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August 18, 2015A Place for Jazz Announces Its 2015 Fall Concert Series
A Place for Jazz announces its Fall Concert Series, featuring five evenings of world-class jazz in the Capital District. The series begins on Friday, September 18, and continues every other Friday through November 13. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, 1221 Wendell Avenue, Schenectady, NY. Tickets are $15. To order tickets, call 518.393.4011, email Tim Coakley at coakjazz@aol.com, or use the ticket order form on our website, www.aplaceforjazz.org.
The 2015 A Place for Jazz Fall Season Schedule:
René Marie – Friday, September 18, 7:30 p.m.
The season begins with a return visit by vocalist René Marie, who sang for us in 2002. She is a dynamic performer who writes her own songs as well as singing the great standards. Her most recent release is a tribute to Eartha Kitt, “I Wanna Be Evil,” on the Motema label.
Theo Hill Quartet – Friday, October 2, 7:30 p.m.
Born in Albany, Theo Hill began his jazz piano studies with Lee Shaw at age 12. He graduated from the Jazz Conservatory at SUNY Purchase. Since moving to New York City he has worked with Dave Liebman, Nicholas Payton, Charles Tolliver, Gregory Porter and others. He released his first CD in 2013.
Manuel Valera and his five-piece New Cuban Express – Friday, October 16, 7:30 p.m.
Valera was born in Havana, Cuba. He has performed with Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D’Rivera and Dafnis Prieto. The group’s recording was nominated for a Grammy in 2013 as Best Latin Jazz Album.
John Nazarenko Trio – Friday, October 30, 7:30 p.m.
John Nazarenko is a senior Artist-in-Residence at Skidmore College, where he teaches jazz piano and coaches jazz ensembles. He is also on the music faculty at Williams College and directs jazz studies at the Luzerne Music Center.
Chris Potter Quartet – Friday, November 13, 7:30 p.m.
Chris Potter arrived on the New York scene in 1989, performing with bebop icon Red Rodney. Through the ’90s, he continued to gain invaluable bandstand experience as a sideman while also making strong statements as a bandleader-composer-arranger.
About A Place for Jazz
Started in 1987 by Butch Conn, A Place for Jazz has brought hundreds of nationally known jazz musicians to the Capital District to participate in the fall concert series, public workshops and school-based clinics.
A Place for Jazz is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State’s 62 counties. APFJ is also funded in part by the Schenectady County Initiative Program and in-kind donations from the Price Chopper Golub Foundation. In addition to grant funding, revenue is generated through ticket sales and membership contributions.
We welcome your participation as a volunteer and/or as a member. For further information about APFJ, please email Tim Coakley at coakjazz@aol.com, call him at 518.393.4011, or write to PO Box 1059, Schenectady, NY 12301.
