BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261028T100818Z UID:212-629703@secondreformed.org DTSTART:20261114T220000Z DTEND:20261114T230000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20261027T101548 DESCRIPTION:Evening worship with contemporary prose\, poetry\, scripture re ading and amazing jazz music in our church lounge this time featuring The Gil Scott Chapman Trio.\nCome and celebrate God as we do a new thing in th e spirit of Psalm 150.\n Dr. Ardie Walser as singer\, pianist and songwr iter\, was a member of the award winning vocal trio BLACK TIE\, two-time w inners of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Club (MAC) Award for O utstanding Vocal Group and the winners of the Bistro Awards for Outstandin g Vocal Group and Best New York Debut. With Black Tie he has shared the st age with the likes of Melba Moore at Carnegie Hall\; Sylvia Sims and Ann H ampton Callaway at Town Hall\; and Noel Pointer at Avery Fisher Hall\; and performed on radio and appeared on a number of TV shows such as The Joan Rivers Show. He has recorded with a wide range of artists from cabaret to pop including – Jazz Composer\, Anke Helfrich\; Cabaret Artist\, Natalie Douglas\; Salsa Singer\, Michael Stuart\; and Salsa Star\, Marc Anthony.  \nGil Scott Chapman  - Pianist\n Gil Scott Chapman was born and raised in the town of Westfield\, NJ. He began his classical music studies at th e age of 7 with Dr. Loretta Jankowski\; where under her tutelage he won an d placed in various piano competitions.\nGil earned his Bachelors in Jazz Studies–and Masters in Improvisation from the University of Michigan (An n Arbor)–where he had the opportunity to study under world renown jazz p ianists Geri Allen and Benny Green.\nGil’s had the pleasure of participa ting and placing in various international piano competitions\, in places s uch as South Africa\, Switzerland\, and England\; and he currently enjoys touring as a pianist for The Glenn Miller Orchestra\, and performing in residency at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. \nCharlie Himel\, Bassis t\nBassist Charlie Himel grew up in a musical family in Falls Church\, VA. His grandfather was a college choir director\, and his parents met compet ing at a Battle of the Bands. Since moving to Brooklyn\, NY in 2014\, he h as had the humbling opportunity to work with jazz luminaries such as Micha el Kanan\, Peter Mihelich\, Alex Graham\, Greg Ruggiero\, Katie Cosco\, St eve Ash\, and Carol Morgan.\nHe has held residencies and toured with bands such as the Glenn Miller Orchestra\, Grand Hotel Orchestra\, The James Hu nter Six\, Nefesh Mountain Band\, and Wild Magnolia.\nCharlie now resides in Englewood\, NJ\, and maintains a full-time schedule as an in-demand bas sist in the Tri-State area and abroad.  \nJarrett D. Walser - Drummer\, Composer\, Educator\nJarrett Walser is a musician who brings a vibrant sen sitivity\, rich nuance\, and expressive style to the drums. His ease and v ersatility in several genres (jazz\, rock\, R&\;B\, funk) make him a hi ghly sought-after drummer. As a band member of Billy Carrión’s\, Higher Standards\; Lance Bryant &\; SHOUT!\;  Sacred Machines\; U.L.T.R.A. S .\; and Vethaken\; you can hear the infusion of those styles on display.\n At the age of three\, what started as a curious\, playful orchestration on pots and pans grew into a passion. Jarrett’s first love has always been jazz. This allure continued at age 11 when he began studying at NJPAC TD Jazz for Teens program in 2001. After his studies at NJPAC\, he continued to pursue his passion for music at Rutgers University\, Mason Gross School of the Arts\, where he received his B.A. (2012) and M.M. (2017) in Jazz P erformance. Jarrett has made a career playing with various artists over a wide variety of genres\, from jazz to rock to theater. Some notable artist s Jarrett has performed with include bassist Rufus Reid and Kenny Davis\, trumpeters Valery Ponomarev and Eddie Allen\, vocalist Carla Cook\, and Ch ico Freeman\, to name a few.\nWhen not performing\, Jarrett is an educator at The Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts\, NJPAC \, and His &\; Her Music\, where he shares his love of music and inspir es the next generation of young artists. 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