Andy Lalasis Receives The George Mesterhazy Jazz Master Award On September 25, The South Jersey Jazz Society presented “The George Mesterhazy Jazz Master Award” to Andy Lalasis. The event and gala dinner was held at the Greate Bay Country Club. Past...
The South Jersey Jazz Society is proud to announce Will Keiter as their 2024 Jazz Scholarship Recipient. Will is a talent young jazz saxophonist that graduate from Mainland Regional High School Will has experimented with various forms of music but his first love has...
Organizers for this 3 day event are proud to offer a first class lineup of some of the best jazz bassists around including at the Gateway Playhouse: John Patitucci (Saturday) and his Brazilan Trio, Brian Bromberg ( Friday) in a tribute to Scott LaFaro, Ciara Moser...
Help celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The South Jersey Jazz Society by contributing to the 2024 Annual Appeal. In the 20 years that have elapsed we have created a vibrant jazz scene by offering and supporting a wide variety of jazz performances. Some of our...
By Bruce KlauberPreview by permission. Read the full article on ShoreLocalNews.com Bassist Andy Lalasis is known as a “first call player.” For those not in the music business, when any top-tier singer, band, orchestra or ensemble is in need of a bass player – whether...
Updated 5/21/2024 Help Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the South Jersey Jazz Society by honoring bassist, Andy Lalasis as the 2024 Jazz Master Award Winner The South Jersey Jazz Society is proud to announce the Andy Lalasis, bassist, has been awarded their highest...
The South Jersey Jazz Society is proud to once again offer an opportunity for area students to apply for their annual Jazz Scholarship award. This scholarship is available to Junior High and High School students as well as those individuals still attending college. ...
The South Jersey Jazz Society is proud to present our 3rd edition of Young Lions of Jazz, featuring outstanding young jazz musicians from South Jersey and beyond. Trumpeter Luis Orzoria will take the stage at Gregory’s Bar on Sunday, April 14 at 12 noon. On Sunday,...
The South Jersey Jazz Society is proud to announce it 2024 Spring Jazz Series “Something Borrowed, Something Blue and Something Neu.” This three part event will start on April 3 with a tribute to the unique jazz vocalist Blossom Dearie. The first of this series will...
Michael Pedicin presents An Homage to the World’s Important Jazz Saxophonists featuring saxophonists Chris Farr, Carl Cox, Louis Taylor, Adam Niewood and the Jim Ridl/Andy Lalasis/Bob Shomo Trio Update: Videos of the performances can be viewed on Ocean City...