Night Of Rhythm & Blues Also Features Students and Alumni of New School Jazz - Dec 18

[Lois Gilbert]

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ AND JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENT BERNARD "PRETTY"
PURDIE AND JUNIOR MANCE AT DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA

Night Of Rhythm & Blues Also Features Students and Alumni of New School Jazz

Monday, December 18, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, 5th Floor.

WHAT:
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola present a Night of Rhythm & Blues. Esteemed faculty Bernard "Pretty" Purdie directs and Junior Mance directs and performs with students and alumni in celebration of the school's 20th anniversary. At 7:30 p.m., Purdie directs New School musicians as they perform sultry R&B originals and classics. One of the school's original faculty instructors, Purdie rejoins the faculty for the school's 20th anniversary. At 9:30 p.m., celebrated piano blues man and longstanding faculty member Junior Mance performs a special set of original blues songs with New School Jazz students and alumni.

WHEN:
Monday, December 18
7:30 p.m. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie & New School R&B Revue 9:30 p.m. Junior's Blues: Junior Mance & New School Blues Band

WHERE:
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, 5th Floor.

WHO:
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, percussionist and New School Jazz faculty Junior Mance, pianist, composer, and New School Jazz faculty

TICKET INFO:
General: $15 cover; Students: $10 cover. A $10 minimum at the tables and
$5 minimum at the bar applies. For reservations, call (212) 258-9595 or visit www.jalc.org/dccc.

GENERAL INFO:
For more information, call 212.229.5896 or visit www.jazz.newschool.edu.

PRESS INFO:
Julie Novacek, 212.229.5667 x4682 or novacekj@newschool.edu Deborah Kirschner, 212.229.5667 x4310 or kirschnd@newschool.edu

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music is the musical manifestation of The New School and its legacy. Steeped in progressive tradition while moving forward into new frontiers of sound and experimentation, New School Jazz is a rarity among conservatory music schools. Instructors are active, professional musicians who guide students on their way toward becoming working artists. With the backing of a major university, the school provides its students with the encouragement to break through artistic barriers, and a solid academic foundation to sustain and enrich their efforts. For more information, visit www.jazz.newschool.edu.