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URI CAINE TRIO TO PERFORM IN JAZZ ROOM
SERIES AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
Uri Caine, a contemporary pianist and composer, will bring his trio
to William Paterson University on Sunday, February 22 at 4 p.m. as
part of the winter 2004 Jazz Room Series 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, $9 for senior citizens, non-William Paterson students
and William Paterson faculty, staff and alumni. William Paterson students
may attend free of charge.
The Uri Caine Trio features Uri Caine on piano, Drew Gress on bass
and Ben Perowksi on drums. Prior to the concert, Caine and his trio
will be the guests 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 Philadelphia, Caine began developing his composing
skills at age 12 under the guidance of French pianist Bernard Peiffer.
He continued his studies at the University of Pennsylvania and in
1981 began playing jazz professionally in Philadelphia and New York,
while working with musicians Philly Joe Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Clark
Terry, Benny Golson, Phil Woods and Max Roach.
In 1985, he made his recording debut with the Cornell Rochester-Gerald
Veasley band. Caine has recorded 14 albums as a leader and during
his career has embraced a variety of styles, ranging from blues and
swing piano to free improvisation and jazz-klezmer fusion.
Now in its 26th year of exciting performances, 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.
For more information, call Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office
at 973-720-2371.
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Further Information, contact:
- Mary
Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966
2/14/04
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