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Join the CommUnity Zone for a special iteration of our Listening Room program occurring on the first Wednesday of each month: Jazz Night in Lewisburg! The Frank Cloke Quintet will join us monthly to deliver a groovy performance and reinvigorate Union County's live jazz scene. Join us at 6:30 pm on every first Wednesday!The Listening Room is a relaxed listening atmosphere featuring artists of all genres. Admission is $10 (free for children 12 and under!) and doors open at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments are provided.
The Quintet will perform for the first hour and then invite audience members with instruments to the stage for a jam session. Bring your instruments!
MEET THE FRANK CLOKE QUINTET
Frank Cloke (Bass) is a jazz bassist and music educator from East Stroudsburg, now based in Central PA. He is the Band Director at Mifflinburg Area High School and runs the concert and marching bands as well as the modern band program. He studied jazz at Penn State University (2024) and has performed with the PSU Centre Dimensions jazz ensemble, Crooner and Co. Swing Band, and the Zeropoint Big Band.
Joe Stanford (Tenor Saxophone) is from Langhorne, PA, and studied music education at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. He studied classical saxophone with Dr. James Umble and jazz studies with Dave Kana, Kent Engelhardt, and Dave Morgan. He currently teaches general music at Mifflinburg Intermediate School.
Bill Grose (Trombone) is a music educator based in Selinsgrove, PA, currently teaching in the Mifflinburg Area School District. Bill has performed with a variety of ensembles, including the Greater Finger Lakes Jazz Orchestra, Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra, The New York Wind Symphony, Penn Central Wind Band, Billtown Brass, Williamsport Symphony, Lycoming Trombone Consortium, Spencer and the T-Bones, and A Long Way from California.
Urie Kline (Drums) is a versatile percussionist active in Williamsport, Lewisburg, and State College. He performs regularly with the Cadillac Cats, Eric Ian Farmer, La Fiesta Latin Band, and the eponymous Urie Kline Band. He currently teaches at Lycoming College, Bucknell University, and Robert M. Sides. Urie currently resides in Williamsport with his wife and two cats.
Jerry Bresee (Guitar) has experience on the Washington DC jazz scene, playing with the 18-piece Loudoun Jazz Ensemble for 12 years, the Mad Dog Jazz quintet, the String Theory Jazz Trio, and here in Central PA with Jazz on 16 Strings, a quartet based around two guitars and bass.
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328 Market St, Lewisburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17837
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Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
