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Friday and Saturday Evenings, October 24 and 25, 2014, at 8:00
Wynton Marsalis, Managing and Artistic Director
Greg Scholl, Executive Director
The Brazilian Duke Ellington
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
WYNTON MARSALIS, Music Director, Trumpet
GREGORY GISBERT, Trumpet
KENNY RAMPTON, Trumpet
MARCUS PRINTUP, Trumpet
VINCENT GARDNER, Trombone
CHRIS CRENSHAW, Trombone
ELLIOT MASON, Trombone
TED NASH, Alto Saxophone
CHARLES PILLOW, Alto Saxophone
VICTOR GOINES, Tenor Saxophone
WALTER BLANDING, Tenor Saxophone
PAUL NEDZELA, Baritone Saxophone
DAN NIMMER, Piano
CARLOS HENRIQUEZ, Bass
ALI JACKSON, Drums
with
CYRO BAPTISTA, Percussion
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The Program
The Brazillian Duke Ellington
October 24–25, 2014
—to be selected from the following—
MOACIR SANTOS Amphibious
arranged by Victor Goines
MOACIR SANTOS Bluishmen
arranged by Ted Nash
MOACIR SANTOS & CLÓVIS MELLO Coisa No. 1
arranged by Christopher Crenshaw
MOACIR SANTOS Coisa No. 2
arranged by Sherman Irby
MOACIR SANTOS & MARIO TELLES Coisa No. 5
arranged by Vincent Gardner
MOACIR SANTOS Coisa No. 6
arranged by Marcus Printup
MOACIR SANTOS, REGINA WERNECK & NEI LOPES Coisa No. 8
arranged by Ted Nash
MOACIR SANTOS & REGINA WERNECK Coisa No. 9
arranged by Sherman Irby
MOACIR SANTOS Lamento Astral
arranged by Ali Jackson
MOACIR SANTOS Lemurianos
arranged by Wynton Marsalis
MOACIR SANTOS Mãe Iracema
arranged by Ali Jackson
MOACIR SANTOS Suk-Cha
arranged by Christopher Crenshaw
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Notes on the Program
by Ernesto Lechner
There’s much more to Brazilian music than
just the gorgeous strains of bossa nova and
the infectious beat of the samba. Brazil is a
treasure trove of lush melodies, idiosyncratic voices, and relentless experimentation. Tonight we pay tribute to a master
arranger and composer who never quite
got all the recognition he deserved. Tonight
we cherish the art of Moacir Santos, the
Brazilian Duke Ellington.
“It is of no doubt that Moacir Santos
belongs to the pantheon of great Brazilian
musicians,” asserts special guest percussionist Cyro Baptista. “The melding of cultures is a prominent characteristic of the
compositions of Moacir Santos. Besides
his strong roots to his home in Northeast
Brazil, you can feel in his music the colors
of Rio de Janeiro's gafieira syncopations
and a languid cadence that spills the suspense
and mystery of a Hollywood soundtrack.”
Born in the state of Pernambuco in 1924,
Santos became an orphan when he was
still a toddler. Fortunately, he was adopted
by a family who encouraged him to take
music lessons. As a young man he moved
to Rio, where he became a professional
musician and teacher of many future stars
of Brazilian popular music. During the
1960s he developed his own inimitable
style—an adventurous fusion of jazz harmonies, majestic marches, Afro-Brazilian
roots, and offbeat percussive patterns,
evoking the textural palette of Duke
Ellington. Santos showcased all these elements on the seminal 1965 LP Coisas.
In 1967 Santos moved to California with his
family and remained there until his death in
2006. He recorded three exquisite albums
for the Blue Note label with guests such as
Joe Pass and Clare Fischer. Santos worked
primarily on movie soundtracks, though his
contributions in that field remain largely
without credit.
Baptista explains, “Moacir Santos, like
many other Brazilian composers that made
their careers outside of Brazil, was underrecognized in his country of origin. I grew
up only knowing his compositions as they
were interpreted by other artists and by
learning from musicians heavily influenced
by Santos, such as Wilson Simonal, Sergio
Mendes, Baden Powell, João Donato, and
Airto Moreira. Only when I started to get
more deeply involved with jazz music did I
connect the dots and become aware of the
magnitude of his music. I was lucky to
meet Maestro Moacir Santos during our
efforts to bring the ‘Ouro Negro’ project to
Jazz at Lincoln Center.”
On the historical relationship between
Brazilian music and American jazz, Baptista
notes, “I grew up hearing that the same
African tribes that came from Africa to Brazil
also went to New Orleans, and that was why
Mardi Gras in New Orleans took place at the
same time as Carnival in Brazil; it was the
same, but with different names. Things
became clearer for me when Jazz at Lincoln
Center called me to participate in a production
called ‘Carnival on Broadway.’ My first encounter with Wynton Marsalis was when he
invited me to his home. I was insecure about
the meeting and thought he would be wearing a silk robe, smoking a pipe, and talking
about intellectual jazz chords. We first ate an
amazing jambalaya, and when we moved to
the piano in the living room it was pure magic.
