Joe Wagner Jazz Quartet at Westfield Memorial Library on April 5

(March 20, 2017) – On Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m., the Westfield Memorial Library continues the three-part Weiss Family Jazz Series with the Joe Wagner Quartet. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.

Guitarist Joseph Wagner has toured, performed and recorded with groups from Santa Fe to Morocco, sharing the stage with members of Santana, The Band and Paul Simon. He regularly performs with his own jazz and fusion ensembles, and has composed award winning music for television and film.

At this performance he will share the spotlight with his bass player Tony Marino, keyboardist David Leonhardt, and drummer Tom Papadatos. Their music is reminiscent of the classic sounds of Wes Montgomery, Les Paul, George Benson and Grant Greene.

Some of the well known melodies the quartet will play are by Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, and others are Bossa Nova favorites, Gypsy Jazz numbers by Django Reinhardt, and even some Charlie Parker cookers.

Established with a bequest to the Westfield Memorial Library Foundation, the Weiss Family Jazz Series commemorates longtime library patrons Joseph and Dorothy Weiss. The next performance is will be local favorite David Aaron and his trio on Wednesday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m.

The program is free and open to Westfield Memorial Library and MURAL cardholders. (MURAL cardholders belong to the 43 libraries that are part of the Middlesex Union Reciprocal Agreement Libraries. Check the library’s website to see if your library participates.) To register for the program, visit the library’s website at www.wmlnj.org, click on the Online Calendar, or call 908.789.4090 option 0.

Founded in 1879, the Westfield Memorial Library—the community’s destination for discovery and ideas—engages minds, entertains spirits and facilitates lifelong learning for people of all ages. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information call 908.789.4090, visit the library’s website at www.wmlnj.org, and sign up for the monthly e-newsletter “Library Loop,” or stop by the library at 550 East Broad Street for a copy of the award-winning quarterly newsletter “Take Note.”

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