TCNJ Congo benefit concert to feature Karrin Allyson

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Jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson is set to perform at The College of New Jersey’s charity concert to benefit the Democratic Republic of Congo on September 20, 2015.

Four-time Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson is set to appear in concert at The College of New Jersey on September 20, 2015 to benefit charities performing humanitarian work in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The concert “Chanson pour le Congo III” will be held at the Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing at 3 p.m. with doors opening at 2:15 p.m. The event is presented by The College of New Jersey, Women and Gender Studies Program, Women in Learning and Leadership and Office of the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences.

This will be the third concert that Allyson, a regular at New York’s Birdland and a four-time Grammy nominee, has given to benefit two Congo-based charities — Woman, Cradle of Abundance and the United Front Against Riverblindness.

Allyson will be accompanied by bass guitarist Ed Howard.

A reception to meet the artists will follow the performance. Tickets are available online at tcnj.pages.tcnj.edu/events.

For information contact (609) 688-9979.

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