Jazz Nightout Presented by Arts Center Killingworth at

Enjoy an evening of grooves and food at the Arts Center Killingworth’s Fall 2014 Jazz NightOut. TICKETS: (860) 663-5593 or www.artscenterkillingworth.org . Orchestra $40; Balcony $30. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and dessert/coffee intermission. Box office and cash wine bars open 6:30pm. Concert 7:30pm. 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT. Presented by the non-profit arts organization, Arts Center Killingworth.


Headlining the concert is The Vince Ector “Organatomy” Band. Vince Ector is one of the most in demand drummers in the NJ/ NYC area, having worked with jazz luminaries that include: NEA Jazz Masters, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Weston, James Moody, Slide Hampton and Jimmy Heath as well as Gloria Lynne, Charles Earland, Bobby Watson, Lou Donaldson, Grover Washington Jr., Dr Lonnie Smith, Ron Carter, Claudio Roditi, and Shirley Scott. He currently is in demand performing with the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars, Nat Adderly Jr, and Ben E. King. An accomplished musician with no confinements, Mr. Ector is currently the Instructor of Jazz Percussion at Princeton University. ...

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Enjoy an evening of grooves and food at the Arts Center Killingworth’s Fall 2014 Jazz NightOut. TICKETS: (860) 663-5593 or www.artscenterkillingworth.org . Orchestra $40; Balcony $30. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and dessert/coffee intermission. Box office and cash wine bars open 6:30pm. Concert 7:30pm. 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT. Presented by the non-profit arts organization, Arts Center Killingworth.


Headlining the concert is The Vince Ector “Organatomy” Band. Vince Ector is one of the most in demand drummers in the NJ/ NYC area, having worked with jazz luminaries that include: NEA Jazz Masters, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Weston, James Moody, Slide Hampton and Jimmy Heath as well as Gloria Lynne, Charles Earland, Bobby Watson, Lou Donaldson, Grover Washington Jr., Dr Lonnie Smith, Ron Carter, Claudio Roditi, and Shirley Scott. He currently is in demand performing with the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars, Nat Adderly Jr, and Ben E. King. An accomplished musician with no confinements, Mr. Ector is currently the Instructor of Jazz Percussion at Princeton University.

Jazz Pianist Earl MacDonald from Connecticut opens the concert. MacDonald is currently Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Connecticut. “A magical, musical alchemist of hip hybrids, Earl MacDonald….” “Allen’s fluent alto, tenor and soprano saxophones bring extra variety to the band’s tonal palette, as does, of course, the lush richness of the cello, a far too rarely used instrument in jazz settings. A solid force in the chamber group’s cello chair, Hoffman bows arco passages filled with classical colors resonating throughout the instrument’s dramatic range of moods, including melancholy. Or, in yet another expressive option, the cellist plucks pizzicato grooves that swing or walk like a jazz bass taking care of the rhythmic business. Rounding out the bona fide all-star quartet is Boccato, who’s been the percussionist of choice for luminaries ranging from John Patitucci to Joe Lovano.” Reviews by Owen McNally of the Harford Courant

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