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LONGEST-RUNNING
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JULY 22 – 26
The 31st season of
the summer Jazz Room series features top name performers in all styles
of jazz.
Admission: $18
per concert • $60
Jazz Pass for all 5 concerts
(Jazz Pass is only
available for sale via phone at 973.720.2371 or in person at the Shea
Center Box Office.)
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The Kelly Green Seems
Quartet
JULY 22 • 7:30PM
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New York City-based pianist, vocalist,
composer, and educator Kelly Green brings her heartfelt, luminous, and
swinging music to the stage at Shea Center with her Seems Quartet,
named after the latest release of her working group of Evan Hyde, Luca
Soul Rosenfeld, and Elijah J. Thomas. Green has headlined at
prestigious venues worldwide, including The Kennedy Center, Dizzy's
Jazz Club NYC, and the DC Jazz Festival. She has released three
critically acclaimed albums which include collaborations with Christian
McBride, Steve Nelson, and Josh Evans. A graduate of WP’s Master of
Music program where she was mentored by jazz greats Harold Mabern and
Mulgrew Miller, Kelly is dedicated to exploring concepts of
spirituality and mental well-being; she seeks to inspire unity among
diverse communities and promote awareness and action for the
regeneration of our Mother Earth. This promises to be a moving and
joy-filled musical event!
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Benny Benack with
the
Big Beat Big Band
(and that's a lot
of B's!)
JULY 23 • 7:30
PM
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The well-known singer and trumpeter
Benny Benack III will team up with a wonderful big band, Big Beat.
Formidable as both an instrumentalist and singer, Benack is a leading
voice in jazz for his generation, headlining clubs and festivals around
the world on the heels of his critically acclaimed album Third
Time’s the Charm. His global recognition has been bolstered by
live-streaming concerts of a weekly residency at Smalls Jazz Club and
frequent appearances at fellow young lion Emmet Cohen’s “Emmet’s Place”
series. Trombonist, arranger, and band leader Caleb Rumley and singer
Allison McKenzie have been making music with the Big Beat Big Band
since 2014, and their band has become a regular mainstay of Summer Jazz
Room series. Don’t miss this one, it will be a powerhouse event!
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Brian Lynch and
Spheres of
Influence
JULY 24 • 7:30
PM
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The esteemed trumpeter Brian Lynch and
his high-powered Latin jazz ensemble Spheres of Influence are sure to
light up the stage with their fiery playing. One of the most
accomplished jazz trumpeters anywhere, Lynch is a veteran of stints
with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, the Horace Silver Quintet,
Eddie Palmieri, and Phil Woods, and has collaborated with jazz artists
such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Charles McPherson, Latin music
icons Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs, and pop luminaries such as Prince.
He was voted Trumpeter of The Year by the Jazz Journalists Association
in 2017, and garnered a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2006. His
group, Spheres Of Influence, mixes Black American, Afro-Caribbean, and
other musical traditions in original works and arrangements by Lynch.
Bring the fire extinguishers for this one!
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The Tia Fuller
Trio
JULY 25 • 7:30
PM
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A force in the musical words of jazz,
pop and R&B, Tia Fuller had completed a Master’s degree in Jazz
Pedagogy and Performance when she was selected to tour with pop star
Beyoncé. Fuller became a featured soloist on Beyoncé’s tours and
performances across the globe, making many DVDs and recordings with the
pop icon. Fuller has gone on to record five full-length projects with
her quartet, including her most recent Grammy-nominated album,
Diamond Cut. She has performed and recorded with a who’s who of
jazz, including Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Dianne
Reeves, Ralph Peterson, Rufus Reid, Wycliffe Gordon, T.S. Monk, the
late Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson, and Geri Allen, among many others.
She has received Critic’s Poll awards from the JazzTimes for best alto
saxophonist in 2018, and Downbeat for Rising Star. Come and bask in the
music of a strong role-model for young jazz musicians, and an exuberant
and light-filled spirit!
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Wycliffe Gordon
and Friends
JULY 26 • 7:30
PM
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Wycliffe Gordon is one of the most
outstanding trombonists today, and is also a composer, and arranger. He
has been in the limelight since 1988 when he joined the Wynton Marsalis
Septet and subsequently joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Currently, Gordon tours the world as a soloist and with his own group;
in 2018 he represented the US on State Department tour to Sri Lanka
where he premiered a piece written for Sri Lanka’s 70th anniversary. He
has 21 CDs as a leader, has been named the Jazz Journalist’s
Association’s Trombonist of the Year 13 times and Downbeat’s Critic’s
Poll six times. Recipient of numerous awards and honors, Gordon has an
extensive catalog of original compositions, and his arrangement of the
theme music of NPR’s “All Things Considered” is heard daily around the
globe. This concert will surely send us off snapping our fingers and
dancing our way home!
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Shea Center for
Performing Arts | 973.720.2371
| boxoffice@wpunj.edu
wp-presents.org
Shea Center Box Office
Summer Hours of Operation
Monday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday: CLOSED
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No refunds or exchanges. All sales are
final.
All programs are
subject to change.
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William Paterson University
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
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