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January 9, 2007
Andrew Hill Trio to Open Spring Jazz Room Series at William Paterson University on February 11
Jazz composer and pianist Andrew Hill will open William Paterson University’s Spring Jazz Room Series, one of the most prestigious university-sponsored jazz events in the country, on Sunday, February 11. His trio will include Eric McPherson on drums and John Herbert, a William Paterson jazz alumnus, on bass.
The concert begins at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus. “Sittin’ In,” an informal jazz talk with the afternoon’s artist, will be presented prior to the concert at 3 p.m. in Shea Center 101 and is free to all Jazz Room ticketholders. The concert begins with a performance by a William Paterson student jazz ensemble.
While a teenager, Hill performed in rhythm and blues bands and with jazz stars, including Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. Hill made numerous recordings on the Blue Note label during the 1960s, and his distinctive compositions formed four of the six pieces on Bobby Hutcherson’s recently re-issued album, “Dialogue.”
Hill won both the prestigious Danish JazzPar award and was chosen the Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Composer of the Year in 2003. In 2006, he released a new Blue Note album titled “Time Lines.”
Admission prices to the Jazz Room series are $15 standard; $12 for senior citizens; and $8 for students. For information, call the Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371. Funding for The Jazz Room at William Paterson University has been made possible, in part, by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State.
Launched in 1978, 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.
NOTE: High resolution, downloadable publicity photographs are available at:
http://ww2.wpunj.edu/publicityphotos/Jazz/JazzRoomSeries
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