I started to sing some crazy melodies, and he
immediately started to strike the piano with
one hand and write on a music sheet with the
other hand. It looked like he was drawing
something…then I noticed that with each vertical gesture made by the pencil, three different voices were appearing simultaneously. I
was speechless…I never saw that before and
probably never will again. After a while, he
asked, ‘what we going to call this thing?’ I
didn’t hesitate: ‘Dreaming on a Washboard.’”
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Notas sobre o Programa
por Ernesto Lechner
Traduzido por Nadia Granadeiro
Música brasileira é muito mais do que os trechos magníficos da bossa nova e a batida
contagiante do samba. As melodias exuberantes, as vozes idiossincráticas e a experimentação imparável fazem parte desse
tesouro que é o Brasil. Esta noite, homenageamos um mestre arranjador e compositor que nunca obteve o reconhecimento
que merecia. Esta noite, honramos a arte de
Moacir Santos, o Duke Ellington brasileiro.
“Não há dúvida de que Moacir Santos pertence ao panteão dos grandes músicos
brasileiros,” afirma o percussionista Cyro
Baptista, convidado especial. “A fusão de
culturas é uma característica proeminente
das composições de Moacir Santos. Além
de suas raízes profundas na sua terra natal—
o Nordeste brasileiro—você pode sentir em
sua música as cores das sincopações da
gafieira do Rio de Janeiro, e uma cadência
arrastada que transborda o suspense e o
mistério das trilhas sonoras de Hollywood.”
Nascido no estado do Pernambuco em 1924,
Santos ficou órfão quando era ainda criança
pequena. Felizmente, foi adotado por uma
família que o incentivou a ter aulas de música.
Enquanto jovem, mudou-se para o Rio, onde
se tornou um músico profissional e onde foi
professor de muitas das futuras estrelas da
música popular brasileira. Durante os anos
60, desenvolveu seu estilo próprio inimitável—uma fusão aventurosa entre harmonias de jazz, marchas majestosas, raízes
Afro-brasileiras e padrões de percussão originais, evocando a paleta textural de Duke
Ellington. Santos exibiu todos estes elementos no seu LP de referência, Coisas, de 1965.
Em 1967, Santos se mudou para a Califórnia
com sua família, onde permaneceu até sua
morte em 2006. Ele gravou três excelentes
álbuns para a editora discográfica Blue Note,
com convidados tais como Joe Pass e Clare
Fischer. Santos trabalhou principalmente em
trilhas sonoras de filmes, apesar de ainda
não ter sido creditado pela maioria das suas
contribuições nesse domínio.
Baptista explica que “Moacir Santos, como
muitos outros compositores brasileiros que
construíram suas carreiras fora do Brasil,
teve pouco reconhecimento em seu país
de origem. Eu cresci conhecendo as suas
composições apenas através de interpretações de outros artistas e ao aprender
com os músicos que foram fortemente
influenciados por Santos, tais como Wilson
Simonal, Sergio Mendes, Baden Powell,
João Donato e Airto Moreira. Foi só quando
comecei a me envolver mais profundamente no jazz que entendi e reconheci a
magnitude desta música. Tive a sorte de
conhecer o Maestro Moacir Santos durante
nosso esforço para trazer o projeto ‘Ouro
Negro’ para a Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Sobre a relação histórica entre a música
brasileira e o jazz americano, Baptista observa,
“Cresci ouvindo dizer que as mesmas tribos
africanas que foram da África para o Brasil
também foram para Nova Orleans, e que é
por isso que o carnaval de Nova Orleans
(Mardi Gras) se celebra ao mesmo tempo que
o carnaval do Brasil. São o mesmo, mas com
nomes diferentes. Tudo se tornou mais claro
quando fui chamado pela Jazz at Lincoln
Center para participar numa produção intitulada ‘Carnival on Broadway’ (Carnaval na
Broadway). O meu primeiro encontro com o
Wynton Marsalis foi quando ele me convidou
para ir em sua casa. Eu me sentia meio inseguro sobre esse encontro. Pensava que ele
estaria vestido de robe de seda, fumando
cachimbo e falando de acordes intelectuais de
jazz. Primeiro, comemos uma maravilhosa
jambalaya e, quando nos deslocámos até ao
piano na sala de estar, foi pura magia.
Comecei a cantar umas melodias malucas e
ele imediatamente a tocar o piano com uma
mão e a escrever em uma partitura musical
com a outra. Parecia que ele estava desenhando algo…e então reparei que, a cada
gesto vertical que fazia com o lápis, três vozes
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algo assim. Depois de um tempo, ele perguntou, ‘de que vamos chamar isso?’ Eu
não hesitei: ‘Dreaming on a Washboard.’”
