• Graduate Special Education Virtual Information Session

  07/16/25 04:00 PM - 07/16/25 05:00 PM

  During this virtual session, we will discuss all of the things you need to know about applying to one of William Paterson University’s Master’s degree or certificate programs in Special Education.
  
  Join program director, Dr. Pamela Brillante, and a member of the Graduate Admission Team as they answer questions about the next steps you would need to take if you were considering applying for an upcoming semester.

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  Location: online

• MAT: Secondary Education Virtual Information Session

  07/17/25 01:00 PM - 07/17/25 02:00 PM

  During this virtual session, we will discuss all of the things you need to know about applying to William Paterson University’s Secondary Education certificate and Master's degree programs. Join program director, Dr. Thomas Fallace, and a member of the Graduate Admission Team as they answer questions about the next steps you would need to take if you were considering applying for an upcoming semester.

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  Location: online

• The Dan Pugach Big Band

  07/21/25 07:30 PM - 07/21/25 09:30 PM

  Composer and drummer Dan Pugach brings his big band to Shea for the very first time this summer, featuring music from his 2025 GRAMMY® Award-winning album Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence, featuring Nicole Zuratis. This adds to his growing list of awards as a composer, which include ASCAP Foundation Jazz Composer Award, and the BMI Charlie Parker Composition Prize. He also played drums on the 2024 GRAMMY® Award-winning album How Love Begins. Pugach, who was born in Isreal and has spent time in Rio de Janeiro and Boston before moving to our area, also leads a nonet, which along with his big band, performs in well-established NYC venues and at international festivals and performing arts centers.

  General Admission: $20 (includes $3 ticket fee)
  Series Subscription: $75 Summer Jazz Pass (Includes all 5 Summer Jazz concerts for one low price and total savings of $25. Jazz Pass must be purchased before the first show on Monday, July 21, 2025.)

  

  
  

  Location: Shea Center for Performing Arts

• Manuel Valera and New Cuban Express

  07/22/25 07:30 PM - 07/22/25 09:30 PM

  Born and raised in Havana, pianist, composer and Guggenheim Fellow Manuel Valera is a well-established NYC musician. He has collaborated as a pianist and composer with artists such as Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D’Rivera, Brian Lynch, Dafnis Prieto, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Jeff “Tain” Watts, John Benitez, Samuel Torres, Yosvany Terry, and classical violin virtuoso Joshua Bell. Valera has released 18 albums as a bandleader including with New Cuban Express, a trio, the New Cuban Express Big Band, and playing solo piano works. Along with the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019, he has been awarded three Chamber Music America New Jazz Works grants, two Dranoff International Piano Foundation commissions, and the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award. He has performed in more than 30 countries at some of the world’s most prominent international venues and festivals.

  General Admission: $20 (includes $3 ticket fee)
  Series Subscription: $75 Summer Jazz Pass (Includes all 5 Summer Jazz concerts for one low price and total savings of $25. 
  Jazz Pass must be purchased before the first show on Monday, July 21, 2025.)

  

  
  

  Location: Shea Center for Performing Arts

• April May Webb and Sounds of A & R

  07/23/25 07:30 PM - 07/23/25 09:30 PM

  Named “Best Jazz Group” at the 2019 New York City Reader’s Jazz Awards, Sounds of A&R (S.O.A.R.) is the creation of the husband-and-wife duo, vocalist April May Webb and trumpeter Randall Haywood. Both are rising artists: Webb won the 2024 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, while Haywood was recognized as the "Male Rising Star" at the Hot House and Jazzmobile NYC Reader's Jazz Awards. They have represented the United States as Cultural Ambassadors and have received a grant from Chamber Music America. Their third studio album, Questions Left Unanswered, reached #12 on the National Jazz Week charts and was featured in Jazz Week’s Top 50 Jazz Albums of the Year.

  General Admission: $20 (includes $3 ticket fee)
  Series Subscription: $75 Summer Jazz Pass (Includes all 5 Summer Jazz concerts for one low price and total savings of $25. Jazz Pass must be purchased before the first show on Monday, July 21, 2025.)

  

  
  

  Location: Shea Center for Performing Arts

• Prospective Graduate Student Virtual Q/A

  07/24/25 12:00 PM - 07/24/25 01:00 PM

  During this virtual event, we will discuss all of the things you need to know about applying to William Paterson University’s graduate programs! We will be able to answer questions about our application and the next steps you would need to take if you were considering applying for an upcoming semester.

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  Location: online