Contacts:
Gloria Gottschalk, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 239
[email protected]
Lauren Erlichman, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 215
[email protected]
NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY JAZZ PROGRAM PRESENTS
HAL GALPER ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 ON "JAZZ@ 6:30" SERIES
(New York, NY – November 5, 2001) New School University’s
Jazz and Contemporary Music Program will present Hal Galper with Billy Hart
& Rufus Reid on Monday, November 26 as part of the "Jazz @ 6:30"
series at the Jazz Performance Space at New School University, 55 West 13th
Street, 5th Floor, NYC. The "Jazz @ 6:30 PM" series is designed to
entertain and educate. Following a one-hour set of music, the performers will
engage in an informal Q & A session with the audience. Concert-goers are
invited to ask the performers about their musical philosophy, their careers,
the pieces they’ve chosen, and any other questions of interest.
Tickets are $18 per show or $60 for the series. To purchase tickets
by phone, please call 212-229-5896, ext. 308. Tickets may also be purchased
directly through The New School’s box office at 212-229-5488. (Box Office
hours: Monday – Thursday, 1-8 PM, and Friday, 1-7 PM) For further information
on the Jazz Program, call 212-229-5896.
HAL GALPER WITH BILLY HART & RUFUS REID
Monday, November 26, 2001, 6:30 PM
Bebop is nothing new to New School faculty member Hal Galper.
Weaned on Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, and Bill Evans, he has played with many
of the masters, spending three years on the road with Chet Baker, three years
with Cannonball Adderley, and a decade with Phil Woods. His list of credits
also includes work with Johnny Hodges, Roy Eldridge, Slide Hampton, James Moody,
Art Blakey and Lee Konitz, as well as with Bobby Hutcherson and John Scofield.
A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Galper has played the full scope of
his musical heritage -- from the post-beboppers to the ultra-modernists.
Hal’s reputation as an educator and author is equally distinguished.
His theoretical and practical articles have appeared in Down Beat and
Jazz Educators Journal, and his new book, The Touring Musician
(Billboard Books), has quickly become a new classic. Hal is a founding member
of the New School Jazz Program, has won a Grammy for his work with Phil Woods,
and is the recipient of an Outstanding Service Award from the International
Association of Jazz Educators.
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The next guest artist on the "Jazz @ 6:30 PM" series will be Kirk Nurock on Monday, December 3.
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New School University's Jazz and Contemporary Music Program
offers a B.F.A. degree program in Jazz Performance, and in Composing and Arranging.
The faculty includes such renowned artists as Reggie Workman, Chico Hamilton,
Buster Williams, Jimmy Owens, Benny Powell, Joanne Brackeen, and Jane Ira Bloom.
Alumni of the program include many of today's up-and-coming jazz artists - Larry
Goldings, Brad Mehldau, Roy Hargrove, Miri Ben-Ari, Peter Bernstein, and Virginia
Mayhew, among others. Martin Mueller is the Executive Director of the Jazz Program.
To find out about upcoming events and performances, visit www.newschool.edu/jazz.