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February 10, 2006
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Chico Alvarez and the William Paterson University Latin Jazz Ensemble for Jazz Room Series
Chico Alvarez, a multi-faceted musician, vocalist and bandleader, will perform with the William Paterson University Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Chico Mendoza, as part of the University’s Jazz Room Series on the campus in Wayne on Sunday, March 5, 2006.
The concert will begin at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are available in advance or on the day of the performance at $15 standard and $12 for senior citizens, non-William Paterson students and William Paterson faculty, staff and alumni. William Paterson students may attend free of charge.
Prior to the concert, Alvarez and members of the group 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 ticket holders.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Alvarez has been involved professionally in the music business for over 25 years, first as a percussionist and then as a vocalist. He is the producer, host and moderator of the weekly music program, “The New World Gallery,” on New York’s WBAI radio. As a soloist he has performed in Sweden, Spain, Sicily, Finland, Germany, and France, and has also performed in various West African countries. In 2004, he and his band performed at the International Nuits D’Afrique Festival in Montreal. He also recently brought his 18-piece orchestra to Lincoln Center’s outdoor series, Midsummer Night’s Swing,
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, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, 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.
NOTE: High resolution, downloadable publicity photographs are available at: http://ww2.wpunj.edu/publicityphotos/Jazz/
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