Sep6
Join us for the 24th annual jazz communion at Bill's church in the mountains of northeastern PA. We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first jazz mass in America. Written by pianist Vince Guaraldi of Peanuts fame, this "unwritten" piece of music has been transcribed and arranged by Bill Carter. We will have Al Hamme on sax, Tony Marino on bass, Tyler Dempsey on drums, and members of the church choir.
As a special treat, we welcome Derrick Bang, Guaraldi's biographer, who will travel from northern California to be present. At 9:30 a.m., he will present a talk on the background and history of Guaraldi's mass.
Free and open to the public