Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The Somers Point Jazz Society has been in existence since 2004

The Somers Point Jazz Society has been in existence since 2004. The Society is governed by a board of directors consisting of 20 members.  The Society is a membership organization that currently has over 250 paid members.  Events are open to members and non-members alike with discounts offered to members on some events.  There are also some events that members can attend free. The Society has helped the local school district by providing them with funds to supplement their music and creative arts educational programs.
The Somers Point Jazz Society is a registered Public Charity recognized by both the US Internal Revenue Service and the NJ State Department of Treasury.

Somers Point Jazz Society Events

March 5, 2011  8:30–11 PM
The Negra Modelo Winter Jazz Series  featuring Franny Smith and the Atlantic City Jazz Band
Gregory’s Restaurant 900 Shore Rd., Somers Point, NJ Somers Point Jazz Society members, high school & college students with valid ID are admitted free. All others will be charged $5 at the door. 

March 7, 2011  7 – 10 PM 
Big Band Monday at Sandi Pointe featuring The Ed Vezinho/Jim Ward Big bandSandi Pointe Coastal Bistro 908 Shore Rd., Somers Point, NJ
$5 admission

March 10 -13, 2011
Cape Bank Jazz @ the Point 2011
Our annual jazz festival features ten great groups performing at various venues in Somers Point, NJ. Featured artists include The Ignacio Berroa Quartet, The Joanna Pascale Quintet with The Ed Vezinho/Jim Ward Big Band, Sandy Warren book signing. The Michael Pedicin Quartet/The Brubeck Project, Richie Goods and Nuclear Fusion, and The Eric Alexander Quartet. For the complete lineup 
click here.

March 13, 2011
Sandy Warren,
 will sign copies of her new book, Art Blakey Cookin' and Jammin': Recipes and Remembrances from a Jazz Life(MargaretMedia,$16.95) as part of the Cape Bank Jazz @ the Point Festival.  Sandy will be at Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro, 908 Shore Road, Somers Point from 3:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. on March 13., she will also be available following the first set of the Joanna Pascale Quintet with Ed Vezinho/Jim Ward Big Band.

April 10, 2011 1 – 4 PM
The Negra Modelo Winter Jazz Series  and the 4th Annual Jazz Master Award Reception
1 - 2 PM - Reception to honor 2011 Jazz Master Award Recipient Joe Mancini, 2-4 PM - Winter Jazz Series performance. – Artist to be announced.
Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro  908 Shore Rd., Somers Point, NJ
Free admission
These programs are made possible in part through the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts through the Local Arts Grant administered by Atlantic County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs.

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