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Njcu Alumni Jazz Big Band at J. Owens Grundy Pier

Courtesy of Don Jay Smith | Posted on August 29, 2017

Where

J. Owens Grundy Pier
Exchange Place
Jersey City, NJ
Map

When

Fri, September 15, 2017
6:00 pm

Musicians

About

The NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band will perform a 100th Birthday Salute to Four Jazz Icons, featuring the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, and Thelonious Monk on the J. Owen Grundy Pier, Exchange Place, in Jersey City on Friday, September 15 at 6:00 p.m. Conducted by recently retired NJCU Professor Richard Lowenthal, this free concert features the renowned trumpeter Jon Faddis and the acclaimed young jazz singer Cyrille Aimée.

The fifth annual concert with the Alumni Jazz Big Band is a collaboration between NJCU and the City of Jersey City, which recognizes the value of music and the arts for the people of the community. ...

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