Winter Jazz chases away " winter blues.

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from winter can attend a night of fantastic jazz music January 10th at 8 p.m. in the Newark High School auditorium.

Winter Jazz will feature the music of the Rochester-based soul jazz trio Paradigm Shift along with jazz saxophonist Lynn Ligammari and jazz trombonist Melissa Gardiner.

Paradigm Shift captures the "re of classic organ-guitar pairings like Dr. Lonnie Smith and George Benson while also propelling their spirit into the present with a decidedly modern sound. If organ-driven jazz saw its heyday in the late '60s, nobody bothered to tell “Paradigm Shift” bandleader/guitarist Melvin Henderson or co-founder/organist Gerry Youngman.

Both men cut their teeth on landmark records during that era but have also since then served as sidemen for some of the giants of the form, including none other than Dr. Lonnie Smith and Jack McDuff. Nonetheless Henderson and Youngman refuse to succumb to preservationism, setting their creative sights squarely forward rather than back. And now, with a new generation's perspective courtesy of forward-thinking drummer/composer Sean Jefferson, the band is poised to launch soul jazz into its bright, funky future while tearing up stages across the globe with boiling-hot grooves and a gritty attack that pleasantly recaptures the music's rightful street-level ambience.

Read more about “Paradigm Shift” here: http://psjazz.com/band-bio/

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A jazz trombone instructor at Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music, Gardiner has performed with many legendary jazz musicians including Benny Golson, Alice Coltrane, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Geri Allen, Rodney Whitaker, Wycliffe Gordon, Steve Turre, Gerald Wilson, and Patti Austin.Notable venues that Melissa has performed at in New York City include !e Lincoln Center, Jazz at

Lincoln Center, !e Iridium, Smalls Jazz Club, and !e Blue Note.  Melissa has also made several appearances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. as part of Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead Program, and with the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) Sisters in Jazz Quintet at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival.  Also, in D.C., Melissa was a featured artist for the Washington Women in Jazz Festival and brought back as an All-Star the following year.

Melissa is very active in theater as a pit orchestra musician.  She has performed at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, the Red House Arts Center and at the Catherine Cummings !eater in Cazenovia.  Past employment opportunities also include the show band with Carnival Cruise Lines and the Disneyland All-American College Band.

Gardiner performs regularly with her own quartet and with many other groups as well, including the CNY Jazz Orchestra, !e Blacklites, E.S.P., Kazz Music Orchestra, and Rochester-based group Paradigm Shift. Read more about Gardiner here: http://www.melissamaymusic.com/about/

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  A teaching artist for the Lincoln Center Institute of the Arts, Midori & Friends in New York, Ligammari, who also is a Conn-Selmer artist, performs regularly with !ought, !e Al Chez Brothers of Funk band, !e Sax Cartel, Hylo", !e Funktional Allstars, !e LLDuo, !e LL Quartet, and the Mad Collective.

In addition, she has worked and performed with Dick Oatts, Wycliffe Gordon, Les McCann, Mike Gordon (Phish), the Temptations, Harold Jones (Count Basie), Dave Rivello, Mocean Worker, and La Buya. Lynn holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester.

Specializing in both Jazz and Classical saxophone, she has studied under the direction of Walt Weiskopf, Dave Schiavione, Fred Sturm, David Demsey, Chienkwan Lin, Ramon Ricker and Chris Azzara. While at Eastman, Lynn performed in a number of ensembles including the Eastman Jazz Ensemble, New Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Ossia, Chamber Ensemble and Jazz Performance workshop.

As a freelance musician in Rochester, she was a member of the Dave Rivello Ensemble, the Music Educators Wind Ensemble, the Half-Ton Horns, M6 and the New Energy Big Band. Lynn is a Teaching Artist for the Lincoln Center Institute of the Arts, and Midori & Friends in New York, and is a Conn-Selmer Artist.

Read more about Ligammari here http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/lynnligammariBesides performing a couple of solo numbers at Winter Jazz, the musicians will also perform with the NHS Jazz Ensemble,

directed by NHS instrumental music teacher and district music supervisor Dave Schwind. !ey will also work with NHS music students Jan. 8 and perform with the NHS Jazz Ensemble at a 1 p.m. assembly at Kelley School. !ey will also work with Kelley School and Newark Middle School musicians Jan. 9th. Tickets for the concert are $6 and are only available at the door. Senior citizens who have a Golden Pass can attend for free. Anyone who has questions should call Schwind at 332-3200 #2251.

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