Jazz musician Gordon James will present a “Masters of Swing” lecture and performance 2:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The event is part of the library’s free Second Saturday Concert Series.
James (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals) will be joined by Mike DiLorenzo (keyboards) and Jim Jacobus (drums). The concert will feature music of the swing/big-band era from artists such as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Harry James, The Andrew Sisters, Tommy Dorsey, Les Brown, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.
The next Second Saturday performance will be “The Chamlins: A Cabaret Couple” on Nov. 12.
Admission to the concerts is free of charge; however, guests are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for donation to the Old Bridge Food Pantry.
For more information, log on to www.oldbridgelibrary.org or call 732-721-5600, ext. 5033.
