Now in its 44th season, the WP Jazz Room Series is the longest-running program of its
kind in the nation presenting world-class artists with widely varied
programs from across the jazz spectrum. Outstanding William Paterson
student jazz ensembles open each concert. All performances take place in the Shea Center for Performing Arts.
Sittin' In Meet–the–Artist sessions provide a rare opportunity
for audience members to interact with guest artists in an informal
setting. These sessions take place at 3:00 p.m. prior to each concert
in the Shea Center
Recital Hall.
Admission: $15 General Public • $12 William Paterson employees,
alumni, and senior citizens • $8 Non-William Paterson students • Free for WP students with valid
I.D. • Additional $3 charge per ticket on the
day of performance
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Russell Malone Quartet
OCTOBER 10,4:00 PM
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Russell Malone is one of the world’s
leading jazz guitar voices, as a soloist and as a bandleader. He brings his
artistry to our stage as a veteran of many tours as a longtime member
of bands led by Ron Carter, Diana Krall and Harry Connick, Jr., as
well as Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Bobby Hutcherson, Hank Jones,
Branford Marsalis, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Jack
McDuff, Mulgrew Miller, and early touring with the great organist
Jimmy Smith. He has recorded with such varied artists as Houston
Person, Sonny Rollins, David Sanborn, Mose Allison, Gary Burton, and the Chieftains. His
quartet for this concert includes pianist Rick Germanson, WP alumnus Vince Dupont on
bass, and drummer Neal Smith.
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Art Farmer Tribute Quintet—Archive Dedication
OCTOBER 24, 4:00 PM
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This event celebrates the music and
career of the legendary trumpeter Art Farmer, whose archive collection will
now be a part of the William Paterson Living Jazz Archives. This
concert will feature a band of veterans of Farmer’s groups, including
pianist and WP jazz adjunct faculty Geoffrey Keezer, saxophonist Ron
Blake, bassist Kenny Davis, drummer Yoron Israel, and WP jazz faculty
Jeremy Pelt in the trumpet chair. This concert will feature music
from Art Farmer’s actual touring band books, from the new archive,
and will celebrate this great musician and new collection at the highest
musical level. Proceeds from this event will go toward the Art Farmer
Archive and the Living Jazz Archives..
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Scott Robinson with the William
Paterson Jazz Orchestra
NOVEMBER 7, 4:00 PM
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Acclaimed saxophonist and
multi-instrumentalist Scott Robinson is a true virtuoso—able to perform music from
the entire history of jazz at the highest artist level. This concert
celebrates the return of the William Paterson Jazz Orchestra led by
David Demsey, after nearly 18 months off due to the pandemic—and
there could be no better soloist to bring the band, and our audience
that breadth and depth of jazz history. This program will feature the
music of Maria Schneider (whose band features Robinson as a prominent
soloist), Thad Jones, Duke Ellington, and some Robinson originals,
all performed on a truly amazing array of instruments.
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Ryan Truesdell—Birth of the Cool Live
NOVEMBER 14, 4:00 PM
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Grammy-winning
arranger/bandleader/producer Ryan Truesdell has established a major
reputation in recent years for his work on The Gil Evans Project,
recreating and performing the music of this great arranger. There is perhaps no more significant music in the
past 70 years than the historic 1949 Birth of the Cool album,
arranged by Evans and Gerry Mulligan, featuring Miles Davis, Lee
Konitz, Mulligan, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, and others. Truesdell has
reassembled the original scores from that album – which will be
performed live on this concert by a nine-piece band made up of best
young jazz stars that New York has to offer, all dedicated to
combining their own voices with the authenticity of this
breathtakingly lush music. This is a truly rare listening
experience that you do not want to miss.
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These events are being sold at full
capacity. Please take your personal comfort level into consideration
prior to purchasing tickets. Please click here for our latest COVID-19 health
and safety protocols. We strongly encourage buying tickets in advance
online or by calling the box office.
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In an effort
to provide the tools necessary for student success in the music
program and for the University to continue to provide outstanding
public performances, The WP 88 Keys Campaign is being launched to generate support for the purchase
of a new Steinway piano for the Shea Center for the Performing Arts.
You are invited to join this campaign with a purchase of a piano key. If you are interested, please contact
Maureen O’Connor at oconnorm24@wpunj.edu or 973.720.3990. For general support of the campaign, click the donate
button and choose
WP 88 Keys Campaign as your gift designation.
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Shea Center for Performing Arts |
973.720.2371 |
wp-presents.org
Shea Center Box Office
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m.
Email: boxoffice@wpunj.edu
Wayne, NJ
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No refunds or exchanges. All sales are
final. All programs, artists, dates, policies, prices and times are
subject to change.
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WP Presents! programs are made
possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a
Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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William Paterson University
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
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