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FREE!
Join us!
All are welcome!
Lively Jazz Versions of Holiday Favorites
performed by
The James Austin, Jr.
Trio
James Austin, piano
Kenny Davis, bass
Jeremy Warren, drums
and
vocalist Alicia Renee aka "Blue
Eyes"
THIS Saturday, December
22,
7:00pm
Metuchen Jazz / Friends
of Metuchen Arts
&
St. Luke's Church
are delighted to co-present this Holiday Jazz
Concert
in the beautiful stained glass window church at
17 Oak Avenue and Middlesex Avenue (Rt. 27)
Register on Eventbrite HERE
James Austin grew up in Chicago playing in church
and studying classical piano for a while before developing a
strong love for jazz music in high school and college. Austin was
a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz
Competition and has played for jazz, R&B and gospel artists
such as Ledisi and Brian McKnight. His respect for the
music of Stevie Wonder grew into Austin’s recording Songs in the Key of Wonder, a straight-ahead
jazz album featuring some of Wonder’s biggest hits and album cuts.
James honed his craft while studying under the tutelage of
legendary pianist Barry Harris, one of the great jazz educators.
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