Meet the Artists
program. Marsalis was instrumental in the
Higher Ground Hurricane Relief concert,
produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center. The
event raised more than $3 million for the
Higher Ground Relief Fund to benefit the
musicians, music industry-related enterprises, and other individuals and entities
from the areas in Greater New Orleans who
were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Marsalis helped lead the effort to construct
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home—Frederick P.
Rose Hall—the first education, performance, and broadcast facility devoted to
jazz, which opened in October 2004.
FRANK STEWART
diferentes apareciam ao mesmo tempo. Eu
fiquei sem palavras…nunca tinha visto isso
antes e provavelmente nunca mais irei ver
Wynton Marsalis (Music Director, Trumpet)
is the managing and artistic director of Jazz
at Lincoln Center and a world-renowned
trumpeter and composer. Born in New
Orleans, Louisiana in 1961, Marsalis began
his classical training on trumpet at age 12,
entered The Juilliard School at age 17, and
then joined Art Blakey and the Jazz
Messengers. He made his recording debut
as a leader in 1982, and has since recorded
more than 60 jazz and classical recordings,
which have won him nine GRAMMY®
Awards. In 1983 he became the first and
only artist to win both classical and jazz
GRAMMYs® in the same year and repeated
this feat in 1984. Marsalis is also an internationally respected teacher and spokesman
for music education, and has received honorary doctorates from dozens of U.S. universities and colleges. He has written six
books; his most recent are Squeak, Rumble,
Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!, illustrated by
Paul Rogers and published by Candlewick
Press in 2012, and Moving to Higher
Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life
with Geoffrey C. Ward, published by
Random House in 2008. In 1997 Marsalis
became the first jazz artist to be awarded
the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in music for his
oratorio Blood on the Fields, which was
commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center. In
2001 he was appointed Messenger of
Peace by Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General
of the United Nations, and he has also been
designated cultural ambassador to the
United States of America by the U.S. State
Department through their CultureConnect
ELEONORA ALBERTO
Wynton Marsalis
Cyro Baptista
Since arriving in the United States from his
native Brazil, performer and bandleader
Cyro Baptista (Percussion ) has emerged as
one of the premier percussionists in the
world, bringing his unique charm and
intense rhythmic drive to countless stages,
performing on numerous GRAMMY®
Award–winning recordings, and collaborating with myriad luminaries, such as Paul
Simon, Herbie Hancock, John Zorn, Yo-Yo
Ma, Sting, and Caetano Veloso.
Described by Thom Jurek of AllMusic as
“simply one of the most limitless musicians
we have,” Baptista’s many honors include
DownBeat Critics Poll Percussionist of the
Year in 2013 and 2011, Jazz Journalists
Association Percussionist of the Year in 2007
and 2010, Drum Magazine Percussionist of
the Year in 2003 and 2004, and U.S. Artists
Walker Fellow in 2009–10.
Baptista’s quartet, Banquet of the Spirits,
has performed internationally at Stanford
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Lively Arts, SFJAZZ, Salle Pleyel in Paris,
the Earshot Jazz in Seattle, The Kentucky
Center, the Wharton Center in Michigan,
Purdue University, The Bimhuis in
Amsterdam, SESC Pompeia in São Paulo,
and many more.
With Beat The Donkey–or Pau Na Mula
(Brazilian slang meaning “Let’s go!” or “Let’s
do it!”)–Baptista leads an ensemble of musicians and dancers in a high-energy performance combining music, humor, tap dance,
and instruments from around the world. The
project has toured to major venues and festivals, including Grand Performances in Los
Angeles, Lincoln Center Out of Doors,
Detroit Jazz Fest, Quebec City Summer
Fest, the Chicago World Music Festival, the
International Festival of Arts and Ideas, the
Krannert Center, the Hancher Auditorium, the
Walker Art Center, George Washington
University, Central Park Summerstage, and
92nd Street Y. Beat The Donkey’s selftitled
release was selected by the New York Times’
Jon Pareles as one of the top ten alternative
albums of 2002.
Baptista is also very involved in education.
He has conducted workshops and master
classes at major schools, such as The
Juilliard School, Berklee College of Music,
Mannes College of Music, The New
School, New World Symphony Orchestra,
Kimmel Center Jazz Camp, and K-12
schools across the country.
Walter Blanding
Walter Blanding (Tenor Saxophone) was
born into a musical family on August 14,
1971 in Cleveland, Ohio. He began playing
the saxophone at age six and by age 16, he
was performing regularly with his parents
at the Village Gate. Blanding attended
LaGuardia High School of Music and Art
and Performing Arts and continued his
studies at the New School for Social
Research where he earned a B.F.A. in
2005. His 1991 debut release, Tough Young
Tenors, was acclaimed as one of the best
jazz albums of the year, and his artistry
began to impress listeners and critics alike.
