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The Ed Vezinho/Jim Ward Big Band Kicks off its Second Jazzy Season
Story, photos by Lou Perri The Ed Vezinho/Jim Ward Big Band kicked off its second season as Stockton University’s Jazz Orchestra in Residence with “A Night of Jazz Standards” on Monday, Oct. 26 in the Campus Center Theatre on the Galloway campus. The concert was the first of four concerts to be performed by the high-energy, 16-piece jazz ensemble comprised of some of Atlantic City’s finest showroom musicians. “Jazz is the only truly American art form,” Ed Vezinho told Explore NJ. “The guys in the band use jazz as a means of self expression. We love jazz. We strive to inspire and educate others about the beauty that we hear…