in May with a Bachelor of Music degree in Studio Music/Jazz
Vocal Performance and with an
Outstanding Senior award from
her department. Neikrug has
performed at some of the hottest jazz clubs in the U.S., such
as the Catalina Jazz Club in Los
Angeles and DazzleJazz in Denver. She has shared stages with
artists such as Al Jarreau, Steve
Miller, Alice Cooper, Kenny
Burrell, Neil Young, Mindy Abair,
James Moody, George Benson,
Karrin Allyson, Gretchen Parlato,
and Roseanna Vitro.
John Schreiber, President and
CEO of New Jersey Performing
Arts Center said, “Everyone at
the Arts Center sends their congratulations to Arianna – an expressive, creative, exciting and
swinging new voice in jazz. We
look forward to her success in
seasons to come.”
The Sarah Vaughan Competition, also known as The SASSY
Awards, provides a platform for
A look at Arianna Neikrug
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