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SOMERSET JAZZ CONSORTIUM AND
JAZZ GROOVE JAM SESSIONS -

OUR VISION
BRINGING JAZZ TO LIFE FOR ALL TO HEAR

Welcome to our web site!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! 

Join us at our weekly Thursday Evening Jam sessions from 7:00 - 9:00 PM, at: 

Saltwater's Seafood And Southern Cuisine, located at 1991 Route 27, Somerset, NJ.

We have a classic piano/bass drums trio for our house band at Saltwaters but we are also looking for more horn players both here and at PJ's!

FOR THOSE OF YOU IN UNION COUNTY AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY

WE ARE INVOLVED WITH THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON "JAZZ CAFE" SERIES AT RAHWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY FROM 2:00 - 4:00 PM EVERY SATURDAY.  SEE OUR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS SERIES.  AT THIS SERIES, WE WILL BE SHOWCASING THE VARIOUS BANDS AND DIFFERENT SOUNDS WITHIN OUR ENTIRE NETWORK OF PLAYERS!

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                                                               A GREAT DAY IN HIGHLAND PARK!
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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 open jam sessions currently occurring each week on:

           Sundays - 1:00 - 5:00 PM                    Thursdays - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM- 7:30 - 10:00 PM
           ( Jazz Listening and discussion )     ---------------------------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
           ( starts an hour or so earlier )             ---------------------------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                           At:                                                              At:At:
 
                   PJ's Coffee                    Saltwater's Seafood & Southern Cuisine                                                 (Interim Private Venue - By Invite Only)
           315 Raritan Avenue                               1991 State Route 27      Studio                                    (Call Jim Jasion at 732-325-7464)
           Highland Park, NJ  08904                    Somerset, NJ  08873       Edison, NJ                           (or E-mail him at:)
           Tel:  732-828-2323                                 Tel:  732-821-1001                                                      ( JCJasion@yahoo.com ) Map  .
           Map To PJ's                                             Map  To Saltwater's      Map to Subterranean Recording Studio 
           Click here                                                    Click here        Click here 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Working from the 3 Real Books, 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.

Please get in touch to offer comments and join our mailing list.
Contact: Jim Jasion
JCJasion@yahoo.com
732-325-7464
Or if you like you can go to the llisterv mailing list website at:

We now also have a Facebook Site - Click here.

And now some plugs: 
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For more Jazz listening at economy-conscious cost:
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Websites:
www.redhotbands.com  - Extensive database of Jazz from the beginnnings to about 1935.  Needs RealPlayer.
www.youtube.com - Video and sound clips of jazz of all eras and sub-styles. 
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