He has been a member of the Jazz at
Lincoln Center Orchestra since 1998 and
has performed, toured and/or recorded
with his own groups and with such
renowned artists as the Cab Calloway
Orchestra, Roy Hargrove, Hilton Ruiz,
Count Basie Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet Big
Band, Wycliffe Gordon, Marcus Roberts,
Wynton Marsalis Quintet, Isaac Hayes, and
many others. Blanding lived in Israel for
four years and had a major impact on the
music scene while touring the country with
his own ensemble and with U.S. artists
such as Louis Hayes, Eric Reed, Vanessa
Rubin, and others invited to perform there.
He taught music in several Israeli schools
and eventually opened his own private
school in Tel Aviv. During this period,
Newsweek International called him a “Jazz
Ambassador to Israel.”
Chris Crenshaw
Chris Crenshaw (Trombone) was born in
Thomson, Georgia on December 20, 1982.
Since birth, he has been driven by and surrounded by music. When he started playing
piano at age three, his teachers and fellow
students noticed his aptitude for the instrument. This love for piano led to his first gig
with Echoes of Joy, his father Casper’s
group. He picked up the trombone at 11 and
hasn’t put it down since. He graduated from
Thomson High School in 2001 and received
his bachelor’s degree with honors in jazz
performance from Valdosta State University
in 2005. He was awarded Most Outstanding
Student in the VSU Music Department and
College of Arts. In 2007 Crenshaw received
his master’s degree in jazz studies from The
Juilliard School where his teachers included
Dr. Douglas Farwell and Wycliffe Gordon.
He has worked with Gerard Wilson, Jiggs
Whigham, Carl Allen, Marc Cary, Wessell
Anderson, Cassandra Wilson, Eric Reed, and
many more. In 2006 Crenshaw joined the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and in 2012
he composed “God’s Trombones,” a spiritually-focused work which was premiered by
the orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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Vincent Gardner
Vincent Gardner (Trombone) was born in
Chicago in 1972 and was raised in Hampton,
Virginia. After singing, playing piano, violin,
saxophone, and French horn at an early age,
he decided on the trombone at age 12. He
attended Florida A&M University and the
University of North Florida. He soon caught
the ear of Mercer Ellington, who hired
Gardner for his first professional job. After
graduating from college, he moved to
Brooklyn, New York, completed a world
tour with Lauryn Hill in 2000, then joined
the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Gardner has served as instructor at The
Juilliard School, as visiting instructor at
Florida State University and Michigan State
University, and as adjunct instructor at The
New School. He has contributed many
arrangements to the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra and other ensembles. In 2009 he
was commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln
Center to write “The Jesse B. Semple
Suite,” a 60-minute suite inspired by the
short stories of Langston Hughes. Gardner
is featured on a number of notable recordings and has recorded five CDs as a leader
for Steeplechase Records. He has performed with The Duke Ellington Orchestra,
Bobby McFerrin, Harry Connick, Jr., The
Saturday Night Live Band, Chaka Khan, A
Tribe Called Quest, and many others.
Gregory Gisbert
Gregory Gisbert (Trumpet ) has performed,
toured, and recorded with some of the
biggest names in jazz and popular music.
The list includes Clark Terry, Wynton
Marsalis, Maria Schneider, Jimmy Heath,
Frank Wess, James Moody, Ron Carter,
Buddy Rich, Horace Silver, Frank Sinatra,
Stevie Wonder, Sarah Vaughan, Ella
Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Bobby Short, Mel
Torme, and Harry Connick, Jr. His Broadway
credits include After Midnight, On a Clear
Day, State Fair, Leap of Faith, and The Life.
As a studio musician he has played on
You’ve Got Mail, Glenngary Glenn Ross,
Naked Gun 2 1/2, and Bullets over
Broadway, as well as playing sports theme
music for the NFL, NHL, and MLB. He has
appeared on The Late Show with David
Letterman and on Good Morning America
with pop music legend Paul Anka. Gisbert
is an adjunct professor at the Manhattan
School of Music.
Victor Goines
Victor Goines (Tenor Saxophone) is a native
of New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been a
member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Septet
since 1993, touring throughout the world
and recording more than 20 albums. As a
leader, Goines has recorded seven albums
including his most recent release Twilight
(2012) on Rosemary Joseph Records. A
gifted composer, Goines has more than 50
original works to his credit, including 2014’s
Crescent City, premiered by the Jazz at
Lincoln Center Orchestra. He has recorded
and/or performed with noted jazz and popular artists including Ahmad Jamal, Ruth
Brown, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ray Charles,
Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Lenny Kravitz,
Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Dianne
Reeves, Willie Nelson, Marcus Roberts,
Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and a host of
others. Currently, he is the director of jazz
studies and professor of music at Northwestern University. He received a bachelor
of music degree from Loyola University in
New Orleans in 1984, and a master of
music degree from Virginia Commonwealth
University in Richmond in 1990.
