‘Evening of Global Jazz’ coming to Hawthorne House in Raymond

Spotlighting its new role as a community and cultural arts center for the Sebago Lake area, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home at 40 Hawthorne Road in Raymond will showcase an “Evening of Global Jazz” with the McCoy Mrubata/Gary Wittner Duo at 7 p.m. Friday, April 18.

An 'Evening of Global Jazz' featuring the McCoy Mrubata/
Gary Wittner Duo will be performed at the Hawthorne
House, 40 Hawthorne Road in Raymond at 7 p.m. Friday
April 18 and tickets are now on sale for the event.
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South African saxophonist/composer McCoy Mrubata and his friend, guitarist Gary Wittner, have been performing together since 2006. 

Mrubata is a recent recipient of the South African Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center International Arts Gold Medal. He was a member of the legendary Hugh Masekela’s band in the 1990s and has released more than 20 albums that combine jazz and elements of traditional South African music.

Gary Wittner has performed on five continents, representing the U.S. as a Kennedy Center Jazz Ambassador, a Fulbright Specialist, and a US Embassy Outreach Artist. He has performed with numerous jazz luminaries and has released seven albums as well as the popular book Thelonious Monk for Guitar. He is a music faculty member at the University of Southern Maine School of Music and at Bowdoin College.

Admission is $25 per person, payable at the door in cash or with a check payable to “Hawthorne Community Association.” Space is limited to 50 people, so the Hawthorne House strongly suggests that the public RSVP at info@hawthorneassoc.com or by calling Becky at 207-329-0537.

For more details, please visit https://hawthorneassoc.com/ or send an email to info@hawthorneassoc.com. <