JAZZ TITAN SLIDE HAMPTON PERFORMS WITH WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE IN JAZZ ROOM SERIES ON MARCH 2

Slide Hampton comes to the William Paterson University campus for an appearance with the William Paterson University Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Rich DeRosa for the Sunday, March 2 Jazz Room Series concert at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus in Wayne.

Admission prices are $12 standard and $9 senior citizens. Tickets include admission to "Sittin’ In," an informal discussion with the afternoon’s performers at 3 p.m. in Shea 101. The Jazz Room concert opens with a half-hour set by a student jazz ensemble.

Launched in 1978, the Jazz Room Series 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.

Hampton, the venerable trombonist, composer and arranger, began his career in the mid-1950s. Keeping the tradition of bop alive, Hampton worked with Buddy Johnson, Maynard Ferguson, Freddy Hubbard, George Coleman and Woody Herman, as well as his own groups. Most notably in recent years, Hampton led his World of Trombones, featuring nine trombonists, in public performances and recordings. Rich DeRosa, William Paterson University assistant professor of music, conducts the University Jazz Ensemble in this concert of Hampton’s musical works.

For information, call the Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371.
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2/10/03
For Further Information, contact:

Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966