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Organist Chris Simonini at the Collingswood Community Center
December 5, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Pianist Suzzette Ortiz proudly hosts
“Jazz in the Wood”
First Thursdays Neighborhood Concerts at the
Collingswood Community Center
30 Collings Ave
Collingswood, NJ 08108.
Please join us on December 5th, 2024 as we welcome
organist Chris Simonini and his group.
The concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Students $5 and children under 12 FREE!
Pianist/Organist Chris Simonini’s fascination with music began is his late teenage years. While first purchasing a guitar and playing for a year, he soon began to direct his passion towards the piano. Inspired by the feeling and soulfulness of jazz greats such as Jimmy Smith, Bill Evans, and Cedar Walton he decided to devote his time to the tradition of Jazz. He first sought out his formal training during his first year in college with jazz and classical piano lessons. Soon after, Chris had become immensely interested in the art of jazz organ. He began taking lessons on Hammond B3 organ and currently continues to gig on the B3 organ. Chris then went on to complete a degree in jazz studies at Rowan University in 2013. This was under the direction of teachers Denis Di Blasio, Dean Schneider, and Dr. Lydia Boguslavsky.