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January 11, 2006
Horacee Arnold Quartet to Perform in the Jazz Room Series at William Paterson University on Sunday, February 18
Horacee Arnold, a master percussionist and longtime jazz instructor at William Paterson, will perform at William Paterson University in Wayne on Sunday, February 18 as part of the spring Jazz Room Series.
Arnold leads an all-star quartet with Buster Williams on bass, George Colligan on keyboard, and Marcus Strickland on saxophone. This performance highlights original compositions, including the recent re-release of Arnolds’ historic 1974 recording, “Tales of the Exonerated Flea.”
The concert begins at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus. “Sittin’ In,” an informal jazz talk with the afternoon’s artist, will be presented prior to the concert at 3 p.m. in Shea Center 101 and is free to all Jazz Room ticketholders. The concert begins with a performance by a William Paterson student jazz ensemble.
Horacee Arnold gained recognition while recording and touring with Chick Corea during the late 1960s. Two critically-acclaimed releases — “Tribe” in 1973 and “Tales of the Exhonerated Flea” — earned him rave reviews from critics and a loyal following of fans. He formed his own music publishing company, Nupenza Music, in 1973, and received grants from the Ford Foundation, Thelma Hill Foundation, Meet the Composer, The Rockefeller Foundation and others. Arnold began teaching at William Paterson in 1981.
Admission prices to the Jazz Room series are $15 standard; $12 for senior citizens; and $8 for students. For information, call the Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371. 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.
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 the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for its innovative programming.
NOTE: High resolution, downloadable publicity photographs are available at:
http://ww2.wpunj.edu/publicityphotos/Jazz/JazzRoomSeries
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