Clark Art to Host Musician, Williams College Alumnus Oct. 15

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Oct. 15, jazz trumpeter and Williams College alumnus Jonathan Dely returns to the Clark to perform in concert with his band.

Dely’s performance takes place at 7 p.m. in the Clark’s auditorium. The program features an exciting lineup of jazz, pop, and selections from the American Songbook.

Dely is an award-winning trumpet soloist from Long Island, New York. Named a finalist in the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition, the National Trumpet Competition, and the Yamaha Performing Artist Competition. Dely graduated with Latin honors from Williams College in 2015, where he served as the college’s teaching assistant in jazz and, upon graduation, was awarded the prestigious Arthur Judson Prize in music.

In New York, Dely has become a performer at venues including Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center, Blue Note NYC, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Django, Highline Ballroom, and the Princeton Club of New York, where he serves as Artist in Residence. He earned a master’s degree in jazz trumpet performance at the Manhattan School of Music in 2017.

Tickets are $28 ($25 members, $20 students with valid ID, $8 children 10 and under). For more information and to purchase tickets, visit clarkart.edu/events or call 413 458 0524.


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