Carlos Henriquez
Carlos Henriquez (Bass) was born in 1979
in the Bronx, New York. He studied music
at a young age, played guitar through junior
high school and took up the bass while
enrolled in The Juilliard School’s Music
Advancement Program. He entered
LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and
Performing Arts and was involved with the
LaGuardia Concert Jazz Ensemble which
went on to win first place in Jazz at Lincoln
Center’s Essentially Ellington High School
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Jazz Band Competition and Festival in
1996. In 1998, swiftly after high school,
Henriquez joined the Wynton Marsalis
Septet and the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra, touring the world and featured
on more than 25 albums. Henriquez has
performed with artists, including Chucho
Valdés, Paco De Lucia, Tito Puente, the
Marsalis Family, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan,
Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, Marc
Anthony, and many others. He has been a
member of the music faculty at
Northwestern University School of Music
since 2008, and was music director of the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s cultural
exchange with the Cuban Institute of
Music with Chucho Valdés in 2010.
Carter on Gold Sounds (Brown Brothers,
2005) that transformed songs by indie alternative rock band Pavement into unique virtuosic interpretations with the attitude of
the church and juke joint. He has been a
member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra since 2005. Jackson currently
performs with the Wynton Marsalis Quintet,
Horns in the Hood, and leads the Ali
Jackson Quartet. He also hosted “Jammin’
with Jackson,” a series for young musicians at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy Club
Coca-Cola. He is also the voice of “Duck
Ellington,” a character in the Penguin book
series Baby Loves Jazz that was released
in 2006.
Elliot Mason
Ali Jackson
Ali Jackson (Drums ) developed his talent on
drums at an early age. In 1993 he graduated
from Cass Tech High School and in 1998
was the recipient of Michigan’s prestigious
Artserv Emerging Artist award. As a child,
he was selected as the soloist for the
“Beacons Of Jazz” concert which honored
legend Max Roach at New School
University. After earning an undergraduate
degree in music composition at the New
School University for Contemporary Music,
he studied under Elvin Jones and Max
Roach. Jackson has been part of Young
Audiences, a program that educates New
York City youth on jazz. He has performed
and recorded with artists, including Wynton
Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aretha
Franklin, George Benson, Harry Connick,
Jr., KRS-1, Marcus Roberts, Joshua Redman,
Vinx, Seito Kinen Orchestra conductor Seiji
Ozawa, Diana Krall, and New York City
Ballet. His production skills can be heard on
George Benson’s GRP release Irreplaceable.
Jackson is also featured on the Wynton
Marsalis Quartet recordings The Magic
Hour (Blue Note, 2004), and From the
Plantation to the Penitentiary (Blue Note,
2007). Jackson collaborated with jazz greats
Cyrus Chestnut, Reginald Veal, and James
Elliot Mason (Trombone ) was born in
England in 1977 and began trumpet lessons
at age four with his father. At age seven, he
switched his focus from trumpet to trombone. At 11 years old, he was performing
in various venues, concentrating on jazz
and improvisation. By 16, Mason left
England to join his brother Brad Mason at
the Berklee College of Music on a full
tuition scholarship. He has won the following awards: Daily Telegraph Young Jazz
Soloist (under 25) Award, the prestigious
Frank Rosolino Award, the International
Trombone Association’s Under 29 Jazz
Trombone competition, and Berklee’s Slide
Hampton Award in recognition of outstanding performance abilities. He moved
to New York City after graduation and in
2008, Mason joined Northwestern University’s faculty as the jazz trombone
instructor. Mason has performed with
Count Basie Orchestra, the Mingus Big
Band, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, and
the Maynard Ferguson Big Bop Nouveau. A
member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra since 2006, Mason also continues to co-lead the Mason Brothers
Quintet with his brother. The Mason
Brothers released their debut album, Two
Sides, One Story in 2011.
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Ted Nash
Ted Nash (Alto Saxophone ) was born into a
musical family in Los Angeles. His father,
Dick Nash, and uncle, the late Ted Nash,
were both well-known jazz and studio musicians. The younger Nash exploded onto the
jazz scene at 18, moved to New York and
released his first album, Conception
(Concord Jazz). He is co-leader of the Jazz
Composers Collective and is constantly
pushing the envelope in the world of “traditional jazz.” His group Odeon has often
been cited as a creative focus of jazz. Many
of Nash’s recordings have received critical
acclaim, and have appeared on the “bestof” lists in the New York Times, New
Yorker, Village Voice, Boston Globe, and
Newsday. His recordings, The Mancini
Project (Palmetto Records) and Sidewalk
Meeting (Arabesque Recordings), have
been placed on several “best-of-decade”
lists. His album Portrait in Seven Shades
was recorded by the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra and was released in 2010. The
album is the first composition released by
the JLCO featuring original music by a band
member other than bandleader Wynton
Marsalis. Chakra, Nash’s most recent big
band relcording, came out in late 2013.
