South Shore Conservatory Presents Third Annual Hingham Jazz Festival

Tickets are now on sale for South Shore Conservatory’s (SSC) third Hingham Jazz Festival on Sunday, September 25, with music showcased all throughout SSC’s Hingham campus at One Conservatory Drive. Chateau Edmus is the presenting sponsor of the Festival.

Featuring the diverse talents of its own jazz/rock/pop (JRP) department faculty members, Hingham Jazz Festival kicks off with a catered Jazz Brunch featuring a generous serving of savory and sweet brunch items by Ellen MacKenzie Catering, paired with live jazz in the Jane Carr Amphitheater from 11 am – 1 pm. Brunch includes delicious egg dishes, muffins, bagels and French toast, as well as free flowing coffee, tea and juice. Audience members are encouraged to come for the hot food, and stay for the cool jazz. Last year’s brunch was a sellout.

At 1 pm, the musical lineup moves inside the building as SSC vocalist Emily Browder Melville and her ESP Vocal Trio presents close harmony jazz at 1 pm in Cox Hall, followed by the Elan Mehler Jazz Trio playing free flowing original contemporary jazz in the SSC lobby at 2 pm. SSC jazz pianist Mehler’s lively and rhythmic performance captivated audience members at last year’s brunch. At 3 pm, SSC blues pianist Anthony Geraci, whose CD Fifty Shades of Blue pushed him to the front of the blues world earlier this year, presents the best of the blues in SSC’s lobby.

Recognizing the crushing loss of so many rock icons over the last year or so, the festival moves back outside to the Carr Amphitheater at 4 pm for Rock: In Memoriam, a concert honoring their combined musical legacy. Among the jazz, rock and pop greats whose music is featured is Prince, BB King, David Bowie, Eva Cassidy, and Merle Haggard.

“These talented musicians have changed the world of music in such a powerful way,” says SSC Director of Performance, Beth MacLeod Largent. “We felt it was fitting to honor their remarkable contribution at this year’s festival.”

South Shore Conservatory is committed to being an organization that welcomes the widest range of audience members possible - removing barriers to participation and welcoming everyone in, regardless of ability. Both its Hingham and Duxbury campuses are wheelchair accessible. For more detailed information about accessibility, please visit SSC’s Know Before You Go page.

SSC’s Jane Carr Amphitheater completely updated its sound and lighting systems last year. Funding for this project was provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, a program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, administered through a collaborative arrangement between MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. SSC is grateful to the individuals who generously donated the matching funds required as part of this grant.

Tickets to the Hingham Jazz Festival are available at http://www.sscmusic.org/hingham-jazz-festival.html or by calling 781.749.7565, ext. 20. Tickets for Sunday’s Jazz Brunch are $30 adults/$15 children 12 and under, $50 per person for both the Jazz Brunch and Sunday Music, and $25 for Sunday Music only is $25. SSC students may attend all concerts, with exception of the brunch, for free.

For more information about all 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.