(New York, NY - February 17, 2005) New School University’s Jazz & Contemporary Music Program in collaboration with Sweet Rhythm Music Club in Greenwich Village will present talented student ensembles and their illustrious faculty mentors on Monday evenings in March, April and May 2005. Sets are at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. There is a $10 music charge. Sweet Rhythm Music Club is located at 88 Seventh Avenue South. For further information, call (212) 255-3626 or visit the Web site: www.sweetrhythmny.com
| Upcoming performances include: | |
| Monday, March 7, 2005 | Benny Powell Ensemble |
| Monday, March 14, 2005 | Buster Williams Ensemble |
| Monday, March 28, 2005 | Sound in Time, directed by Gerry Hemingway |
| Monday, April 4, 2005 | Electric Miles, directed by Adam Holzman |
| Monday, April 11, 2005 | Music of Charlie Parker, directed by David Glasser |
| Monday, April 18, 2005 | Music of Ornette Coleman, directed by Jane Ira Bloom |
| Monday, April 25, 2005 | Charli Persip Ensemble |
| Monday, May 2, 2005 | Afro-Cuban Big Band, directed by Bobby Sanabria |
| Monday, May 9, 2005 | Music of Chick Corea, directed by Armen Donelian |
| Monday, May 16, 2005 | Jazz Voices, directed by Janet Lawson & Amy London |
For further information on the New School Jazz Program, call (212) 229-5896, ext. 4580.
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New School University's Jazz & 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 oftoday's most prominent jazz artists - Larry Goldings, Brad Mehldau, Roy Hargrove, Miri Ben-Ari, Peter Bernstein, Ali M. Jackson, and Marcus and EJ Strickland, among others. Martin Mueller is the Executive Director of the Jazz Program. To find out about upcoming events and performances, visit the Web site at www.newschool.edu/jazz.