South Shore Conservatory Presents Hingham Jazz Festival Preview Concert

South Shore Conservatory (SSC) invites jazz, rock and pop (JRP) lovers to enjoy a satisfying sampling of their upcoming jazz festival with a special Hingham Jazz Festival Preview Concert on Saturday, April 25, 7 pm at Hingham Historic Society’s Old Derby Academy, 34 Main Street, Hingham.

Formerly known as Cedar Hill JRP Festival, Hingham Jazz Festival is presented on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, with a special kickoff party on Friday, September 18, and features a weekend of stellar performances by JRP faculty ensembles and jazz, rock and pop greats from all over New England. Last year’s festival featured everything from blue grass, to rock, to alternative, to traditional jazz.

This special preview concert highlights the evolution of jazz, beginning in its infancy in Tin Pan Alley, through the era of the great jazz ladies such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holliday, to today’s modern jazz. In the jazz spirit, this event has two “acts,” the first being cocktails at 6:30 pm, with the second act being two hours of incredible music starting at 7:00 pm. Beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served throughout the event.

Featured performers include trumpet player Rob Reustle, vocalist Meredith Borden, guitarist John McCarthy, bassist Chris Rathbun and percussionist Ted Sajdyk.

This fun event features informal cabaret tables with unreserved seating.

Tickets for this Hingham Jazz Festival Preview Concert are $50 ($20 represents a tax deductible gift to SSC) and may be purchased online at http://www.sscmusic.org/hingham-jazz-festival.html, or by calling 781-749-7565, ext. 20. For more information about South Shore Conservatory programs and events, visit www.sscmusic.org or follow us on Facebook.

About South Shore Conservatory
South Shore Conservatory, recently recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, is celebrating nearly 45 years of enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts. SSC was founded as a not-for-profit community music school in 1970 and now has two beautiful campuses in Hingham and Duxbury. Currently serving over 3500 students of all ages and abilities, SSC is the largest community school for the arts in Massachusetts. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama. Through innovative partnerships with social service agencies, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s more fragile members. SSC’s Hingham campus is located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, 781-749-7565. SSC’s Duxbury campus is located at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street, Duxbury, 781-934-2731. South Shore Conservatory is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education. SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call us, follow us on Facebook or visit www.sscmusic.org.

In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.