Free Winter Jazz Concert Coming to Hingham

South Shore Conservatory’s popular Conservatory Concert Series (CCS) presents Cedar Hill Jazz Club which features the amazing talents of the Conservatory’s jazz/rock/pop (JRP) department faculty members on Sunday, March 3, 4 p.m. at One Conservatory Drive in Hingham.

The Conservatory Concert Series is generously sponsored by Boston Private Bank & Trust Company. Thanks to their support, admission to the concerts is free, advancing the Conservatory’s mission of expanding access to arts education and performance.  CCS features the extraordinary talent of the Conservatory’s faculty.

The Conservatory’s expansive lobby, aka the Cedar Hill Jazz Club, is the stage on which SSC’s JRP faculty will strut their stuff, offering a little something for every traditional and contemporary jazz/rock/pop fan. The audience will be dazzled with virtuosic riffs, daring new compositions and fresh takes on favorite rock, funk, swing and jazz/latin standards.  There is truly something for everyone, even school-age audiences, in this informal 55-minute sampler of SSC’s JRP faculty.

Performers include JRP Department Chair and percussionist Ed Sorrentino, pianists Ed Broms, Jimmy Craven, Eric Lane and Anthony Geraci, trumpeter Rob Reustle, guitarists John McCarthy, Cliff Williams and Erik Calderone,  saxophonist John Vanderpool, bassist Chris Rathbun, percussionists Ted Sajdyk and Philip Trembley, and vocalist Maria Marini.

Following the performance, the audience is invited stay, enjoy some refreshments, and visit with the musicians to learn more about them. 

This popular concert is a CCS series highlight has historically attracted a large crowd.  Audience members are encouraged to arrive early to guarantee seating to see these incredible musicians in their element!

Cedar Hill Jazz Club is the fifth of six CCS concerts. The final performance in the series is Mountains to Prairies: Music from our American Roots on April 21.  For more information about CCS concerts and other Conservatory events, performances and programs, please visit www.sscmusic.org or follow us on Facebook.

-South Shore Conservatory