BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey X-WR-CALNAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b3b9fde5-2ebe-4e0a-90e1-801ef1031242 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260716T131946Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T203000 SUMMARY:Friday Night Concert: The New Forest Ensemble LOCATION:Bridgewater branch\nBridgewater branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bridgewater branch;X-APPLE -RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Bridgewater branch:geo:40.58792,-74.607602 GEO:40.58792;-74.607602 DESCRIPTION:Jazz may be defined by its soloists\, but it is shaped by its icons. .\nhttps://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/10721551 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Bridgewater Library.

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Limited space available - fi rst come\, first served. Doors will open at 6:45 pm.

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Jazz may be defined by its soloists\, but it is shaped by its icons. The histo ry of jazz can be told in fourteen words: Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington C harlie Parker Thelonious Monk Miles Davis John Coltrane Ornette Coleman. T hese icons\, while themselves outstanding soloists\, were not wholly conte nt using tin pan alley and Broadway show tunes as sole vehicles for their improvisations\, and so\, desiring a broader and more personal springboard \, started to compose original music. In this concert\, New Forest will di rect their focus on the significance of the composed material\, featuring selected iconic jazz compositions\, as well as a number of original compos itions by lesser\, and even unknown\, composers.
Related topics rangi ng from "influence" to "program music" will be considered\, and an open Q& amp\;A will round out your evening.

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Performers: \;

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Adr ian Valosin has training in modern classical composition which makes him u nique among jazz drummers. He has studied with composer and conductor Joel Thome\, Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck Quartet)\, and South Indian classical m usician Padma Srinivasan. Adrian was Artist-In-Residence at Carnegie-Mello n University from 1987-88 where he taught drum set and open improvisation. He has performed with Bern Nix\, Bill Zola\, Oliver Lake\, Leroy Jenkins\ , Roy Campbell\, Matt Mitchell\, Sonny Simmons\, Jack Six\, Sid Simmons\, Harry Leahy\, Dill Jones\, Toshi Makahari\, and Herb Robertson.
Born in Gengenbach\, in the Black Forest region of Germany\, Bernhard Geiger ha s taken more than fifty \;years to arrive where he is today. Starting with piano and organ lessons from age ten\, he switched to bass because he could not find a bass player. At present\, piano players find him.

\n< p>Bernhard has studied with Arthur Mü\;nzer (piano and organ)\, Johann es Schä\;dlich (Jazz) and Laura McCreery (Classical). Bernhard has pla yed with the Thilo Wagner Trio and Three bop (Germany)\, Swing Line (Franc e)\, and the Eric Haltmeier Trio\, Tom Hyland Trio\, The Ponds Big Band\, and the Westminster Community Orchestra.

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Douglas Miller is a piani st and electronic keyboardist. Raised in a traditional Latin-American fami ly\, he \;was born in Aguirre\, Puerto Rico and was trained in classic al piano techniques and exposed to the sounds of nature from the age of si x. He has studied with Elsa Rahlpach\, Theran Mills\, Dorothy Sandlin\, Dr . Frederick Ming Chang\, Dr. Louis Angelini\, Charles Norman Schnell\, Lil lette Jenkins Wisner\, and Laurie Altman. He currently is studying classic al art techniques with Tatiana Sougakova. Douglas is a strong proponent of the &ldquo\;free-art model.&rdquo\; He composes sound designs and music a rrangements for numerous independent film and video projects.

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