Nyack Jazz Week 2011

Nyack Jazz Week 2011, an annual celebration of jazz & blues presented by the Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society, will begin on Sunday, July 24, 2011 and run until Sunday, July 31st.   Eight consecutive nights of great music (indoors & out, many free to the public) will feature a range of world-renowned artists, turning this village on the Hudson River into a scene that perhaps more closely resembles that jazz Mecca a few miles to the south, Greenwich Village.  Featured artists include the incomparable Fred Hersch playing solo piano in the Carnegie Room at the Nyack Library on Wednesday, July 27th, and the legendary saxophonist Lou Donaldson leading his own quartet in two shows on Friday, July 29th at The Hudson House.   Also appearing: Tenor sax sensation Rich Perry with local bass legend Cameron Brown, The Robert Ross Blues Band, Steven Bernstein & The Millennial Territory Orchestra, Ray Levier and others.  Other noteworthy events include the popular student concert, The Next Generation of Jazz, this year spotlighting award winning 15-year old phenom Sam Hart and his quartet.  Also, Nyack composer Anita Brown will present a participatory lecture about her upcoming large-scale work commemorating 9/11.  The week will close on Sunday at the River Club with a party and jam session featuring vocalist Shirley Crabbe, to be followed by the Jazz Concert Season Finale at the Turning Point in Piermont.    

For a complete list of the week’s events and to purchase tickets please visit www.rcjbs.org.

Nyack Jazz Week 2011 is sponsored by: The Rockland County Jazz & Blues Society, Friends of the Nyacks, The Hopper House, John Richmond and others.

Full Schedule:

Sunday July 24 

7:30-10:30 pm: Rich Perry with the Cameron Brown Trio

Olive’s 118 Main St, Nyack - $5

Mon, July 25

6-8 pm: The Next Generation of Jazz: Sam Hart Quartet

The Nyack Library Carnegie Room 59 South Broadway, Nyack  - FREE

5-6 pm: Lecture /Join in Song, “Every Voice Counts”

Composer Anita Brown enlists the community to participate in a large-scale work commemorating 9/11, to premiere in September. www.standsymphony.com

Reality Bites Café 100 Main Street, Nyack  - FREE

8-11:30 pm: Jazz at the Turning Point Monday Jazz Sessions

John Richmond, tenor saxophone, Bob Meyer, drums, Alan Farnham, piano, Mike McGuirk, bass

Open Jam Session after the first set.  All instrumentalists, vocalists and patrons welcome

Turning Point Café 468 Piermont Ave #1, Piermont - $5

Tue, July 26 

7-9 pm:  Steven Bernstein & The Millennial Territory Orchestra (MTO)

Sponsored by the Friends of Nyack

Memorial Park, Nyack - FREE (bring a picnic!)

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Wed, July 27

8-10 pm:  Fred Hersch, solo piano

The Nyack Library Carnegie Room 59 South Broadway, Nyack - $15 ($12 RCJBS Members, Students, Seniors)

Thur, July 28 

7:30-9:30 pm:  Music in the Garden Opening Night Concert, TBA

The Garden at the Hopper House 82 N Broadway, Nyack - FREE (bring a folding chair)

Fri, July 29 

Shows at 8 & 9:30 pm: Alto Sax legend, Lou Donaldson Quartet

Hudson House 134 Main Street, Nyack - $20 ($15 RCJBS Members, Students, Seniors)

8-10 pm: Drummer Ray Levier and Friends

Didier Dumas Patisserie 163 Main Street, Nyack - FREE

Sat. July 30

9 pm:  Robert Ross Blues Band

Turning Point Café 468 Piermont Ave #1, Piermont - $15

Sun. July 31

4-7 pm: Closing Night Party & Jam Session Featuring Vocalist, Shirley Crabbe

The River Club 11 Burd Street, Nyack - FREE

7:30-10 pm: Turning Point Jazz Concert Season Finale

Turning Point Café 468 Piermont Ave #1, Piermont -$20/2 sets

About The Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society:

The Rockland County Jazz & Blues Society is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is to promote the heritage, performance, appreciation, and vitality of jazz, blues, and related music forms in Rockland County, NY, and surrounding regions