Affordable
tickets set for Jazz Series
By Jack Schneider
On-line Forty-Niner
 This
Friday and Saturday, students can have the
chance to see Frank Potenza with the Shelly
Berg Quartet at the Orange County Performing
Arts Center at an affordable price.
OCPAC is offering student rush tickets one
hour prior to the performance for only $10
a ticket.
Jazz Now magazine quoted “Potenza’s unique
take on what is really standard guitar playing
shines as brightly as well-polished silver
dollar.”
Potenza and Berg, who are both teachers
at the University of Southern California
will feature Red Holloway, one of the music
world’s preeminent saxophone players.
Musicians will include Shelley Berg on piano,
Red Holloway on saxophone, Luther Hughes
on bass and Paul Kreibich on drums.
Bringing his talent to OCPAC, Berg is an
accomplished pianist and arranger for trombonist
Bill Watrous and music director for vocalist
Carmen Bedford. Some of the bands Berg has
orchestrated for include Kiss, Chicago and
Richard Marx.
Berg has arranged music for films such as
“Men of Honor,” and “Three to Tango,” as
well as serving as chairman of jazz studies
at USC.
Scott’s Seafood, the official sponsor of
the Jazz Club Series has also brought in
legendary composer Dave Brubeck earlier
this month.
Brubeck said “Shelly Berg is a great jazz
pianist who seems to have total command
of his instrument.”
Angela Dickson, public relations for OCPAC
said that the discount has been going on
for a consistent amount of time.
Students must have a valid ID to purchase
with a limit of two tickets per person.
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