One Night and One Hot Day of Cool Quintessential Jazz
8th Annual Jazz Festival
Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center
Friday Night and Saturday, September 24 and 25
The Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC) announces that the Eight Annual Jazz Festival will be held on September 24 & 25 at the spectacular OSPAC Amphitheater at Crystal Lake, 4 Boland Drive, West Orange. This event is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors. Children are free. Admission is taken at the entrance.
For the eight consecutive year, the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center will present world-class jazz entertainment emceed by WBGO’s Gary Walker, in an open-air setting, complete with international food vendors, artisans and crafts, health spa center, and entertainment and activities for children.
"The OSPAC Jazz Festival has grown in eight years to be the most talked about jazz event in the area,” said internationally renowned jazz singer and OSPAC’s Executive Director, Kate Baker. “And this year’s event will be more spectacular than ever. Our lineup of artists is an international mix of quintessential jazz stylists and modern and cultural jazz interpreters.”
“What makes this venue special is not only the beautiful surroundings where you can stroll around the lake, but the superb sound that you can hear from every location,” said guitarist Vic Juris.
This year’s stellar lineup includes: Pam Purvis + Matt King and + Bob Devos Organ Trio + The West Orange All Stars featuring Dave Stryker with Matt King on Piano + Cecil Brooks III and the CBIII Band + West Orange Jazz and Latin Giants Featuring Oscar Perez, Ed Howard, Kate Baker and others +Nat Adderley Jr. More Performers to be Announced
“OSPAC is considered New Jersey’s premier outdoor theater and we are proud of the great performances, like the Jazz Festival, that take place here,” says Mayor John F. McKeon, “I encourage everyone to come out to OSPAC and enjoy the beautiful surroundings at Crystal Lake and experience the season’s signature event.”