Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center Jazz Fest, West Orange NJ

[Lois Gilbert]

West Orange, New Jersey –
The Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC) announces the 3rd Annual Jazz Festival to be held on September 10th & 11th starting at 12:30 PM at the spectacular OSPAC Amphitheater at Crystal Lake, 4 Boland Drive, West Orange.

For the third consecutive year the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center will present an entire weekend of world class jazz entertainment in an open air setting complete with international food vendors, artisans and crafts on display, entertainment and activities for children.

“The OSPAC Jazz Festival has grown in two short years to be the most talked about jazz event in the area” says international renowned jazz singer and OSPAC’s Executive Director, Kate Baker. “And this year’s event will be more spectacular than ever. Our line up of artists is an international mix of quintessential jazz stylists and modern and cultural jazz interpreters.”
“What makes this venue special is not only the beautiful surroundings where you can stroll around the lake, but the superb sound that you can hear from every location” says guitarist Vic Juris.

This years stellar line up includes: Houston Person Quartet, Dena DeRose, Richie Cole, Brazilian Voyage Quartet featuring Romero Lubambo, Claudio Roditi and Nilson Matta, Sheila Jordan Quartet, Jose Conde Y Ola Fresca , David Liebman Group, Grammy Award Winning Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project, Kate Baker Quintet, Vic Juris Quintet with Xavier Davis, Enrico Granafei, Cecil Brooks III and the CBIII Band, Grammy award Winning Joe Lovano Quintet featuring Renee Rosnes, OSPAC All Stars featuring Matt King, Dave Stryker, Ed Howard, Ed Palermo and many more (see attached for schedule and descriptions) many of who reside in New Jersey.

“OSPAC is considered New Jersey’s premier outdoor theater and we are proud of the great performances, like the Jazz Festival that take place here,” says Mayor John F. McKeon, “I encourage everyone to come out to OSPAC and enjoy the beautiful surroundings at Crystal Lake and the season’s signature event.”

The OSPAC Jazz Festival is sponsored by Organon Pharmaceuticals, Commerce Bank, St. Barnabas Health Care Center, New Jersey Council of the Arts and WBGO 88.3.