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Ben
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Username: Ros
Post Number: 283
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 3, 2006 - 6:39 pm: |     |
TRIBUTE TO JAZZ VOCALISTS KICKS OFF
JAZZ & FILM SERIES IN MAPLEWOOD
“Jazz & Film: Legendary Jazz Vocalists” will be held on Friday, February 10, 2006, at 8:00 P.M. at 1978 Maplewood Arts Center,1978 Springfield Ave., Maplewood. Admission is $10 per person. Seating is limited, so reservations are recommended – call (973) 477-4229. The first in a three-part series,Jazz & Film is presented by Maplewood Community Music in conjunction with the Maplewood Public Library.
The event features live music throughout the evening by a jazz combo performing the great works of classic jazz vocalists such as Nat King Cole, Joe Williams, and Ella Fitzgerald, plus film clips from noted concerts. The evening will include a short discussion period and refreshments.
The live music performance features the outstanding vocal talents of Richard Lanham and Nadine Lafond. Based in New York City, Lanham has long enchanted audiences around the world,. combining his formidable jazz chops with a deep background in R&B. Nadine Lafond is a true double threat-a renowned visual artist and celebrated vocalist who has been making tremendous impact in two artistic fields. Together the duo will light up the stage with new interpretations of Jazz Classics (Some of you might remember them from the "Blues for Kids" show last December)
The 1978 Maplewood Arts Center is a community center dedicated to the visual arts. The space was donated to the Township in April 2002 by sculptor June Cater. During Black History Month, 1978 will feature an art exhibit called “Timeless Transcending Themes” showcasing two renowned black artists Don Miller and Florian Jenkins. This artwork will be on display during the concert.
Jazz & Film is presented by Maplewood Community Music, an organization dedicated to community music and service in Maplewood run by musical director Jim Buchanan and administrator Susan Dillon. The group includes a concert band, swing band (“Swing Town”), Dixieland band (“Jackson Square”), and trombone choir. The organization also runs an instrumental music camp for local children each summer. It is run under the auspices of the Maplewood Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Roger Brauchli - director.
The Maplewood Public Library, through the efforts of Director Jane Kennedy and administrator Joanne Beckerich, is donating funds to the Jazz & Film Series to pay for the concert DVDs. These DVDs will be available to the public as the series progresses. Also, the library will be an educational resource for the event, providing
supplementary reading lists.
The next Jazz & Film event, a tribute to blues pianists with Tricia Woods, is slated to take place on Friday April 21 at the Maplewood Memorial Public Library on Baker St. The third – dedicated to Louis Armstrong--will take place this fall at the Burgdorff Cultural Center on Durand Rd.
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Ben
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Username: Ros
Post Number: 285
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 - 12:35 am: | |
The film clips for Friday's show are awesome--- some old shots from Nat King Cole's TV show, Billie Holiday singing "God Bless the Child" with Count Basie, a young Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald with Frank Sinatra ca. 1960. The live music will compliment the clips beautifully. |
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