Rio Clemente: a nite of "SOLORIETY"

Watchung Arts Center is once again proud to announce the return of critically acclaimed audience favorite Rio Clemente on June 1 at 8PM. "The Bishop of Jazz", closes the 2018-2019 musical season in style, following a sold-out performance of his last show at the Watchung Arts Center. A dessert reception will follow the performance.

Rio Clemente draws the audience up in a musical embrace and then takes them on an extraordinary journey of fanciful melodies and scintillating rhythms. As a master pianist, educator, composer, arranger and recording artist, Clemente mixes a strong classical background with a rich knowledge of jazz history, and then adds an amazing sense of creativity and interpretation. The result is a smorgasbord of music that is different from others, and nearly always produces a standing ovation and cries for “more.”

Rio has performed from coast to coast for senators, governors, mayors, and other dignitaries and played in jazz clubs from Manhattan to Cape Cod and Florida to California. In December 2011 Rio tickled the keys of the historic 1938 Steinway piano and charmed the visitors in the East Room of the White House.

With his passionate musicality, impressive technique and nimble facility at the keyboard, Rio brings something very special and decidedly unequalled to his audience. Whether as a solo performer or with a surprise guest or two (we never know), it's always a great night of jazz piano with Rio Clemente.

Tickets for this performance is $18 in advance, $22 ($20 for WAC members, $10 for students) at the door. You may purchase tickets securely through Eventbrite (watchungartscenter.eventbrite.com). Tickets can also be purchase in person during the Arts Center’s office hours, or by mail --- include an email address or phone number with mail orders.

The Watchung Arts Center, located at 18 Stirling Road in Watchung on the Watchung Circle, is a multi-disciplinary arts facility serving Watchung, the surrounding communities and the Tri-State Area. To obtain more information about upcoming performances, classes and workshops, and monthly art exhibitions, please visit WatchungArts.org or call 908-753-0190.