Lucky Chops to Perform at The University of Scranton on Thursday, Feb. 12

On Thursday, Feb. 12, Performance Music at The University of Scranton will host world music/jazz/pop/funk sensation Lucky Chops in concert. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue, downtown Scranton. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.

"When I first heard the guys in Lucky Chops jamming together in the NYC subway while still students, they were already drawing crowds bigger than the audiences in many of the city’s established venues," said Cheryl Y. Boga, conductor and Artistic Director of Performance Music.

“We are really looking forward to being able to share this group’s irrepressible energy and joyful excitement with our students and audiences," added Janelle Decker, Performance Music Executive Director and conductor.

The highly energetic Lucky Chops have been sharing their inspired brassy funk with audiences since 2006 when they first came together in New York City while still students. Their intent was and is to share the healing and inspirational power of music with their audiences. The intense power of that message has reached and impacted audiences throughout the world — the group has performed in 25 countries and has millions of views and followers on their social media pages. The members are all committed to passing down their creative torch musically to student musicians and music educators, as well as audiences, through their performances and educational events. Co-founder of the group Josh Holcomb, trombonist, is a native of New York City. In addition to his extensive work with Lucky Chops, Holcomb maintains an active freelance career within New York's jazz, world music and gospel music scenes.

The University of Scranton Jazz Band will perform one piece with Lucky Chops at the concert. The 25-member ensemble of big band style instrumentation is made up of University of Scranton student musicians from majors spanning the curriculum. The majority of their performances are open to the public, free of admission charge, and often feature a nationally or internationally renowned guest soloist. The primary focus of Performance Music at The University of Scranton is its student choral and instrumental performing ensembles. Hundreds of students participate in the ensembles each year, and neither an audition nor enrollment fee is required for membership.

For further information on the performance, call 570-941-7624, email music@scranton.edu or visit the University's website. For more info on Lucky Chops, visit their website.

If You Go:

What: Lucky Chops with an appearance by The University of Scranton Jazz Ensemble, presented by Performance Music at The University of Scranton

When: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12

Where: Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue, downtown Scranton

Admission: FREE