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February 25, 2007
VOCALIST JACKIE CAIN TO PERFORM IN JAZZ ROOM SERIES AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY ON SUNDAY, MARCH 18
Vocalist Jackie Cain joins the William Paterson University Latin Jazz Ensemble for a concert at William Paterson University in Wayne on Sunday, March 18 as part of the Spring Jazz Room Series.
The concert begins at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus. “Sittin’ In,” an informal jazz talk with the featured 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.
Cain is best known as half of the famous vocal jazz duo Jackie and Roy, with her late husband Roy Kral. The duo toured and recorded with Charlie Ventura, and their music encompassed an enormous range of settings. They recorded more than forty albums for a variety of labels through the decades and received six Grammy nominations. Jackie and Roy also ventured successfully into the worlds of cabaret and pop/rock, and recorded music for television commercials. They performed together until Kral’s death in August 2002.
Cain’s extraordinary solo voice always had a major role in the pair’s presentations, and hers became a widely-admired vocal instrument. Her ability to perform intricate vocal parts flawlessly at any tempo is legendary among singers, as well as her knowledge of the American popular songbook. This concert features several selections by the composer Alec Wilder, with whom Cain collaborated on several recordings and broadcasts.
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.
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