Paul Nedzela
Paul Nedzela (Baritone Saxophone) was
born in New York City in 1984 and has
quickly become one of the top baritone saxophone players around. After graduating
with honors and a degree in mathematics
from McGill University in 2006, Nedzela
received the Samuel L. Jackson scholarship
and continued his musical studies at The
Juilliard School. He has studied with baritone saxophone legends Joe Temperley,
Gary Smulyan, and Roger Rosenberg, and
has played with renowned artists and
ensembles, including Wess Anderson,
Paquito D’Rivera, Benny Golson, Roy
Haynes, Christian McBride, and The
Temptations. Nedzela also performed in
Twyla Tharp’s Broadway show, Come Fly
Away, as well as at major festivals, such as
The Monterey Jazz Festival and The Banff
Music Festival.
Dan Nimmer
Dan Nimmer (Piano) was born in 1982 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With prodigious
technique and an innate sense of swing,
his playing often recalls that of his own
heroes Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly,
Erroll Garner, and Art Tatum. Nimmer
studied classical piano and eventually
became interested in jazz. He began
playing gigs with renowned saxophonist
and mentor Berkley Fudge. Nimmer
studied music at Northern Illinois
University and became one of Chicago’s
busiest piano players. A year after moving
to New York City, he became a member of
the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and
the Wynton Marsalis Quintet. Nimmer has
worked with Norah Jones, Willie Nelson,
Dianne Reeves, George Benson, Frank
Wess, Clark Terry, Tom Jones, Benny
Golson, Lewis Nash, Peter Washington, Ed
Thigpen, Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson,
Fareed Haque, and many more. He has
appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno, The Late Show with David
Letterman, The View, The Kennedy Center
Honors, Live from Abbey Road, and PBS’
Live from Lincoln Center, among other
broadcasts. He has released four of his
own albums on the Venus label (Japan).
Charles Pillow
With five CDs as a leader and more than
100 as a sideman, Charles Pillow (Alto
Saxophone ) is one of today’s premier
multi-instrumentalists. Pillow’s “deorchestrations” of Mussorgskys’ Pictures at an
Exhibition (2004) and Gustav Holsts’ The
Planets (2006) have earned critical acclaim,
as has Van Gogh Letters (2010), featuring
Pillow on woodwinds; Jim Ridl on synthesizer; and Gary Versace on accordion.
Pillow’s arrangements and compositions
meld ambient, jazz, classical, and world
music into a unique “symphony of sound”
approach. Recordings as a sideman include
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Jazz at Lincoln Center
projects with Michael Brecker, John
Scofield, James Moody, Paul Simon, Ron
Carter, David Sanborn, Maria Schneider,
Joe Henderson, Jay-Z, Donald Fagen, Bob
Belden, Kirk Whalum, Chaka Kahn, Gladys
Knight, and Tony Bennett. Pillow is currently on the faculty of the Eastman School
of Music and is a Selmer artist/clinician.
Marcus Printup
Marcus Printup (Trumpet) was born and
raised in Conyers, Georgia. His first musical
experiences were hearing the fiery gospel
music his parents sang in church. While
attending the University of North Florida on
a music scholarship, he won the
International Trumpet Guild Jazz Trumpet
competition. In 1991 Printup’s life changed
when he met his mentor, the great pianist
Marcus Roberts. Roberts introduced him to
Wynton Marsalis, which led to Printup’s
induction into the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra in 1993. Printup has recorded
with Betty Carter, Dianne Reeves, Eric
Reed, Madeline Peyroux, Ted Nash, Cyrus
Chestnut, Wycliffe Gordon, and Roberts,
among others. He has recorded several
records as a leader: Song for the Beautiful
Woman, Unveiled, Hub Songs, Nocturnal
Traces, The New Boogaloo, Peace in the
Abstract, Bird of Paradise, London Lullaby,
Ballads All Night, and A Time for Love. He
made his screen debut in the 1999 movie
Playing by Heart and recorded on the film’s
soundtrack. August 22 has been declared
“Marcus Printup Day” in his hometown of
Conyers, Georgia.
