This Sunday! Worship with the Ardie Walser Quartet

This Sunday January 22nd, we are pleased to bring back the Ardie Walser Quartet to provide the music for worship.

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  Parishioner Dr. Ardie Walser as singer, pianist and songwriter, was a member of the award-winning vocal trio Black Tie, two-time winners of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Club (MAC) Award for Outstanding Vocal Group, and the winners of the Bistro Awards for outstanding vocal group and best New York Debut.

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  Ian Kenselaar has been playing bass almost 20 years and has dedicated his life to music. Ian plays with various groups, performing music of different genres including jazz, indie rock, and Turkish folk. Outside of music, Ian enjoys biking, cooking, eating, art, and learning new trades. You can stay engaged with Ian’s upcoming gigs on Instagram at his account:@iankenselaar

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  Pianist Campbell Charshee grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, but has lived in New Jersey since 2008. A graduate of the jazz studies program at William Paterson University, Campbell studied with a number of jazz piano greats including Mulgrew Miller and Harold Mabern. In the years since, Campbell has become a veteran of the NYC and NJ “trenches,” performing many styles of music with a diverse array of performers. He has been fortunate to perform with everyone from the Drifters, to Winard Harper, among many others. Having recorded as a sideman on many original projects, Campbell recently released his debut recording, The War on Health Mixtape. The album doubles as a medical debt alleviation tool, and has relieved over $70k of U.S. medical debt to date.

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  What started out as an inquisitive, playful orchestration on pots and pans, at the age of three, grew into a passion. Jarrett Walser’s first love has always been jazz. This allure commenced at the age of 11 when he began studying at NJPAC Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens program. 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. and M.M. in Jazz Performance.Jarrett has made a career playing with various artists over a wide variety of genres from jazz, to rock to theater. Some notable artists Jarrett has performed with include Rufus Reid, Chico Freeman and Valery Ponomarev, to name a few. Jarrett currently leads the Jarrett Walser Pack, a modern jazz quartet playing his original compositions, incorporating a mixture of fusion, R & B, funk and rock. When not performing, Jarrett is an educator, sharing his love of music and inspiring the next generation of young artists.

We will be featuring a variety of music at worship over the next several weeks as Director of Music George Wesner enjoys his well-earned winter break!