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BOB MINTZER TO PERFORM IN THE JAZZ ROOM
SERIES AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
Bob Mintzer, a highly regarded composer, arranger and educator, will
perform at William Paterson University on Sunday, October 19 as part
of the fall 2003 Jazz Room Series.
The concert will begin at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing
Arts on the campus in Wayne. Tickets are available in advance or on
the day of the performance at $12 standard and $9 for senior citizens,
non-William Paterson students and William Paterson faculty, staff
and alumni. William Paterson students may attend free of charge.
Prior to the concert, Mintzer will be the guest for “Sittin’
In,” an informal discussion about jazz, at 3 p.m. in room 101
of Shea Center. Admission is free to all Jazz Room ticketholders.
Mintzer performs on a wide variety of instruments, including tenor
saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet and EWI (a versatile
wind controller). He has recorded 11 big band CDs and eight small
group jazz CDs. In 2002, he won a Grammy for the Bob Mintzer Big Band
recording, “Homage to Count Basie.”
Mintzer is also a long-time member of the contemporary jazz group
the Yellowjackets. The band has received numerous Grammy nominations
and is a regular participant at major jazz festivals throughout the
world.
As a player on more than 300 recordings, Mintzer also has performed
and/or recorded with Buddy Rich, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Louie
Bellson, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Franks, Take Six, Bobby McFerrin,
Dave Liebman, Randy Brecker, George Gruntz, Steve Winwood, Diana Ross,
Queen, the American Saxophone Quartet, New York Philharmonic, Tito
Puente, Eddie Palmieri and Mongo Santamaria.
Now in its 26th year of exciting performances, The Jazz Room is one
of the largest and most prestigious college-sponsored jazz events
in the country. Performers include renowned professionals who encompass
the complete spectrum of jazz, from practitioners of traditional jazz
to avant-garde to bebop to swing to Afro-Latin jazz as well as William
Paterson’s own student ensembles. The series has won numerous
grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New Jersey
State Council on the Arts for its innovative programming.
For more information, call Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office
at 973-720-2371.
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Further Information, contact:
- Mary
Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966
10/13/03
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