The Jazz Room at William Paterson University

Name: The Jazz Room at William Paterson University
Address: Shea Center for Performing Arts, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne, NJ, 07470, US
Telephone: +19737202371
Price range: $

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The Jazz Room at William Paterson University

The Jazz Room Series at William Paterson University provides Northern New Jersey an opportunity to hear some of the greatest jazz artists alive today.

The Jazz Room is an affordable way of seeing renowned jazz artists in a professional concert venue. Entering its 38th year, The Jazz Room offers a Fall, Spring and Summer series. Sittin' In is a series of concert previews, which presents featured jazz artists and guest speakers. These informal discussions are free to all Jazz Room ticketholders. Sittin' In sessions are one hour prior to each concert in Shea Recital Hall.

09/23/2026

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💯 🎂 🎺 Marking the 100th birthday of jazz great Miles Davis this year, renowned bassist Todd Coolman brings a true all-star band of nine top New York jazz musicians to the Jazz Room stage to perform a variety of repertoire associated with the great trumpeter. Some of the standout names in the group include saxophonist Vincent Herring, trombonist Steve Davis, pianist Helen Sung, and drummer Kenny Washington. Much of the music will focus on Davis’s legendary album "Birth of the Cool" as they perform the same arrangements as featured on the original recording.

❇️ Included with your ticket purchase, each Jazz Room concert is preceded by Sittin' In Meet-the-Artist, which takes place one hour prior to performances and gives audience members a unique opportunity to interact with the artist of the day.

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09/17/2026

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🎺 🎶 The 2026–27 Jazz Room Series opens this Sunday, September 20th with one of the most gifted trombonists on the scene today. Vincent Gardner has spent more than 20 years as a featured soloist with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performing alongside Wynton Marsalis on the greatest stages from New York to Tokyo. His playing is warm, authoritative, and deeply swinging, with a range that moves effortlessly from intimate balladry to hard-driving jazz. Whether you're a longtime jazz enthusiast or discovering this music for the first time, Gardner's artistry speaks to everyone in the room. There is no better way to open a new season.

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Free to ticket holders: Sittin' In Meet-the-Artist sessions begin one hour prior to the performance in Shea Center Recital Hall 101.

05/01/2026

🚨 Tickets are officially on sale for the annual Summer Jazz Room Series! Join us from July 20–24 for five nights of world-class performances that span the entire spectrum of jazz. 🎶

This year’s powerhouse lineup includes: Jon-Erik Kellso Quintet🎺, rising star Summer Camargo ✨, Brazilian maestro Duduka Da Fonseca with Maucha Adnet 🇧🇷, the electric Joe Farnsworth with Emmet Cohen 🥁 🎹, and the legendary Dennis Mackrel Orchestra 🎼.

🟠 🎷 ⚫ Experience William Paterson University of New Jersey's legacy of jazz and see why the Jazz Room remains a premier destination for the music we love.

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Address

Shea Center For Performing Arts, 300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ
07470

Telephone

+19737202371

Website

http://www.wpunj.edu/wppresents/programs/jazzroomseries.dot

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