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April 3, 2007
Mulgrew Miller, pianist and director of Jazz Studies, to Perform with the William Paterson University Jazz Orchestra on Friday, April 27
—Special Evening Concert Features Miller’s Compositions Arranged by Students in Master’s Degree Jazz Program
Mulgrew Miller, one of today’s most influential jazz pianists and the director of jazz studies at William Paterson University, will perform as soloist with the 17-piece William Paterson Jazz Orchestra in a special finale of the Jazz Room Series on Friday, April 27.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus. 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, Miller will be the guest for “Sittin’ In,” an informal discussion about jazz, at 7 p.m. in room 101 of Shea Center. Admission is free to all Jazz Room ticketholders.
This season’s exciting finale features premieres of arrangements of Miller’s compositions created by the students in the University’s master’s degree program in jazz arranging, as well as the beautiful Thad Jones ballad, “A Child is Born.”
One of the most recorded pianists on the jazz scene today, Miller has been featured on more than 400 recordings. He is critically acclaimed for his work as a leader and for his tours and recordings with artists such as Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Woody Shaw, Mercer Ellington, and Tony Williams as well as his own projects, including Wingspan and his trio. He is also a member of the Contemporary Piano Ensemble, a unique group consisting of four pianists performing with a rhythm section.
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.
For tickets or 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.
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