Clark Terry to Perform in the Jazz Holiday Celebration at William Paterson University

Clark Terry, a legendary jazz trumpetor and educator, will appear with the William Paterson Jazz Ensemble as part of the jazz holiday celebration at William Paterson University in Wayne, on Saturday, December 11.

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.

Terry and the William Paterson Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of David Demsey, coordinator of jazz studies, will perform holiday music, including excerpts from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's “Nutcracker Suite.” Prior to the concert, Terry 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.

Originally from St. Louis, Terry established himself as a world-class jazz artist in the 1940's and 1950's. He played with musicians like Count Basie and Duke Ellington and blended the St. Louis tone of his youth with contemporary styles. Terry also played in the NBC-TV Orchestra for twelve years before he left to form his own bands and work on recordings.

He began recording on Oscar Peterson's Pablo Label and made a duet album with Peterson as well as developing his own works. Terry was inducted into the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991. He has also received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from William Paterson University.

For more information, call Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371.

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For Further Information, contact:
Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966




11/30/04