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JAZZ ROOM SERIES TO FEATURE GUITARIST RONI BEN-HUR ON SUNDAY, MARCH 1
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Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur will perform at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J. on Sunday, March 1 as part of the spring 2009 Jazz Room Series.
The concert will begin at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on the campus. Prior to the concert, Ben-Hur 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.
Tickets are available in advance or on the day of the performance at $15 standard; $12 senior citizens, William Paterson faculty, staff and alumni; and $8 for non-William Paterson students. William Paterson students may attend free of charge.
Year by year, virtuoso guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has been building an increasingly stellar reputation since he first migrated from his native Israel to New York City in 1985.
A passionate leader, player, composer-arranger, published author and respected educator, Ben-Hur now stands as one of the elite players in modern jazz. Known for his impeccable swing, Ben-Hur’s seventh CD, Fortuna, will be released in May 2009. His most recent release, Smile, a duet performance with guitar master Gene Bertoncini, quickly climbed the JazzWeek charts and received glowing reviews.
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 more than 25 years of continuous support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for its innovative programming.
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.
For tickets or information, call the Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371 or visit the Web at www.wplive.org.
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February 19 , 2009
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