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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; An evening of jazz music performed by accomplished artists acts as a tribute to a respected musical mentor and a means of preserving one of the Electric City&#8217;s entertainment institutions.</p><p>Jump, Jive an&#8217; Jazz! &#8220;The Show Will Go On&#8221; takes place at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 North Washington Ave., and it honors the late Patrick J. Marcinko Jr. The evening of music features performances by Nancy &amp; Spencer Reed, The Alan Gaumer Quartet, The Von Storch Quartet, Jazz Art and the Upper Valley Winds Orchestra.</p><p>Tickets for the event cost $20 and are available at the SCC box office or by phone at 570-344-1111. All proceeds benefit ongoing operations, restoration and programming at the SCC.</p><p>Jump, Jive an&#8217; Jazz was planned before the untimely passing of Marcinko Jr., who was the band director of the Upper Valley Winds Orchestra. According to a press release from the SCC, Patrick Marcinko III confirmed the event shortly after his father&#8217;s passing, saying &#8220;The show will still go on as planned. My father would want it that way.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Jump, Jive an&#8217; Jazz takes place at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Scranton Cultural Center. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_Jazz.jpg</photo0><caption0>Jump, Jive an&#8217; Jazz takes place at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Scranton Cultural Center. </caption0><photoCredit0>Pixabay image </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>Times Leader staff reports</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Matt Mattei at 570-991-6651 or Twitter @TLArts</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Jump, Jive an’ Jazz honors Patrick Marcinko Jr. at Scranton Cultural Center