PAUL MEYERS WORLD ON A STRING QUINTET PERFORM IN JAZZ ROOM SERIES ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25
Guitarist Paul Meyers and his quintet will perform at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J. on Sunday, October 25 as part of the fall Jazz Room Series. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on the campus.
Prior to the concert, Meyers and his group will be the guests 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.
Meyers – a virtuoso guitarist, improviser, and William Paterson faculty member – has performed with an ever-growing list of jazz greats from Geri Allen to Kenny Werner. He has also toured with two of the greatest jazz singers ever – Jon Hendricks since 1993 and Andy Bey from 1997 to 2008.
For his latest recording, World on a String, Meyers has assembled an all-star cast, including Donny McCaslin, Helio Alves, Leo Traversa, and Vanderlei Pereira, all of whom are at their very best on every tune.
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 Box Office at 973-720-2371 or order online at /www.wplive.org.
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October 13, 2009
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