(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents a Korean Cultural Initiative Show: Live at the Cabaret – Volume 1: The JC Quintet on Wednesday, March 18th 2015 from 7-9 PM. The show will be held in the Drapkin Cabaret and Lounge for an intimate live experience. Purchase tickets to see the JC Quintet via email jrhee@bergenpac.org or June Rhee (201) 503-8328. Hors d'oeuvres are included in the ticket price. Drinks are available for purchase.
The JC Quintet
Joo Chan Im (JC), a current member of New York Korean Jazz Orchestra, is an active drummer/composer in New York, Washington D.C., and Korea. He has performed various types of music including American and Korean pop, funk, and R&B music in numerous clubs both in NYC and Korea. JC moved to Maryland in 2003 from South Korea, and started his career in Washington and Virginia playing with many smooth jazz style musicians. JC moved to New York to pursue undergraduate degree at the New School “Jazz and Contemporary Music” department, and also completed his Master of Music in Jazz Studies at Queens College.
JC is well-known for his flawless drum technique. His musicality stands out among his peers for his ability to compose. Before moving to the U.S., JC formed a band named the “3Kings” whose video went viral among Korean drummers. Subsequently, JC became the drummer for various Korean artists such as Kim Bum Soo, Lee Moon Sae, Byun Jin Sub, Jang Yoon Jung, Nam Jin, Song Young Joo, Park Juwon just to name a few. JC also received the honor of performing at the prestigious Blue Note Jazz Festival in NYC and JZ Music Festival held in Shanghai, China.
For bergenPAC's first Live at the Cabaret show, the JC Quintet will be performing standard jazz and pop numbers plus JC's own compositions.
JC Quintet Members
JC Im – Band Leader/Drummer/Composer
Lukas Pfiel – Tenor Saxophone
So Young Park – Vocals/Piano
Jun Beom Kim – E. guitar
About bergenPAC
Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat Bergen Performing Arts Center, or bergenPAC, is the area's cultural mecca. Housed in a historic Art Deco-style theater boasting one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, bergenPAC attracts a stellar roster of world-class entertainment. The jewel in our crown is The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC – the innovative, educational performing arts initiative that reaches more than 30,000 students annually. The Performing Arts School provides community youth, age 2 months to 21 years, with unique, “hands-on” training in music, dance and theater by industry professionals. It is through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors, members, and patrons that the not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School are able to thrive and enrich our community.
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