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Bert Seager Trio to perform at Connecticut College March 24

March 18, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Bert Seager Trio will perform a free, public concert at 7 p.m. in the Fortune Music Hall, Cummings Arts Center, at Connecticut College March 24.

The Bert Seager Trio features Jorge Reder on bass, percussionist Richie Barshay and Bert Seager playing the jazz piano.

Prior to the concert, the trio will be rehearsing with the Connecticut College Jazz Band. The rehearsal, at 4:30 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center, is also free and open to the public.

Pianist and composer Bert Seager has been a leading player on the jazz scene in Boston since 1981. He has led tours with his band in Japan, Canada, Jordan, Bulgaria and the United States. His 10 internationally released compact discs have won him unanimous critical acclaim from the New York Times, Keyboard Magazine, The Boston Globe and many other publications.

For more information, call (860) 439-2720.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu