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January 9, 2007
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and His Quintet to Perform in Jazz Room Series at William Paterson University on Sunday, February 25
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, a veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, will perform at William Paterson University in Wayne on Sunday, February 25 as part of the Jazz Room Series.
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.
Gordon enjoys an extraordinary career as a performer, composer, arranger, educator, and conductor, receiving high praise and multiple awards and honors from audiences and critics alike. He has been featured on recordings with The Wynton Marsalis Septet, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and numerous others in his extensive discography.
Gordon tours the world bringing straight-ahead jazz to audiences ranging from heads of state to elementary school students. He is the youngest member of the U.S. Statesmen of Jazz, and in many tour performances has served and continues to serve as a musical ambassador for the U.S.
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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