Kenny Rampton
Kenny Rampton (Trumpet ) joined the Jazz
at Lincoln Center Orchestra in 2010. He
also leads his own sextet in addition to performing with the Mingus Big Band, The
Mingus Orchestra, The Mingus Dynasty,
George Gruntz’ Concert Jazz Band, and
The Manhattan Jazz Orchestra (under the
direction of Dave Matthews). In 2010
Rampton performed with The Scottish
National Jazz Orchestra at the Edinburgh
International Festival, and was the featured
soloist on the Miles Davis/Gil Evans classic
version of Porgy and Bess. He toured the
world with The Ray Charles Orchestra in
1990 and with the legendary jazz drummer
Panama Francis, The Savoy Sultans, and
The Jimmy McGriff Quartet, with whom he
played for ten years. As a sideman,
Rampton has performed with Mingus
Epitaph (under the direction of Gunther
Schuller), Bebo Valdez’ Latin Jazz All-Stars,
Maria Schneider, the Afro-Latin Jazz
Orchestra, Charles Earland, Dr. John,
Lionel Hampton, Jon Hendricks, Illinois
Jacquet, Geoff Keezer, Christian McBride,
and a host of others. Most recently, he was
hired as the trumpet voice on Sesame
Street. Some of his Broadway credits
include Finian’s Rainbow, The Wiz,
Chicago: The Musical, In The Heights, Hair,
Young Frankenstein, and The Producers.
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to
inspiring and growing audiences for jazz.
With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln
Center Orchestra and a comprehensive
array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center
advances a unique vision for the continued
development of the art of jazz by producing
a year-round schedule of performance,
education, and broadcast events for audiences of all ages. These productions
include concerts, national and international
tours, residencies, weekly national radio
programs, television broadcasts, recordings, publications, an annual high school
jazz band competition and festival, a band
director academy, jazz appreciation curriculum for students, music publishing, children’s concerts and classes, lectures, adult
education courses, student and educator
workshops, and interactive websites. Under
the leadership of Managing and Artistic
Director Wynton Marsalis, Chairman Robert J.
Appel, and Executive Director Greg Scholl,
Jazz at Lincoln Center produces thousands
of events each season in its home in New
York City, Frederick P. Rose Hall, and
around the world. For more information,
visit jazz.org.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual artistic, educational, and archival programs are supported
by the following generous contributors:
Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn
The Ammon Foundation
Helen and Robert J. Appel
Anonymous
The Arnhold Family
Henry Arnhold
Jody and John Arnhold
Siris Capital, LLC /
Robin and Peter Berger
Lisa and Dick Cashin
The City of New York
Betsy and Alan D. Cohn
Dalio Foundation
Anonymous
The Argus Fund
Jessica and Natan
Bibliowicz
Bloomberg
Brooks Brothers
Valentino D. Carlotti
The Coca-Cola Company
LEADERS
Diana and Joe DiMenna
Adam R. Rose and
Gail and Al Engelberg
Peter R. McQuillan
Mica Ertegun
The Andrew W. Mellon
Melanie A. Shorin and
Foundation
Greg S. Feldman
National Endowment for
The Ford Foundation
the Arts
The Hearst Foundation
Jennifer and Michael Price
Joan and George Hornig Karen Pritzker/
Mady Hornig
Seedlings Foundation
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Rockefeller Foundation
Ann Tenenbaum and
Lisa Roumell and
Thomas H. Lee
Mark Rosenthal
GUARANTORS
Mary Beth and Stephen S. New York City Department
Daniel
of Cultural Affairs in
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partnership with the
Gordon J. Davis
City Council
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Jacqueline L. Bradley and
Michael D. Fricklas
Clarence Otis
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Wynton Marsalis
Samuels Foundation, Inc.
Altman Foundation
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Con Edison
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Foundation
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Knight Foundation
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Mary Kay and John
Little Johnny Koerber
Strangfeld
Anonymous
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Acquavella
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Foundation
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Scott Anderson
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de la Renta
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Charitable Foundation
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Mericos Foundation
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Foundation
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New York State Council
Memorial Foundation,
on the Arts with the
Inc.
support of Governor
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
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LLP
New York State
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Legislature
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Company LLP
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Fund
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Lostand Foundation
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Samberg
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Foundation
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The Shops at Columbus
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Center
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H. Marshall Sonenshine
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Steinberg Charitable
Trust
Vosshall Family
World Stage
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Inc.
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Todd Yanuzzi/
Morgan Stanley
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Foundation
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Angelson Family
Foundation
Anonymous (2)
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Charitable Trust
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Boroughs
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Find to Fund
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Carolyn Surgent and
Jacques Friedman
ANGELS
Arlyn and Edward Gardner Julia and David Koch
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M. Robin Krasny
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David B. Kriser Foundation
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Hamilton
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Steven J. Niemczyk
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Penney
Ted Hartley
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Philanthropic Fund
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Rose-Lee and Keith
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Wolf Hengst
Aileen and Robert Rendine
Amabel and Tony James Marcus V. Ribeiro
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Richard Roth
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Foundation
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Foundation, Inc.
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Foundation
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Foundation
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Del Bryant/BMI
Caroline’s on Broadway
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Ther Arthur and Janet
Ann Colley
Hershaft Foundation
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Colvin
Heyward Memorial Fund
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Peter D. and Julie Fisher Jennifer and Cameron
Hillyer
Cummings Family
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Foundation
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Foundation
Norman Cuttler
Home Box Office, Inc.
