February 5, 2002

Electronic newsroom

02-09

‘An Evening of Jazz’ at Brookhaven Lab, March 5

UPTON, NY- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory will sponsor “An Evening of Jazz,” featuring the Oak Street Quartet, and the William Floyd High School Jazz Ensemble, on Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the Laboratory’s Berkner Hall. The concert is open to the public, and a donation for tickets is suggested.

Formed in 1999 by bassist Stephen Bennett, the Oak Street Quartet, better known as OSQ, performs a range of instrumental and vocal jazz, including swing, bop, contemporary, and pop-tune arrangements. OSQ performs regularly on Friday nights at the Elk Street Grille in Port Jefferson, and the group has recorded a CD of jazz standards. In addition to Bennett, the quartet includes saxophonist Chris Forte, pianist Bob Gelabert, and drummer Mike White, a senior chemist at Brookhaven Lab.

The William Floyd High School Jazz Ensemble is a 25-piece band that performs a repertoire of big band, swing, blues and contemporary funk electric music under the direction of Michael Cordaro. For the third consecutive year, William Floyd High School in 2001 was recognized as a GRAMMY Signature High School — an honor given to school districts nationwide that promote and preserve music education as a key part of the curriculum.

Tickets may be purchased at the door, or in advance at the Brookhaven Employees Recreation Association sales office in the Laboratory’s Berkner Hall on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at William Floyd High School, or at the Elk Street Grille. The suggested donation for tickets is $3 each. All proceeds will go toward the support of William Floyd High School music programs. For more information, call the BNL Music Club at 631 344-3846, or e-mail jjv@bnl.gov.

Everyone over 16 years old who visits Brookhaven Lab must show a photo ID before entering the site. The Laboratory is located on William Floyd Parkway, one-and-a-half miles north of Exit 68 of the Long Island Expressway.