The traditional Monday night concert is bigger and better! Veteran workshop faculty members return to the Shea stage with Tim Newman on bass trombone, James Weidman on piano, and Steve LaSpina on bass. They will be joined by talented young staff who are integral to the workshop as teachers, mentors, and counselors: Abel Mireles on saxophones, Cecil Alexander on guitar, and Jon DiFiore on drums—plus, a few surprise guest artists. The group will honor jazz giant and iconic saxophonist, composer, and educator, Jimmy Heath, who was the artist-in-residence at the workshop from 2011-2018 by performing his music.
Admission: $10 per evening concert • $40 for weeklong pass (on sale through Thursday, July 11)
Jimmy Heath
The music of the extraordinary virtuoso woodwind players Peter and Will Anderson “consistently brings a fresh perspective to classic jazz” [Washington Post]. Born and raised in D.C., the Andersons moved to New York City to attend The Juilliard School. Since then they have performed with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Paquito D’Rivera, Wynton Marsalis, Frank Vignola, and can be heard on the 2014 Grammy-winning soundtrack of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire with Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks. They have headlined at clubs, festivals, and on tour and have nine recordings as leaders under their belt. They bring a quintet that is bound to delight Summer Jazz Room fans!
The Anderson Twins
Outstanding vocalist Vanessa Rubin returns to the Shea stage for a third performance. Rubin trained under grandmasters like Frank Foster and Barry Harris in the 1980s, and went on to record with a wide array of artists such as Monty Alexander, Steve Turre, Herbie Hancock, James Williams, Etta Jones, and Toots Thielemans. She has toured with Herbie Hancock, the Woody Herman Orchestra and the Jazz Crusaders. Rubin’s talents are not limited to vocals—she has experience as a producer, arranger, and music business consultant and facilitator. She will be accompanied by Big Beat, an exciting, WP alumni-led jazz orchestra, which just released their first recording.
Vanessa Rubin
Nilson Matta is well known as the worldclass bassist of Trio da Paz, but his solo career as a composer and bandleader is equally noteworthy. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Matta was recognized at a young age and played with such luminaries as Joao Gilberto, Hermeto Pascoal, and Luis Bonfa, among others. Since his arrival in New York in 1985, he has performed and recorded with Joe Henderson, Paquito D’Rivera, Slide Hampton, Herbie Mann, and many others. With longtime friends Romero Lubambo and Duduka da Fonseca, he is a founding member of Trio Da Paz, which has earned accolades as one of the foremost Brazilian jazz groups in the world. “Brazilian Voyage” is an apt title for tonight’s group, as Matta’s expert knowledge of Brazilian jazz unfolds.
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For five decades, Rufus Reid has been a consistent and formidable influence in the jazz world as a bassist and educator. His work with Eddie Harris, Dexter Gordon, Andrew Hill, The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra and Quartet, Kenny Barron, Stan Getz, J. J. Johnson, Lee Konitz, and Jack DeJohnette, to name a few, has cemented his stature as one of the great living deans of the jazz bass. For 20 years Reid was director of the Jazz Studies Program at William Paterson University and was instrumental in building the program’s international reputation as one of the leading jazz schools in the world. He has recorded more than a dozen albums as a leader, and authored the seminal text for bass methodology, The Evolving Bassist. Reid’s career continues to evolve. As a composer, he has written for strings, jazz ensembles of varying sizes, solo bass, symphony orchestras, and has received two Grammy Nominations for his compositions.
Rufus Reid
Enjoy this special free afternoon concert featuring the fresh sounds of student ensembles from our Summer Jazz Workshop.
Admission: FREE!
WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students Additional Performances: Sat. 9/7/19 @ 7:30pm and Sun. 9/8/19 @ 2:00pm WP Voice presentsThe FantasticksSep 07, 2019 @ 7:30 PM Location: Hunziker Black Box Theatre WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students Additional Performance: Sun. 9/8/19 @ 2:00pm WP Voice presentsThe FantasticksSep 08, 2019 @ 2:00 PM Location: Hunziker Black Box Theatre WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students William Paterson University 300 Pompton Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470 973-720-2000 WP Home Employment Opportunities Campus Map Contact Us WP Connect Stay Connected
WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman
THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students Additional Performances: Sat. 9/7/19 @ 7:30pm and Sun. 9/8/19 @ 2:00pm WP Voice presentsThe FantasticksSep 07, 2019 @ 7:30 PM Location: Hunziker Black Box Theatre WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students Additional Performance: Sun. 9/8/19 @ 2:00pm WP Voice presentsThe FantasticksSep 08, 2019 @ 2:00 PM Location: Hunziker Black Box Theatre WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students William Paterson University 300 Pompton Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470 973-720-2000 WP Home Employment Opportunities Campus Map Contact Us WP Connect Stay Connected
THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students
Additional Performances: Sat. 9/7/19 @ 7:30pm and Sun. 9/8/19 @ 2:00pm
WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students Additional Performance: Sun. 9/8/19 @ 2:00pm WP Voice presentsThe FantasticksSep 08, 2019 @ 2:00 PM Location: Hunziker Black Box Theatre WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students William Paterson University 300 Pompton Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470 973-720-2000 WP Home Employment Opportunities Campus Map Contact Us WP Connect Stay Connected
THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students Additional Performance: Sun. 9/8/19 @ 2:00pm WP Voice presentsThe FantasticksSep 08, 2019 @ 2:00 PM Location: Hunziker Black Box Theatre WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students
Additional Performance: Sun. 9/8/19 @ 2:00pm
WP Voice presentsTHE FANTASTICKS - the world’s longest-running musicalMusic by Harvey SchmidtBook and Lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Phillip SprayberryMusical Direction by Warren HelmsChoreography by Samara Grossman THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students
THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.” Admission: $15 for adults • $10 for senior citizens and WP faculty and staff • $5 for students
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