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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN MEMORY OF CHARLES RUSSONELLO – 1951-2011    A Our Sunday
House Band Co-Drummer and Latin Percussionist, Charlie Russonello, passed on on September 9, 2011. We sorely
miss Charlie’s humor, wit and musical abilities which he consistently brought to the table at our jam sessions and gigs.
As a member of the consortium’s ‘Brain Trust,’ Charlie is irreplaceable. His loss is a loss for all of us. The combined forces
of the Somerset Jazz Consortium and Leopoldo Gayten's New World Order Jam Session rrallied around Charlie's wife
Jing and the rest of his family and we held a Jazz Funeral for Charlie at his wake on Sunday, September 11, 2011. There
was more poignancy in this memorial in that it was also the 10th Anniversary of the heinous terrorist attacks which brought
down the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. We grieve and pray for all. John Abbott and I each received thank you letters from Jing thanking us all for softening the loss by keeping Charlie alive through the music he so dearly loves. I honestly believe he's out there somewhere having a spirited discussion with Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa and Joe Morello. There will be a memorial concert for Charlie in the future. We will work with Jing and with Charlie's nephew Gio on this. Again, please keep Charlie, Jing and Gio in your prayers and thoughts. MaChu Jam Session Is No Longer Unfortunately, due to business pressures, Alphonse Boatright was forced to close MaChu Cajun Fusion Restaurant in Somerset so no more Tuesday night Jam Sessions. We are in search mode for a new venue for our Tuesday evening weeknight jam session and will get back to you on that in the coming weeks. Thank You, James C. Jasion – Founder / Moderator Somerset Jazz Consortium and Jazz Groove Jam Sessions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11th, 2011 - TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9-11 !!!GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS AND GUESTS! AND TO REMIND YOU WE ALSO HAVE A...
Our welcome to new members and participants Zac Carson, Jacqueline Shagam and Brian Fischer. And special thanks to Hank Rosenthal, Jack Keenan, Joe Lisa and David Grossman for holding
up the chordal ends of things in my absences! Don't forget... COMING UP IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER Tuesday, October 11th, Somerset Jazz Horn Squad at Highland Park Library Saturday, October 29th, Somerset Jazz Horn Squad at the Rahway Library Jazz Cafe' Series ) Saturday, November 19th, Vocalists corner with Kym Lawrence and possibly Tony Robinson as well. Get ready for some soulful, heartfelt SINGING! Monday, December 5th, The Somerset Jazz Horn Squad will be doing its Christmas Concert at JFK Library in Piscataway. REPERTOIRE PAGE - A list
of some 400+ tunes commonly played at our jam sessions. Feel free to take a look and make additional requests.
a We now have a Facebook Site - Click here. HAVE A HAPPY HEALTHY PROSPEROUS AND SAFE NEW YEAR!! IN MEMORIUM Pianist Dr. Billy Taylor - 1921-2011 He is missed BADLY. AND COMING BACK TO THE RAHWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY... WE ARE ONCE AGAIN, IN OCTOBER 2010, INVOLVED WITH THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON "JAZZ CAFE" SERIES AT RAHWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY FROM 2:00 - 4:00 PM, SATURDAYS. OCTOBER 9TH IT'S THE HOUSE BAND. OCTOBER 16TH HAS THE LUKE MILLER JAZZ GROUP. AND.... ON OCTOBER 23RD WE HAVE THE SUAVE BOSSA AND SAMBA STYLINGS OF MICHAEL LAWTON AND HIS GROUP. And don't forget... Weekly Thursday Evening Jam sessions from 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting Thursday, January 21, 2010 at: Saltwater's Seafood And Southern Cuisine, located at 1991 Route 27, in Somerset, NJ. Nothing nicer than playing at a lovely locale with a nice people and GREAT food, Southern Style! ALSO...  |
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