Get ready for a wonderful night of love 

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a fantastic evening of smooth jazz and soulful vibes at Rutgers IJS! Join us for an unforgettable experience filled with groovy rhythms, passionate melodies, and soulful vocals by the one and only Ty Stephens and Soul Jaazz! Get ready to be transported to a world of love and music as this talented ensemble takes the stage. Don’t miss this chance to create beautiful memories with your loved ones amidst the enchanting atmosphere of live music at Clements Place Jazz. So mark your calendars and get ready to sway to the rhythm of love with Ty Stephens and Soul Jaazz in a Valentines Day Affair!

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TY STEPHENS

A consummate multi-talented entertainer and performer, Ty Stephens has performed around the world, gaining an international audience with a cool, urban-tinged adult-contemporary sound, based on jazz, funk and R&B.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, TY STEPHENS is an award-winning singer-songwriter, entertainer and recording artist. He was the Grand Prize Winner in the Jazzmobile/Anheuser-Busch Solo Jazz Vocalist Competition, in 2006 and won first place in the R&B/Blues category of the 2002 International Songwriting Competition for his composition Somethin’ Strange.

Originally trained in musical theater, Ty has appeared on Broadway in the original productions of Sophisticated Ladies and Marilyn: An American Fable. He is also co-writer and original cast of From My Hometown, co-writer-producer, choreographer and star of the long-running Shades Of Harlem revue show and co-writer-production, choreographer and currently starring in the new off-Broadway hit On Kentucky Avenue.

Ty fronts the band Ty Stephens & SoulJaazz, whom have released three albums and recently completed a European tour. Since focusing on his vocal work, he has recorded with industry legends Harry Belafonte, Peggy Lee, dance music icon Dan Hartmann, disco pioneer Nile Rogers, master drummer Baba Olatunji, renowned trumpeter Chuck Mangione, singer Gwen McCrae, Def Jam premier artist Alyson Williams, among others. Ty has opened for such diverse and acclaimed acts as Celine Dion, Diana Ross, Carlos Santana, Liza Minnelli, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Norah Jones, Elton John, and jazz artists like Larry Coryell and Vanessa Rubin.

On Stage with Ty will be:

RICHARD CUMMINGS, Jr, -piano/keyboards

Pianist Born on 16.07.1951 in St. Albans. He has worked with luminous artists as: Noel Pointer, Norman Connors, Jon Lucien, Harry Belafonte, Letta Mbulu, Dianne Reeves and more.

ROBERT “R.T.” TAYLOR guitars

Worked with Beyonce on Flaws N All, first time, and second time we did Love On Top, happy to say she won a Grammy. Both Songs PRODUCED by Shea Taylor

TONY LEWIS – drums

Drummer/songwriter from the Bronx, New York, and has been playing now for fifty years. Play with artists who perform different styles, such as jazz (Dizzy Gillespie), rock (Sting) and roll (Little Richard), soul (Sam Moore), and hip-hop (Rakim, MC Lyte) in addition to Sting, Cyndi Lauper, Rakim, Sam & Dave, Michael Hill’s Blues Mob, and Craig Harris. 

GENE TORRES – bass

Gene Torres was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and picked up the bass at 15 years old and has not put it down since. Gene has had the pleasure of playing and or recording with a gamut of music styles, including Ben E. King, Al Hibbler, Rahn Burton, Public Enemy, Yousef Lateef, Chico O’Farrel’s Afro-‐Cuban Big Band, Ernie Marcelin of Taboo Combo, La Bamba and the Hubcaps, Southside Johnny, Ted Curson, The Weather Girls, The Chiffons at The Apollo Theatre, Chambers Brothers, Jonathan Butler, Hannes DeKassian Trio, Moon Pool, Tony Cedras (Keyboardist with Paul Simon), Jennifer Holiday, Noo Voodoo, Mark Pender (of the Conan O’Brian show, opening up for the BT Express). The Big Apple Circus, David Dorfman Dance Company, Fred Ho (Vampire Opera) Petey Pablo of Jive Records, Gucci Man (Me & You single), Danny Mixon, Ty Stephens, Pee Wee Ellis, Co-‐winner of the 2010 McDonald’s GospelFest Children’s Choir Contest, Darlene Love on The View’s Christmas Show, and George Brandon’s Blue Unity Sextet.