OSPAC IS PROUD TO PRESENT:

Fifth Annual Jazz Festival
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September 7:
Yoga & Jazz at 7:00 pm
Party at Cecil's Jazz Club 8:00 pm ($15 Cover)
September 8 & 9
12:00-8:00 pm

Admission: FREE with suggested $5 Donation
*RAIN OR SHINE*
(Tents Will Be Set Up)
OSPAC's Fifth Annual Jazz Festival is sponsored by: Commerce Bank, Matzel & Mumford & WBGO.

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The Fifth Annual Jazz Festival features three days of outdoor summer fun in which some of the most talented musicians in the tri-state area will take the stage to bring you soulful jazz performances and to spread their passion for music.  Great entertainers will perform throughout the day. Eyes and ears will be in delight as the "Arts in Exhibit," featuring the artwork and crafts of established artists and sculptors, will be on display around the park grounds. Come and enjoy the music, along with international food vendors and crafts! A great day for the whole family!

Artist Lineup:

September 7th
7:00 pm        Yoga & Jazz
8:00 pm        Cecil’s Jazz Club with Eric Alexander Quartet ($15 Cover)

September 8th         
1:30 pm        OSPAC Jazz Ensemble led by Xavier Davis & Ralph Lalama
2:00 pm        Houston Person Quartet
3:00 pm        Roseanna Vitro Quartet
4:00 pm        Wallace Roney Sextet
5:00 pm        Waverly Seven Featuring Anat Cohen
6:00 pm        Eliane Elias Trio with Marc Johnson & Billy Hart
7:00 pm        Dizzy GillespieTM Alumni All-Stars

September 9th                 
12:30 pm      OSPAC Jazz Workshop Big Band led by Don Braden
1:00 pm        Cecil Brooks III and the CBIII Band     
2:00 pm        Dave Stryker & the Blue to the Bone Band Featuring Steve Slagle
3:00 pm        Romero Lubambo and Pamela Driggs - Guitar & Voice Duo
3:30 pm        Vic Juris and Romero Lubambo With the World Music Ensemble
4:30 pm        Kevin Mahogany
5:30 pm        Grupo Latin Vibe

OSPAC Press Release:

Three Hot Days of Cool Quintessential Jazz
5th Annual Jazz Festival
Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center
THE GREAT LIGHT WAY TO JAZZ
September 7, 8 & 9

West Orange, New Jersey –
The Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC) announces that the Fifth Annual Jazz Festival will be held on September 7, 8 & 9 at the spectacular OSPAC Amphitheater at Crystal Lake, 4 Boland Drive, West Orange.  The event will be kicked off Friday evening, September 7 with Yoga and Jazz at 7:00 p.m.  This event is FREE with a suggested donation of $5 at the door.  After, a Jazz Party at Cecil’s Jazz Club with the Eric Alexander Band will follow.  Cecil’s Jazz Club has a $15 cover.
            For the fifth consecutive year, the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center will present an entire weekend of 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 weekend will also include "Paint the Music" lef by Nitza Danieli Horner, artist/educator affiliated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is a unique multi-media program where intergrated audiences create original artwork inspired by live music.
As you listen to the music, you can also visit the ‘Great Light Way’ - 21 five foot tall fiberglass light bulbs, uniquely hand painted by regional artists inspiring you to ‘Go Lite on Energy,’ in partnership with Mayor John F. McKeon’s, West Orange Energy Diet.
            “The OSPAC Jazz Festival has grown in four short years to be the most talked about jazz event in the area,” said international renowned jazz singer and OSPAC’s Executive Director, Kate Baker.  “And this year’s event will be more spectacular than ever.  Our line up 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: the OSPAC Jazz Workshop Big Band, Houston Person Quartet, Roseanna Vitro Quartet, Wallace Roney Sextet, Waverly Seven featuring Anat Cohen, Dizzy GillespieTM Alumni All-Stars featuring Claudio Roditi, Eliane Elias Trio, Cecil Brooks III & the CBIII Band, Romero Lubambo & Pamela Driggs, Vic Juris & Romero Lubambo in a World Music Project, Kevin Mahogany, Dave Stryker & the Blue to the Bone Band featuring Steve Slagle, and Grupo Latin Vibe.
            “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, see the uniquely painted light bulbs and experience the season’s signature event.”
OSPAC’s Fifth Annual Jazz Festival is sponsored by Commerce Bank, Matzel & Mumford and WBGO.