrated jazzman.
Houston Person was among the guttiest of the gutbucket saxophonists of the soul-jazz golden age. Houston Person has a tenor sound that is about as pure as it can be. While other tenor men in jazz have had unique sounds that are always described as "jazz saxophone" sounds, Houston's sound is pure. It is one of the most lush, elegant, tenor sounds ever heard, and the man plays the instrument with feeling, but always in tune. He doesn't "scoop" the tones, he just nails them with a legato finesse.
Listen to the Smooth Sounds:
http://www.houstonperson.com/
Listen - Event Details (audio mp3 - 1.8 MB)
"Houston Person plays
beautifully, in a warm, honest, uncomplicated style."
– Bill Buchanan
| Featured performers for The Houston Person Quartet (L-R): Stan Hope- piano, Jon Burr- bass, Chip White- drums |
 Also see: Jazz In July Talent Lineup (.pdf - 1.67 MB) |
Jazz In July 2008
“Jazz in July”, a four concert series, begins Saturday, July 12th at 8pm at Centenary College in Hackettstown NJ. See Directions.
Tickets
Jazz In July Tickets are $22.50 per person in advance and $27.50
at the door. The four concert series can also be purchased in advanced for $80.
Tickets can be purchased by calling Centenary Box Office 908-979-0900 or CEI 908-637-6455,
or through the Centenary Stage Company Secure
Online Ticketing System,
or at any of the following locations:
Panther Valley Inn, Skylands Bank, Hackettstown Trading Post, Hackettstown Carpet, Valley National Bank and Long Valley Music Center
Note: The Series not available through the online ticketing except as comment request.
| Individual tickets: In Advance: $22.50 At The Door : $27.50 |
Series of all 4 events: $80 (in advance) (Series rate not programmed in our online ticketing system - you can order all four performances online and request the series rate in your online order comments) |
This concert series
is being sponsored by: Hackettstown Regional Medical Center  Heath Village |
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| Produced by Coyne Enterprises, Inc. in
cooperation with
WRNJ / AM Radio, WNTI / FM Radio and Centenary Performing Arts Guild. Jazz in July is a fundraiser for Centenary Performing Arts Guild. Thank You for your Support! |
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Secure Online Ticketing System
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