Marlene VerPlanck at Summer Jazz Cafe

For five weekends, the Summer Jazz Cafe is the coolest spot in NJ, as the Jazz Arts Project and artistic director Joe Muccioli present the annual series The venue for the 2010 Jazz Café series inside the “black box” room of the Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ (birthplace of the iconic Count Basie). The modern performing arts facility is located just steps from NJ Transit’s public transportation station and an array of popular restaurants, with plenty of free off-street parking.
Scholars of the Great American Songbook will next be granted an audience with the singer that the New York Times branded “the most accomplished interpreter of popular material performing today” — Marlene Verplanck, a vocalist whose career has spanned from big-band bandstands to Carnegie Hall (and who’s worked with everyone from Mel Torme to KISS!). Marlene and her combo take the Café stage on the weekend of July 23 and 24....

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For five weekends, the Summer Jazz Cafe is the coolest spot in NJ, as the Jazz Arts Project and artistic director Joe Muccioli present the annual series The venue for the 2010 Jazz Café series inside the “black box” room of the Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ (birthplace of the iconic Count Basie). The modern performing arts facility is located just steps from NJ Transit’s public transportation station and an array of popular restaurants, with plenty of free off-street parking.
Scholars of the Great American Songbook will next be granted an audience with the singer that the New York Times branded “the most accomplished interpreter of popular material performing today” — Marlene Verplanck, a vocalist whose career has spanned from big-band bandstands to Carnegie Hall (and who’s worked with everyone from Mel Torme to KISS!). Marlene and her combo take the Café stage on the weekend of July 23 and 24.
Of course, it’s not just about the music but the mood as well — with patrons enjoying coffee, tea and delectable treats at candlelit cocktail tables while the music plays. And, with tickets priced at just $20 per person, it’s got the makings of a classic “Big City” experience, at a fraction of the cost.
All performances in the 2010 series are at 8:00 p.m., and there’s a 20% discount available when you subscribe to five featured shows. Tickets can be reserved by calling the Two River box office at (732)345-1400, or via the venue’s website at tickets.trtc.org.

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