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Raritan Valley Community College’s (RVCC) Student Jazz Ensemble will perform in concert Thursday, December 8, 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 John Coltrane, Pat Metheny, Horace Silver, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker. The group also will perform music from the great American songbook featuring music by Harry Warren and Gerald Marks. The main attraction of these performances will include spontaneous improvisations by student musicians.

The Student Jazz Ensemble includes the following members: Keith Bernstein, Chris Shaffer, 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, Somerville; Cora Hartigan, Stewartsville; Jon Levering, Flemington; Zach Seif, Joe Leandro, Middlesex;  Christopher “Kip” Zanardi, Bernardsville; Drew Possumaro, Allendale; Johnny Durso, Montgomery; Joseph Hill, Hackettstown; Paul Ellwood, Lebanon; Darien Hampton, Pluckemin; and Devin A Johnson, Piscataway.

General admission tickets cost $12, $8 for students and seniors. For tickets, contact the Box Office, 908-725-3420. For additional 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

November 15, 2016

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

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