Jazz Forum Arts to Host ‘Jazz & Cocktails’ at Historic Lyndhurst on July 30

The majestic 67-acre Lyndhurst estate on the Hudson River will provide the backdrop for a wonderful evening celebrating Jazz Forum Arts (www.jazzforumarts.org), and the 36 free concerts the not-for profit organization is hosting throughout Westchester, Connecticut and Manhattan this summer.

The event at the Lyndhurst Greenhouse, built by Lord & Burnham in 1900 for Jay Gould, will be held on Tuesday, July 30 from 6-8:30 pm and will feature live jazz by Mark Morganelli & The Jazz Forum All-Stars with Vic Juris, guitar, Cameron Brown, bass and Tony Jefferson, drums. Summer cocktails, beer, wine and delicious Soul Food from Nikki Toi will be served.

According to Morganelli, who also serves as executive director of Jazz Forum Arts, “We’re doubling the number of free events at Lyndhurst this summer, offering eight Thursday ‘Sunset Jazz at Lyndhurst’ concerts from July 11 to August 29. We hope music lovers will join us on July 30th for a fun time and to help us bring more and more exciting jazz programs into Westchester and the region each year.”

This summer marks the fourteenth consecutive summer of 24 or more free concerts presented by Jazz Forum Arts. After eight straight years of fifty+ free concerts, the arts presenting organization has also been seriously impacted by the economy. This summer, thanks to the generous support of J.P. Morgan Chase, New York State Council on the Arts, Arts Westchester, RiverArts, Westchester Community Foundation, Green Mountain Energy Company, Sheraton Tarrytown, Rivertowns Guide and Latin Percussion, Jazz Forum Arts is able to present 36 free concerts in 7 different venues.

Highlights of the summer concert schedule include the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, Friday, July 5 at the Hudson River Museum’s new Amphitheatre in Yonkers; a lunchtime Brazilian Jazz Series at Chase bank’s corporate headquarters in White Plains; percussionist Ralph Irizarry and bassist Nilson Matta leading their groups in a brand new series at John Jay College on Manhattan’s West Side; and a Bird’s Birthday Bash for the finale August 29 at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown.

Lyndhurst, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is located at 635 South Broadway, Tarrytown. The July 30th event has a $50 minimum suggested contribution, which is tax-deductible to the extent as allowed by law. To reserve, please call 914-631-1000 or e-mail jazzforumarts@yahoo.com.

For more information about Jazz Forum Arts or to download a complete schedule of free summer concerts and fall Jazz at the Tarrytown Music Hall, please visit http://www.jazzforumarts.org/.

-END-

About Jazz Forum Arts

Jazz Forum Arts is a 501© 3, not-for-profit arts presenting organization, whose mission is to present top-quality events to the public at little or no cost, while enhancing the appreciation of Jazz, America’s pre-eminent indigenous musical artform.