Jazz musician to visit Newark High

NEWARK - An upbeat evening of jazz featuring renowned trombonist, Wycliffe Gordon, is planned for 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 at Newark High School.

At the 18th annual Winter Jazz event, he will perform several selections with his quartet. They may also perform some numbers with the high school Jazz Ensemble, directed by David Schwind and the high school Vocal Jazz, directed by Jean Bendix.

Gordon enjoys a career as a performer, conductor, composer, arranger and educator, receiving high praise from audiences and critics alike.

He tours the world performing hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz for audiences ranging from heads of state to elementary school students. Gordon received the Jazz Journalists Association 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002 and 2001 Award for Trombonist of the Year, and the Jazz Journalists Association 2000 Critics Choice Award for Best Trombone.

His latest recordings, Boss Bones and You and I, were released in June 2008. Gordon is featured on numerous recordings with the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and many others.

Tickets for Winter Jazz are $5 at the door. Senior citizens with a Golden Pass will be admitted for free. For more information, call 332-3200.

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