Jazz lovers have a lot to listen to and discuss at Rutgers University in Newark this fall

Do you like talking about jazz as much as you like listening to jazz? If your answer is yes, then the Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) at Rutgers in Newark has you covered this fall. The IJS has announced its fall 2008 slate of jazz talks and its “Jazz from the Archive” radio series, which is broadcast on WBGO-FM 88.3, every Sunday, 11 p.m. – 12 a.m. The series is produced and hosted by the IJS. All of the talks are open to the public free of charge. Programs, dates and locations are subject to change; for updated information and additional events, visit www.newark.rutgers.edu/arts.  John Cotton Dana Library is wheelchair-accessible.

JAZZ RESEARCH ROUNDTABLES
Dana Room, John Cotton Dana Library, 185 University Ave., Newark, 973/353-5222
All start at 7 p.m.; free and open to the public

Sept. 24, 2008:        Ratzo B. Harris:  Current Research on Native American
Music in Jazz
Oct. 15, 2008:     Randy Sandke hosts pianist Marty Napoleon (discussion and performance)
Nov. 12, 2008:     April Grier: Women in the Jazz Industry
Dec. 3, 2008:                 Hyland Harris: Drummer Joe Harris
Jan. 21: 2009:           Paul Machlin: Swing, Scarlatti, and Standards:  Teddy Wilson’s “China  Boy”
Feb. 11, 2009:     David Mattock: Dr. Lonnie Smith
March 11, 2009     Terry Josephson: Cafe Society: The wrong place for the Right      People
April 8, 2009:     Dennis Brown: Gene Krupa
May 6, 2009:    Grant Gardner: Jimmy Giuffre: Gentle Radical

JAZZ FROM THE ARCHIVES

WBGO-FM 88.3, Sunday, 11 p.m. – 12 a.m. (produced and hosted by the IJS)
Sept. 7, 2008    The Lost Drummer: Nick Fatool, Part 2: Host Loren Schoenberg
Sept. 14, 2008    Tiny in France, Pt.1: Host John Clement
Sept. 21, 2008    Adventures in Ellingtonia: Host Dan Morgenstern
Sept. 28, 2008    Winstone Wails! Host Bill Kirchner
Oct. 5, 2008     Down With Love! Hosts Annie Kuebler and Vincent Pelote
Oct. 12, 2008    Rising Stars: Host April Grier
Oct. 19, 2008    Hard Bop Duo: Host Bill Kirchner
Oct. 26, 2008    A Forgotten Concert: Hosted by Dan Morgenstern

For more information, please contact Carla Capizzi, 973/353-5262, or email: capizzi@rutgers.edu

GETTING TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY IN NEWARK
BY MASS TRANSIT: Rutgers-Newark can be reached by New Jersey Transit buses and trains, the PATH train and Amtrak from New York City, and by the Newark Light Rail, Washington Street Station or Broad Street Station.

BY CAR: Rutgers-Newark can be reached by the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, Routes 95, 21, 78, and 280, and the Lincoln and Holland tunnels. Metered parking is available on University Avenue. Other parking: Rutgers-Newark’s parking garage (200 University Ave.) or the Bradley Hall Lot. Printable  maps and driving directions at: www.newark.rutgers.edu/maps/index.php