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Jazz In July
Concert Series - 2010
     
 

Jazz In JulyThe 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, beginning July 10th. The concerts feature four major jazz artists/groups who have established themselves as great players in the world of jazz.
 

July 10 Piano Extravaganza II   Sold Out
July 17 Wooster Street Trolley Jazz Band
July 24 Five Play
July 31 Peter Hand Big Band
Due to Limited availability, Please call the Office regarding tickets.

 

The featured artists are:

July 10, 2010
8 pm
Sold Out
Piano Extravaganza II
Three Foremost Pianists - Derek Smith, Rio Clemente and Bill Mays
Piano Extravaganza II
Derek Smith
World’s Most Recorded Commercial / Jazz Pianist A jazz pianist noted for his versatility and elegance. Smith may be heard on recordings from the popular Burt Bacharach/Dionne Warwick and Steve Lawrence/Eydie Gorme tracks, with Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy deFranco, Louis Bellson, Milt Hinton & Clark Terry.  [More]

Rio Clemente
This master pianist mixes a strong classical background with a rich knowledge of jazz history, then adds an amazing sense of creativity and interpretation. He’s played Manhattan’s famed Birdland. The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel. The West Bank Café’s Laurie Beechman Theater. The New York Friars Club.  [More]

Bill Mays
A jazz pianist known for his compositional and arranging talents. In addition to leading his own bands Bills resume includes the most important musicians of the era: Ron Carter, Al Cohn, Eddie Daniels, Ray Drummond, Benny Golson, Mel Lewis, Charles McPherson, Bob Mintzer, Gerry Mulligan, Rufus Reid, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Marvin Stamm, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans,Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Paul Winter and Phil Woods.  [More]
 
More...     $22.50 in Advance or $27.50 at Door
 
July 17, 2010 
8 pm
Wooster Street Trolley Jazz Band
Dixieland Bash

Wooster Street Trolley Jazz Band
Who's Who on the Trolley…
Bob Leive -Trumpet
Ken Foy - Trombone
Jesse Gelber - Piano
Fred Stoll -Drums
Patti Garham -Vocals
Nick Russo -Guitar, Banjo
Frank Narucki -Woodwinds
Dave Winograd- Tuba

Get ready to hear some joyous jazz - humorous, adventure-some and often irreverent. This band swings hard, but treats ballads with sensitivity, exhibiting both musical discipline and freedom. The "Trolley" mixes great versatility and .ne musicianship with wonderful creativity. The result: A TRULY UNIQUE SOUND!
 
Louis Armstrong once said, "Ain't no work - them old ones - they play themselves. Certainly, the Trolley adheres to that philosophy. Our approach, however, is not to copy antiquity but to capture that prevalent spirit past and present. Our joy is to present “them oldies” with new perspective and arrangements, while at the same time adding new repertoire that captures our jazz heritage. ENJOY!

More...    $22.50 in Advance or $27.50 at Door
 

July 24, 2010
8 pm
Five Play with Guest Vocalist Charenee Wade
All Women’s Jazz Quintet featuring a
guest vocalist
Five Play
   Five Play
Five Play is...
Janelle Reichman (USA) -Tenor
   Sax & Clarinet
Jami Dauber (USA) – Trumpet &
   Flugelhorn
Tomoko Ohno (Japan) – Piano
Noriko Ueda (Japan) – Bass
Sherrie Maricle (USA) – Drums &
   Leader
 

Five Play is a virtual United Nations of Jazz, fusing world cultures with extraordinary musicianship and a shared creative vision. This synthesis of talent, passion and global sensibility has produced a fresh, exciting quintet infused with imagination, rooted in jazz tradition and united by a collective inspiration.
  
Guest Vocalist Charenee Wade
   Guest Vocalist    Charenee Wade
 
Five Play‘s repertoire is comprised of innovative arrangements of classic and contemporary standards, as well as original music composed by the band’s members. The group’s library was conceived to highlight the distinctive styles of the individual musicians and also support the unique sound of the ensemble.
 
Guest Vocalist Charenee Wade
Notable singer, composer, arranger and educator. Charenee has been featured in many configurations from jazz trios to Big Band to the conservatory’s 100-piece Jazz Philharmonia Orchestra.

 
More...     $22.50 in Advance or $27.50 at Door
 
July 31, 2010
8 pm     
Peter Hand Big Band
Big Band Featuring Houston Person - Tenor Saxophone, Guest Soloist
Peter Hand Big Band - Peter Hand (left) Houston Person (right)
Due to Limited availability, Please call the Office regarding tickets.

Featuring:

Peter Hand -Guitar, Arranger/Composer, Leader

A New York City native, he began studying guitar in his teens and was especially influenced by the blues guitar sounds of B.B. King and Albert King. Peter led his own blues and R & B bands before attending Berklee College of Music. His early interest in arranging for small groups blossomed into his majoring in jazz composition, and he studied big band arranging with the legendary Herb Pomeroy, earning a B.M. degree in Composition.        [More]

Houston Person -
Tenor Saxophone, Guest Soloist
Dubbed "the natural heir to the Boss Tenor crown worn so long and so well by Gene Ammons" (Bob Porter), global performer Houston knows the music business inside out, from booking his own tours to producing his own albums. As eclectic as he is talented, Person has recorded everything from disco and gospel to pop and r&b, in addition to his trademark, soulful hard bop.        [More]

with:
Trumpets/Flugelhorns:

Valery Ponomarev, Eddie Allen, Cecil Bridgewater, Brian Pareschi
Trombones:
John Mosca, Sam Burtis, Vincent Gardner
Saxophones/Woodwinds:

Bruce Williams, Jay Brandford, Don Braden, Ralph Lalama, Kenny Berger
Rhythm:

Piano- James Weidman, Bass- Harvie S, Drums- Steve Johns

More...       $30.00 in Advance or $35.00 at Door
 

Jazz In July 2010

“Jazz in July”, a four concert series, begins Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 8pm at Centenary College in Hackettstown NJ. See Directions.

Tickets

 

Single Tickets
 
Peter Hand Big Band
$30.00 in Advance
$35.00 @ the Door

Piano Extravaganza  /  Wooster Street Trolley Jazz Band  /  Five Play
$22.50 in Advance
$27.50 @ the Door

Series Pricing
Adults- All 3 Concerts $90.00   for ALL FOUR Concerts in Advance
(Online Ticketing not programmed for the Series -
supplement your online order with a comment request for the Series)

Tickets can be purchased by calling Centenary Stage Company: 908-979-0900 or CEI: 908-637-6455, or through the Centenary Stage Company Secure Online Ticketing System. The Series is not available through the online ticketing except as comment request.
 
You can also purchase tickets at any of the following locations:

Skylands Community Bank (two locations)  •  Mama’s & Cafe’ Baci  •  Hackettstown Floors
Hackettstown Trading Post  •  Prickly Pear Restaurant  •  Panther Valley Pharmacy

This concert series is being sponsored by:
 
Skylands Community Bank        and         Heath Village

Produced by Coyne Enterprises, Inc. with the cooperation of WRNJ & WNTI Radio and Centenary Stage Company
 
Jazz in July is a fundraiser for Centenary Stage Company.
Thank You for your Support!

Secure Online Ticketing System


 

 

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