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October 2, 2007
WINARD HARPER SEXTET TO PERFORM OCTOBER 14 IN THE JAZZ ROOM AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
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The Winard Harper Sextet, the hard-swinging jazz ensemble, will perform on Sunday, October 14 as part of the fall 2007 Jazz Room Series. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus in Wayne. Prior to the concert, Harper will be the guest 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.
Tickets are available in advance or on the day of the performance at $15 standard; $12 senior citizens, William Paterson faculty, staff and alumni; $8 for non-William Paterson students. William Paterson students may attend free of charge.
The Winard Harper Sextet appears regularly throughout the United States from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to Yoshi's, the legendary Oakland, Calif. jazz club. When not touring with his band, Harper continues to work as a sideman, performing and recording with artists such as Billy Taylor, Joe Lovano, Avery Sharpe, Steve Turre, Wycliffe Gordon, Frank Wess, Ray Bryant, and Jimmy Heath. Recent Savant recordings featuring the Winard Harper Sextet include in 2003, A Time for the Soul, and, in 2004, Come into the Light. His newest CD, Make It Happen, is the latest in a succession of six releases highlighting his talent as drummer, composer and bandleader.
Now in its 30th 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.
For more information, call Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371.
www.wpunj.edu
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