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Jukebox Saturday Night Brings the Sounds of Swing to OCC’s Grunin Center

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 08/29/2022

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Join Jukebox Saturday Night at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts for a musical revue of the great Big Bands of the 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s on Saturday, September 24 at 7:00pm.  Jukebox Saturday Night is a musical review of the great Big Bands of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s.  

Jukebox Saturday Night celebrates America’s Swing Era, performing the greatest hits as recorded by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Lunceford, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Bunny Berigan, Count Basie and more! Vocal selections include songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Bob Eberly, Helen O’Connell, Rosemary Clooney, and other vocal idols. 

The show is a fun-filled event for all ages, performed by an energetic group of instrumentalists and vocalists who will keep you moving in your seats, tapping your toes, and clapping your hands. Jukebox Saturday Night is sure to bring back fond memories for many, while creating exciting new memories for those enjoying the music of the Big Band era for the first time.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at grunincenter.org or by calling the Grunin Center Box Office at 732-255-0500. The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, located on the campus of Ocean County College in Toms River, New Jersey.

For more than 50 years, Ocean County College, a public two-year community college sponsored by Ocean County and the State of New Jersey, has provided area residents with the opportunity to benefit from higher education. OCC is an innovative academic leader offering affordable, student-centered, high-quality educational experiences that prepare and empower diverse learners to contribute to and succeed in global societies. OCC invests in and fosters academic, economic, and cultural excellence, and ensures financial strength by generating new revenue streams, engaging in national and international university and corporate partnerships, and cultivating a technologically progressive and entrepreneurial spirit.




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