Reeves-Reed Arboretum Welcomes Jazz Guitarist Julian Lage for Summer Night Concert Series

What could be a more perfect setting for a solo jazz guitar concert than the lovely grounds of Reeves-Reed Arboretum in mid-July! Sounds of a Summer Night 2015 welcomes former child prodigy, Julian Lage, on Wednesday evening, August 12, as the summer concerts-in-the-garden series showcases garden virtuosos as this year’s theme (www.julianlage.com).

Julian Lage is an American guitarist, composer, and arranger living in New York City. Often categorized as a jazz musician, his music is rooted in both traditional and acoustic forms. He was the subject of an Academy Award nominated documentary “Jules at Eight,” where we meet the then, 8 year-old jazz and blues guitarist Julian Lage, as we go from the second-grade playground to his live gigs. Throughout the film, the strikingly poised Jules challenges the viewer to reconcile his childhood innocence with his aptitude for the blues.

Among others, Julian has collaborated with Jim Hall, Mark O’Connor, Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge, Scott Colley, and Antonio Sanchez. In addition to his own quintet, he has recorded with Gary Burton, David Grisman, Eric Harland, Anthony Wilson, Martin Taylor, Joshua Bell, and Yoko Ono. Julian’s album, “Sounding Point,” was nominated for a Best Contemporary Jazz album Grammy in 2010. His most recent album, “Free Flying,” a collaboration with the extraordinary pianist Fred Hersch, received a coveted 5 star review in Down Beat Magazine.

Julian Lage marks the third concert in the Sounds of a Summer Night 2015 series. A full calendar of the summer concerts is available at www.reeves-reedarboretum.org.

All Sounds of a Summer Night concerts are on Wednesday evenings, rain or shine and begin with the Arboretum grounds opening up a 6:00 pm for concertgoers to picnic. The performances are from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The cost is free to RRA Members (thanks to underwriting support from Investors Bank). There is a $10 per person donation for non-members ($5 for students). These concerts are made possible, in part, by support from The Grand Summit Hotel, Tracy and Nick McKee, and the Summit Area Public Foundation. Visit www.reeves-reedarboretum.org to learn about the Arboretum‘s programs, camps, workshops and event.

About Reeves-Reed Arboretum

Celebrating over 40 years as an historic public garden, education resource, and non-profit conservancy, Reeves-Reed Arboretum seeks to engage, educate and enrich the public through horticulture and environmental education, and the care and utilization of the gardens and estate. Open 7 days a week from dawn till dusk, the Arboretum is listed on both the National and New Jersey State Historic Registers. Funding for RRA has been made possible in part by the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Dept. of Parks & Community Renewal.
Address: 165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901
Phone: (908) 273-8787