Fairfield, CT - The Sacred Heart University Academic Music Program will host two free concerts as part of Guitar Fest 2018, featuring classical guitarist Terry Pazmiño at the first concert on October 16 and the Joe Carter Trio on October 17 with SHU Music Program Director Joe Carter, renowned jazz bassist, Harvie S. and drummer Graciliano Zambonin.
Classical guitarist Terry Pazmiño belongs to a generation of virtuosi and composers who demystified European influences and rediscovered the popular music of Latin America. He has performed in the concert halls of 42 countries, including the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall. Joe Carter has used his experience performing around the world to create a sound based in “Samba Jazz,” a style that combines the improvisational nature of North American Jazz with the lyrical and rhythmical aspects of Brazilian Bossa Nova, Samba, Choro, Baiao and MPB. Carter is currently director of the Academic Music Program at SHU and directs the University’s Jazz Ensemble.
The event will be held at the WSHU Broadcast Center’s Stone Family Assembly Hall at Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield. Terry Pazmiño will be on Tuesday, October 16, at 7 p.m. The Joe Carter Trio will perform on Wednesday, October 17, at 7 p.m.
The program is sponsored by Sacred Heart University’s Academic Music Program and are free and open to the public.
About Sacred Heart University
As the second-largest independent Catholic university in New England, and one of the fastest-growing in the U.S., Sacred Heart University is a national leader in shaping higher education for the 21st century. SHU offers more than 80 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs on its Fairfield, Conn., campus, which is located about an hour from Manhattan and 2.5 hours from Boston. Sacred Heart also has satellites in Connecticut, Luxembourg and Ireland. More than 8,500 students attend the University’s eight colleges and schools: Arts & Sciences; Communication, Media & the Arts; Computer Science & Engineering; Health Professions; the Isabelle Farrington College of Education; the Jack Welch College of Business; Nursing; and St. Vincent’s College. Sacred Heart is rooted in the rich Catholic intellectual tradition and the liberal arts, yet at the same time develops students to be forward thinkers who enact change—in their own lives and professions and in their communities. A spirit of service, entrepreneurship and social justice is the essence of who we are and can be seen inside and outside the classroom as students learn how to make a difference far beyond Fairfield. The Princeton Review includes SHU in its Best 384 Colleges–2019 Edition, “Best in the Northeast” and Best 267 Business Schools–2018 Edition. It also placed SHU on its lists for “Happiest Students” and “Most Engaged in Community Service,” each of which comprises only 20 U.S. schools. Sacred Heart has a Division I athletics program. www.sacredheart.edu