ImpresaRIO Series Hosted by Rio Clemente

Friday, Sept 7, 2001  at 8pm Tickets: $15 Your browser doesn't support EMBED, but you can still listen to the background sound of this page by<a href="sound/be-happy.mid"> clicking here. </a> Play music?

On Friday, September 7^th, the Watchung Arts Center is again presenting its series entitle “ImpresaRIO” in which regional favorite pianist Rio Clemente is the constant musical element. The concerts will feature Rio paired with his favorite artists performing material especially selected and adapted to showcase the particular skills of each musician. This month’s quest is Ray Alexander, Vibraphonist, from New York.

We hope the series name, “ImpresaRIO”, will be a unique reminder of the new format and also of the extraordinarily talented musical Director/Performer who will be the heartbeat of this latest Art Center offering. Trio Clemente has played with an almost endless list of jazz greats including Joe Venuti, Bobby Hackett, Bucky Pizarlli, Coleman Hawkins, Clark Terry, Brian Torff and Joe Cocuzzo. He has played at Carnegie Hall, at the Weill auditorium with Milt Hinton and Ronnie Cole, as well as playing the music of Harry Warren at Lincoln Center’s Avery Hall. He has six albums currently available from Richard Rogers to Gershwin to two volumes of hymns of inspiration.

 September 7th and October 5th (both Fridays at 8pm) are firm dates. The remainder of the Fall and Winter season is being planned now.