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Mitch Frohman, one of the top saxophonists/flutists on today’s jazz music scene, joins the high-energy William Paterson Latin Jazz Ensemble led by Latin jazz icon Chico Mendoza on Sunday, March 1, 2020 as part of the Jazz Room Series at William Paterson University in Wayne.
The concert begins at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus. “Sittin’ In,” an informal jazz talk with the afternoon’s artist, begins at 3 p.m. in the Shea 101 Recital Hall; the event is free to all Jazz Room ticketholders. The concert will open with a performance by a William Paterson student jazz ensemble.
Tickets are $15 for the general public, $12 for the William Paterson community and senior citizens, and $8 for non-William Paterson students; admission is free for William Paterson students. There will be an additional $3 charge per ticket on the day of the performance.
Frohman is well known for his 25 years with the iconic Tito Puente Orchestra, and for his membership with the Mongo Santamaria Band. He is co-leader of the Mambo Legends Orchestra, comprised of the former legends of the Tito Puente Orchestra. He also leads the critically acclaimed Latin jazz and salsa dance band The Bronx Horns, the Eddie Torres Mambo Kings Dance/Show Orchestra, and tours as the sax/flute soloist with the Grammy Award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
William Paterson University’s Jazz Room Series, now in its 43rd season, is the longest-running program of its kind in the United States. Launched in 1978, the Jazz Room has welcomed more than 500 jazz legends to the stage, including Sonny Rollins, Wynton Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Joe Williams, Marian McPartland, Slide Hampton, Kenny Burrell, Joe Lovano, Kenny Garrett, Clark Terry, Michael and Randy Brecker, the Vanguard Orchestra, and more.
Concerts have encompassed the entire spectrum of jazz, from early jazz and swing to avant garde, and from intimate solo performances to big bands. The performance series provides support for the University’s internationally renowned Jazz Studies Program, founded in 1973, which draws students from across the United States and abroad under the current direction of pianist Bill Charlap.
The Jazz Room at William Paterson University has been made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
For information, call the Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371 or visit wp-presents.org.
