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September 27, 2005
TOM HARRELL AND HIS QUINTET TO PERFORM IN THE JAZZ ROOM SERIES AT WILLIAM PATERSON ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 4 P.M.
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Trumpeter Tom Harrell and his Quintet will perform at William Paterson University in Wayne on Sunday, October 2 as part of the fall 2005 Jazz Room Series.
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 $15 standard and $12 for senior citizens.
Prior to the concert, Harrell and his Quintet 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.
Harrell, a trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and arranger, sandwiches his Shea Center performance between gigs at Birdland and the Village Vanguard, both in New York City. He will perform with his quintet, which includes tenor saxophonist and flutist Jimmy Greene, pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Ugonna Okego and drummer Quincy Davis. Harrell recently released his twentieth album, Wise Children, recorded on Bluebird/Arista Associated Labels.
Known as one of jazz's most creative trumpeters with a reputation for composing intricate melodies, Harrell has recorded as a leader since 1976. Over the years, he has earned numerous jazz awards, including top composer and trumpeter, “best jazz album of the year” by Entertainment Weekly, as well as a Grammy nomination for his 1999 big band album, Time's Mirror.
Now in its 28th 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.
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 more information, call Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371.
NOTE: High resolution, downloadable publicity photographs are available at: http://ww2.wpunj.edu/publicityphotos/Jazz/JazzRoom2005_06/
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