Jacques Lacombe in state’s ‘100+ Club’ of most influential

May 23, 2014

This week, NJ.com has been revealing Inside Jersey’s “The 100+ Club” of the most influential people in New Jersey. Today, NJSO Music Director Jacques Lacombe appears in a feature article about the state's biggest figures in entertainment and music.

The state’s major news source counts the NJSO music director with four other influential musicians: Garden State rock legends Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, Jack Antonoff (of fun. and Bleachers fame) and hip-hop singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill.

Inside Jersey writes:

As music director of the NJSO since 2010, Jacques Lacombe has led the orchestra on one fruitful adventure after another. Honored by Carnegie Hall for adventurous programming, he and the orchestra achieved a stunning success at the Spring for Music festival in 2012—their first appearance at the venue in six years. Lacombe has also initiated the New Jersey Roots Project, showcasing composers with local ties, including jazz artist Geri Allen; excelled in challenging and contemporary music; and celebrated the classical masterworks.

View the feature at nj.com, and vote for Lacombe as the state's most influential musician!

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