Evening of concerts to feature Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra member Sean Jones
New Brunswick, NJ Mason Gross School of the Arts will return for the next installment of “Rutgers In New York" on Monday, April 13, 2009 at the Blue Note Jazz Caf in Manhattan. Featuring performances by the Rutgers Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Ralph Bowen and Rutgers Jazz Faculty featuring Conrad Herwig, the concert also welcomes back alumnus Sean Jones, lead trumpeter of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Members of the faculty performing are Stanley Cowell, piano; Ralph Bowen, saxophone; Conrad Herwig, trombone; Vic Juris, guitar; and Mike Richmond, bass. Alumnus Rudy Royston will also be on percussion.
Performances are at 8:00pm and 10:30pm and tickets are $10 for the bar and $15 for table seating. Minimum food and/or drink purchases may be required. For more information about this event or to reserve, patrons should call 212-475-8592.
Rutgers In New York
In 2001, under a mandate from Dean George B. Stauffer, Mason Gross School of the Arts began planning a new performance series called Rutgers In New York. Dean Stauffer's vision was to add to the educational experience of Mason Gross students by providing them with professional exposure to the arts Mecca of the world, New York City. Every year, the performance series takes one of the school's four disciplines to Manhattan, located just 40 miles north of the Mason Gross School, for a gala performance or exhibition.
About Mason Gross School of the Arts
Founded in 1976, Mason Gross School of the Arts is the arts conservatory of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and is home to the departments of dance, music, theater arts, and visual arts. Its faculty and alumni rosters include arts professionals recognized nationally and internationally. The school's enrollment of 585 undergraduates across four departments and 350 graduate students across three departments, combined with a faculty of 140, assures students the opportunity to work closely with accomplished artists within their fields.
About Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
A comprehensive research institution with more than 50,000 students on three main campuses in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden, Rutgers comprises one of the major state university systems in the nation. Chartered in 1766 in New Brunswick as Queen's College, Rutgers is the eighth oldest institution of higher learning in the nation.
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