THE DIVA ORCHESTRA WITH MAURICE HINES
Tony-Award nominated performer Maurice Hines joins the hard-driving 15-piece Diva Jazz Orchestra to deliver a powerhouse performance in the second event of the Jazz in January series at the Centenary Stage Company
WHEN: Saturday, January 21, at 4 PM
WHERE: The David and Carol Lackland Center at 715 Grand Ave in Hackettstown, on the campus of Centenary College
TICKETS: $30 in advance and $35 on the day of performance. Tickets are available through the Centenary Stage Company box office at 908.979.0900, and online at www.centenarystageco.org, and at the box office at the Lackland Center.
With a career that began at age 5, Maurice Hines was once one-third of the dynamic trio, “Hines, Hines and Dad”, with his brother Gregory and his father, Maurice Hines, Sr., headlining for such acts as Gypsy Rose Lee and Lionel Hampton. Performing with his brother, Gregory, the Hines brothers later performed in venues from New York to Las Vegas and throughout Europe, as well as counting over thirty-five performances on the Tonight Show. Maurice Hines’ Broadway credits include the hit musical Eubie!, Bring Back Birdie with Chita Rivera and Sophisticated Ladies, among others. The multi-talented Hines is a veteran director and choreographer, with critically acclaimed jazz albums also to his name. His albums are dedicated to Stanley Kay, Hines’ late manager, who was also the creative force behind Sherrie Maricle & The Diva Jazz Orchestra, a band that carries on Kay’s musical legacy.
"Hines is the consummate showman... There's a master at work here..."—The Boston Herald
DownBeat magazine called the Diva Jazz Orchestra “One of the best big bands in the world.” Led by drummer Sherri Maricle, Diva has played Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Blue Note, NY’s Apollo Theatre, the Kennedy Center in D.C., and had played internationally from the Meridian Hotel in Paris to the International Jazz Festival in Bogota. In their concert with Nancy Wilson, the Cleveland Plain Dealer raved about Diva, “ Everybody in that band was powerful... Their set, powered by drummer-leader Sherrie Maricle, smoked."
“Jazz in January “ is made possible through the leadership of CSC Board Chair Ed Coyne and Coyne Enterprises and CSC premiere sponsors, Heath Village and Fulton Bank (formerly Skylands Community Bank).
The Centenary Stage Company is a not-for-profit performing arts series dedicated to serving as a cultural resource for audiences of the Skylands region, with professional music, theatre and dance events and arts education programming throughout the year. Year-round performances at the Centenary Stage Company are made possible through the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts, The Marriott Residence Inn, Mama’s and Café Baci and CSC members and sponsors.
