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Raritan Valley Community College’s (RVCC) Student Jazz Ensemble will perform in concert Thursday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Welpe Theatre at the College’s Branchburg campus.

The group is directed by John Loehrke of New York City.

The ensemble will perform pieces by a variety of jazz artists, including Count Basie, Pat Metheny, Horace Silver, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Charles Mingus and Wes Montgomery. The group also will perform music from the great American songbook featuring music by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Kurt Weill and Wilbur Schwandt. The highlight of these performances will feature spontaneous improvisations by student musicians.

The Student Jazz Ensemble includes the following members: Keith Bernstein, Branchburg; Mason L. Shepherd Jr., Jon Loree, and Chris Loree, Hillsborough; Jason Zujkowski, Manville; Daniel Tenenbaum, Kyle J. Lynch,  Bridgewater; Maxwell Mellies, North Plainfield; Stephen Pettinelli, Alpha; Sara Dalen, Alexandria; Nicholas Blue, Joe Maselli, Steven Comanda, Somerville; Zach Seif, Joe Leandro, Middlesex;  Christopher “Kip” Zanardi, Bernardsville; Drew Possumaro, Allendale; Chris Shaffer, Branchburg; Joseph Hill, Hackettstown; Devin A Johnson, Piscataway; Cole Herudek, Clinton; Giovanni Rosario, Phillipsburg; Rimsha Jaial, Edison; and Chris Compton, Long Hill.  

General admission tickets cost $12, $8 for students and seniors. For tickets, contact the Box Office, 908-725-3420. For more information, call 908-218-8876.

Raritan Valley Community College’s main campus is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ. Serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for close to 50 years, RVCC is an educational and cultural center that is nationally recognized for its innovative programming, service to the community and environmental leadership. The College offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificates, as well as career training, professional development and personal enrichment courses. The College also has a performing arts center and planetarium.

RVCC is committed to offering a quality and affordable education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community’s businesses, and state-of-the-art technology. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 11, 2016

Media contact: Donna Stolzer, 908-526-1200, ext. 8383

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