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now, 15 years later, we are not only alive and well but have become one of the premier SCRANTON — The city that, in the 1920s, summertime attractions in northeastern knew Harry Parella and Tommy and Jimmy Pennsylvania.” Dorsey has birthed a new age of jazz. And it Held at the Radisson Lackawanna Station is poised to welcome more jazz legends and Hotel and various Jazz Walk locations in launch new musical careers. downtown Scranton, the festival carries on The Scranton Jazz Festival will kick off its the area’s rich tradition of jazz music. 15th annual weekend of jazz and blues Aug. Artistic director Marko Marcinko has 2-4. The festival this year will welcome fourbeen with the Scranton Jazz festival since time Grammy nominee Freddy the beginning. Cole, brother of Nat King Cole; “I would put the Scranton Jazz award-winning blues artist Shem- Tickets Festival up against any other fesekia Copeland, daughter of blues tival that goes on in the country,” Tickets for the legend Johnny Copeland; and Marcinko said. “We have high15th annual Scrantrumpeter, composer and six-time ton Jazz Festival caliber artists, great organization, are sold at gallery Grammy winner Randy Brecker, a great venue with the Radisson, of Sound locations backed by a 16-piece band. great food, great staff and a great or online at scran“One thing we never have to spirit. And we have a really great tonjazzfestival.org. worry about is the quality of time doing it.” our product,” said Bob SchelsMarcinko was raised in a muinger, the festival’s founder and sical family in Archbald. “It’s the epicenter executive director. “We don’t fiddle around. of culture in northeast PA,” Marcinko said We put out the top quality product of which with a laugh. “We don’t just give you the potwe are capable. That ensures our audience hole, ladies and gentlemen; we give you the keeps coming back.” finest culture ever.” Schlesinger said he grew up on jazz. “But in all seriousness,” he added, “PeoOriginally from the Washington, D.C. area, ple don’t realize that this area has a strong he attended The University of Scranton connection and history with the jazz experiand returned years later to settle in northence. I’m just honored to be a part of it.” east Pennsylvania. Schlesinger spent four Marcinko will perform as part of the Ordecades as director of The Scranton Public ganik Vibe Trio on the Jazz Walk on Friday Theatre. night at Trax Patio at the Radisson. “I thought that Scranton needed a jazz Marcinko is the founder of the PA Jazz component,” Schlesinger said. “I said ‘Why Alliance and an educator and artistic direcdon’t we start one and see if it works?’ And tor at the PA Jazz Institute, a week-long intensive music camp held at Marywood University. Local students study music history, theory, improvisation and more. They rehearse with accomplished jazz musicians Please see Jazz, Page 14 TS_CNG/ADVANTAGE/PAGES [A01] | 07/18/19
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Marko Marcinko, founder of the PA Jazz Alliance, artistic director of the PA Jazz Institute and Scranton Jazz Festival, will perform with Ron Oswanski and Dave Rickenberg on Friday, Aug. 2 as part of the Jazz Walk at the Trax Patio at the Radisson.
Tom Hamilton is an accomplished saxaphonist, music educator and supporter of the arts in northeast Pennsylvania. He and his Work in Progress band are scheduled to perform on Saturday, Aug. 3. Hamilton has performed and taught for more than 30 years and is on the faculty of the PA Jazz Institute.
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