BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261025T062042Z UID:212-628843@secondreformed.org DTSTART:20261114T220000Z DTEND:20261114T220000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20261024T115810 DESCRIPTION:Evening worship with contemporary prose\, poetry\, scripture re ading and amazing jazz music in our church lounge this time featuring The Gil Scott Trio.\nCome and celebrate God as we do a new thing in the spirit of Psalm 150.\n Dr. Ardie Walser as singer\, pianist and songwriter\, w as a member of the award winning vocal trio BLACK TIE\, two-time winners o f the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Club (MAC) Award for Outstandi ng Vocal Group and the winners of the Bistro Awards for Outstanding Vocal Group and Best New York Debut. With Black Tie he has shared the stage with the likes of Melba Moore at Carnegie Hall\; Sylvia Sims and Ann Hampton C allaway at Town Hall\; and Noel Pointer at Avery Fisher Hall\; and perform ed on radio and appeared on a number of TV shows such as The Joan Rivers S how. He has recorded with a wide range of artists from cabaret to pop incl uding – Jazz Composer\, Anke Helfrich\; Cabaret Artist\, Natalie Douglas \; Salsa Singer\, Michael Stuart\; and Salsa Star\, Marc Anthony. \nGil S cott Chapman  - Pianist\n Gil Scott Chapman was born and raised in the t own of Westfield\, NJ. He began his classical music studies at the age of 7 with Dr. Loretta Jankowski\; where under her tutelage he won and placed in various piano competitions.\nGil earned his Bachelors in Jazz Studies –and Masters in Improvisation from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor )–where he had the opportunity to study under world renown jazz pianists Geri Allen and Benny Green.\nGil’s had the pleasure of participating an d placing in various international piano competitions\, in places such as South Africa\, Switzerland\, and England\; and he currently enjoys touring as a pianist for The Glenn Miller Orchestra\, and performing in residen cy at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. \nCharlie Himel\, Bassist\nBass ist Charlie Himel grew up in a musical family in Falls Church\, VA. His gr andfather was a college choir director\, and his parents met competing at a Battle of the Bands. Since moving to Brooklyn\, NY in 2014\, he has had the humbling opportunity to work with jazz luminaries such as Michael Kana n\, Peter Mihelich\, Alex Graham\, Greg Ruggiero\, Katie Cosco\, Steve Ash \, and Carol Morgan.\nHe has held residencies and toured with bands such a s the Glenn Miller Orchestra\, Grand Hotel Orchestra\, The James Hunter Si x\, Nefesh Mountain Band\, and Wild Magnolia.\nCharlie now resides in Engl ewood\, NJ\, and maintains a full-time schedule as an in-demand bassist in the Tri-State area and abroad.  \nJarrett D. Walser - Drummer\, Compose r\, Educator\nJarrett Walser is a musician who brings a vibrant sensitivit y\, rich nuance\, and expressive style to the drums. His ease and versatil ity in several genres (jazz\, rock\, R&\;B\, funk) make him a highly so ught-after drummer. As a band member of Billy Carrión’s\, Higher Standa rds\; Lance Bryant &\; SHOUT!\;  Sacred Machines\; U.L.T.R.A. S.\; and Vethaken\; you can hear the infusion of those styles on display.\nAt the age of three\, what started as a curious\, playful orchestration on pots a nd 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 fo r Teens program in 2001. After his studies at NJPAC\, he continued to purs ue 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 Performa nce. Jarrett has made a career playing with various artists over a wide va riety of genres\, from jazz to rock to theater. Some notable artists Jarre tt has performed with include bassist Rufus Reid and Kenny Davis\, trumpet ers Valery Ponomarev and Eddie Allen\, vocalist Carla Cook\, and Chico Fre eman\, 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 inspires the next generation of young artists. 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