Summer Garden Concert - Jason O'Brien - Percussion

BYO, Chair and Picnic and make a EVENING of it! 

Note our Summer Concerts on Thursday, start at 7pm, Arrival time 6:30pm.

Being our KICK-OFF GARDEN CONCERT of SUMMER,  we have invited  @_WeirdDoughPizza Truck BACK! - a farm to pizza experience, using only locally sourced ingridients, to make pizzas for your enjoyment!

The truck will start taking orders at 6:30pm

ALL ACTIVE FOW MEMBERS - to say thank you for your support of Whittemore - please print your ticket and bring it with you - 1 ticket 1 pizza & a soft beverage!

Jason O’Brien is a NYC area percussionist and educator, who maintains an active gigging schedule, YoutTube Channel, and studio of over 30 students. He is an adjunct professor at Passaic County Community College and has been invited to be an artist in residence at Independence Community College in Kansas for the fall semester. This summer he won the inaugural 2020 DCI Performers Showcase All Age Division on marimba.

Additionally, he arranges and designs productions for award winning East Coast marching ensembles. His arrangements captured the 2020 New England Regional and Connecticut State Division Championships. Recent projects include recording his own unique vibraphone and glockenspiel arrangements of Christmas music, Kabalevsky piano pieces and other non-traditional vibraphone compositions. As an active member of the Charu Suri Trio Jay has recorded three albums, performed at Carnegie Hall, will return there this summer, and has traveled to Miami.

For information visit his website, subscribe to his YouTube channel for the latest recordings and projects and follow him on Instagram for his other endeavors such as running a marathon and enjoying the Palisades.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFarSideOfNj https://www.instagram.com/jayobriendrums https://www.obrienpercussion.com

The concert will be livestreamed on the Friends of Whittemore Facebook page for those who cannot attend.

Registration Required.

RAINDATE: 6/24/2021