SOMERSET JAZZ CONSORTIUM AND
JAZZ GROOVE JAM
SESSIONS -
OUR VISION
BRINGING
JAZZ TO LIFE FOR ALL TO HEAR
Welcome to our web site!
IN MEMORY
OF CHARLES RUSSONELLO – 1951-2011

Drummer, educator, successful businessman and entreprenour, we sorely miss Charlie’s humor, wit
and musical abilities which he consistently brought to the our Jazz network.
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We will be having an appearance of The
Jazz Warlocks, with Jim Jasion/Piano, Jimmy Sica/Drums, David Grossman/Guitar & Kurt Disney/guitar at:
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Dolls Place
101 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, NJ
Phone:
732-828-9196
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Friday, April 20, 2012 - 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Our mission continues.
as always, to bring you high quality Jazz at low or nonexistant cost at venues and hours that are convenient to you and your
family and your budget.
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More News - at School.
Bassist Evan Levine - Oberlin
College /Guitarist Pravin Thompson and Drummer Paul Cantarella - New Jersey City University / Bassist Ryan
Lakritz - Columbia University / Keyboardist Luke Miller - University of Wisconsin / Drummer Michael Chernin
-Brandeis University.
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We are looking forward
to continue to bring some wonderful sounds and a lot of fun as we bring Straight-Ahead Jazz, Mainstream Jazz and Bossa Nova to
a wider audience.
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11th, 2011 -
10TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9-11
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!GOD BLESS AMERICA!
ANOTHER GREAT DAY IN HIGHLAND PARK - AUGUST 20, 2010!
Front Row - L - R - Vinnie Troyani, Scott Ricketts, Jim Jasion, Bob Pallito, Jerry Otero, Bob Balogh,
Jac Keenan, Leo Gayten
Back Row - L - R - Max Jacob, Charlie Russonello, (unidentified), Ben Rose, Evan Levine, Ryan Lakritz, Michael
Lawton, Joe Lisa
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From our beginnings at the Sanctuary Coffeehouse
in Somerville in July 2003, we have grown to a network of about 80 active jazz playing musicians who participate in
regularly scheduled jam sessions and gigs currently occurring each week on:
Every
Sunday - 1 - 5 PM Every Monday - 7 PM - 9 PM -
( Jazz 'Hang' starts at Noon ) ( SJC Horn
Squad Closed Gig )
At: At: A
JPJ's
Coffee Starbucks TO BE ANNOUNCED
315 Raritan Avenue 693
West Edgar Road ( US Hwy 1 ) TO BE ANNOUNCED
Highland Park, NJ
Linden, NJ
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Edison, NJ
(or E-mail him at:)
Map Of PJ's Map Of Starbucks
Map Of TO BE ANNOUNCED
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ABOUT THE MUSIC PLAYED
BY THE SOMERSET JAZZ CONSORTIUM
Working from the 4 Real Books and other sources, our group is proficient in various
jazz sub-genres including Bebop, Hard Bop, Bossa, Swing, Mainstream, Fusion, Traditional "Dixieland" and Latino
Jazz.
Members of our regular playing network also perform at various
venues under the umbrella of The Somerset Jazz Consortium ranging from solo performers to septets. We aim to make affordable
Jazz music of a high order easily available to local audiences.