Tarrytown's New Jazz Club to Host New Year's Eve Celebration

Jazz Forum Arts will celebrate New Year’s Eve on December 31, 2015, with food, drink, a midnight champagne toast, party favors, and music at the new Jazz Forum in Tarrytown.

The recently opened facility is the only jazz club in Westchester County. The hosts for this event are Jazz Forum Arts Executive Director Mark Morganelli and Ellen Prior. Morganelli is also the producer of 40 free summertime concerts in Westchester County.

The Jazz Forum Arts All-Stars appearing at this event are Houston Person (tenor saxophonist), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Mark Morganelli (trumpet and flugelhorn), Vic Juris (guitar), and Ray Drummond (bass). The vocalist is Kate Baker.

The buffet dinner will be catered by Henry Cabral’s Tarrytown restaurant Tarry Tavern and unlimited beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee and tea will be offered. No cocktails will be available.

To attend this event a $150, $250 or $500 tax-deductible contribution to Jazz Forum Arts per person is required. Donors will receive the following benefits:

Fan ($150)

• One admission to New Year’s Eve party

Enthusiast ($250)

• One admission to New Year’s Eve party
• Two music cover charges waived during first year (opening date to be announced)
• Five CDs selected by Mark Morganelli
• Acknowledgement on Jazz Forum Arts website

Aficionado ($500)

• One admission for New Year’s Eve party
• Four music cover charges waived during first year (opening date to be announced)
• Ten CDs selected by Mark Morganelli
• Acknowledgement on Jazz Forum Arts website
• Recognition from Stage at Party
• Complimentary bottle of Veuve Cliquot champagne provided at the party

The opening date for entertainment on Friday, Saturday and Sunday is several months away.

Free parking is available at the Key Bank lot at Dixon Street and Broadway.

The evening’s activities take place at 1 Dixon Lane, Tarrytown in a building built in 1910 that was formerly a bakery. The doors open at 8 p.m. and the festivities begin at 8:30 p.m. and run to 1 a.m. Musical sets are scheduled for 9 and 11 p.m.

For more information, to order tickets or make a donation, go to www.jazzforumarts.org or call 914-631-1000.

Photo: Tenor saxophonist Houston Person