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SAXOPHONIST PHIL WOODS TO PERFORM WITH THE WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA IN THE JAZZ ROOM SERIES ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
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Phil Woods, known as one of the brilliant alto saxophonists in jazz, will performwith the William Paterson University Jazz Orchestra, directed by David Demsey, as part of the University’s Jazz Room Series on Sunday, November 9.
The concert will begin at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on the campus in Wayne, NJ. Prior to the concert, Woods 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; and $8 for non-William Paterson students. William Paterson students may attend free of charge.
One of the true masters of the bop vocabulary, Woods is also a clarinetist, bandleader, and composer with a remarkably productive career.
Over the years he has performed and/or recorded with Buddy Rich, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Thelonious Monk and Quincy Jones, among countless other jazz artists. He also has had a long studio-recording career, including his famous guest saxophone solo on Billy Joel’s hit “Just the Way You Are.” He has composed hundreds of songs, instrumental pieces, and arrangements. His recordings have been nominated for seven Grammy awards and have won four.
The November 9 concert will feature Woods as soloist on a number of his own arrangements including Neal Hefti’s “Repetition,” as well as his big band orchestrations of his own compositions such as “Reet’s Neat,” his famous theme song “How’s Your Mama,” and “Clinology,” an uptempo showcase based on the chords of the legendary standard “Cherokee.”
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.
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.
For tickets or information, call the Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371.
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October 31, 2008
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