Susan and Mark Dalton
Jane and Michael Horvitz
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Deusche Asset and
Jewish Communal Fund
Wealth Management
Diga Diga Doo NYC, LLC James E. Johnson
Discovery Communications Johnson & Johnson
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Ebony Magazine
Kaltura Inc.
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ESPN
Anna and James Fantaci Key Brand Theatrical
Group Inc.
FedEx Corporation
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Hughlyn F. Fierce
Sally and Wynn Kramarsky
Aura Teixeria and
Diane Forrest and
Lywal Salles Filho
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First Republic Bank
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Forbes Media LLC
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General Motors Company Mr. and Mrs. A. Andrew
Levison
Great Performances
Carolyn and Ed Lewis
Bruce Greenwald
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Harlem’s Fashion Row
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Stanley and Alice Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Safra
Diane and Leo Schlinkert
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Schnurmacher
Foundation, Inc
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Greg J. Scholl
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Shuman
Riva Arielle Ritvo Slifka/
Alan B. Slifka
Foundation
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Jonathan Allan Soros
Foundation
Robert and Melissa Soros
Katherine Farley and
Jerry Speyer
Tames Music Group
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Eboni Marshall and
Rossie E. Turman
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Winograd
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Macquarie Holdings
(USA) Inc.
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Main Street Advisors
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Foundation
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Millard
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Alan Mirken
Adriana and Robert
Mnuchin
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National Football League
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Okrent
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Palitz
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Price
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Paulson & Co., Inc.
Christine and Jerome Ponz
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Associates, Inc.
Power Elite, LLC
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Children’s books
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Robert Rendine
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New York
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Samsung Electronis
America
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New York
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Schwartz
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Peter Seligman
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David Shaw
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William M. Shinker
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Meagher and Flom LLP
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Hermione Foundation
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Michael S. Ward
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of the Princeton Area
Community Foundation Alexandra Herzan
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As of September 1, 2014
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Live in Cuba Exhibit
On View Now
Free and open to the public during scheduled performances
In celebration of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz In the Americas season, our current
exhibit—Live in Cuba—tells the story of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s
week-long residency in Cuba in October, 2010. This historic tour included five
performances at the Teatro Mella in Havana, Cuba, in addition to educational
workshops throughout the country. The exhibit, located on the fifth floor of
Frederick P. Rose Hall, features the photography of Frank Stewart and Ayano Hisa,
plus rare video footage from the tour. In addition to an illustrious and international
career as a professional photographer, Frank Stewart serves as senior staff
photographer for Jazz at Lincoln Center. Ayano Hisa, a 2013 fellow of the New York
Foundation for the Arts, is a freelance photographer whose clients include Jazz at
Lincoln Center, Newport Jazz Festival, and Savannah Music Festival. Please stop by
the free exhibit to learn more!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
Frederick P. Rose Hall
October 2014
ROSE THEATER
THE APPEL ROOM
Rubén Blades
Brazilian Festival
SpokFrevo Orquestra
October 24-25 at 7pm & 9:30pm
Historically a folk music associated with Brazilian
Carnival of the Pernambuco region, the brilliance of
frevo lies in its evolution, influenced by religion, elaborate dance, and varied instrumentation. Saxophonist
Inaldo Cavalcante de Albuquerque, also known as
“Spok,” is considered a frevo maestro with an
adventurous mind. His 17-member orquestra demonstrates both deeply traditional roots and explicit jazz
elements. Special guests Melissa Aldana and
Wycliffe Gordon join the orquestra for their Jazz at
Lincoln Center debut. A native of Chile, Aldana is the
2013 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone
Competition winner, the first female to take home
this prize. Renowned trombonist and DownBeat poll
topper Wycliffe Gordon, a former member of the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, rounds out this performance of our Brazilian Festival.
Free live music and tastings in the Atrium, 6pm.
November 2014
THE APPEL ROOM
Celebrating Bobby Hutcherson:
Life of a Legend
November 8 at 7pm & 9:30pm
In the first installment of the Life of a Legend series,
JALC honored “jazz impresario” George Wein. This
year’s honoree is master vibraphonist and veteran
bandleader Bobby Hutcherson. Known for his originative
four-mallet approach to the vibes, Hutcherson is one of
the pioneers of his instrument along with greats Lionel
Hampton and Milt Jackson. Though Hutcherson cannot
be here to perform, the concert will span his noteworthy
ensembles, which throughout the last five decades
included Eric Dolphy, Andrew Hill, Herbie Hancock, and
Harold Land. Likewise, performances from Renee
Rosnes, Ray Drummond, and veterans of Hutcherson’s
prolific 1960s era, Stanley Cowell and Joe Chambers,
will represent the various incarnations of Hutcherson’s
lineups, along with handpicked protégés Steve Nelson
and Warren Wolf.
Free pre-concert discussions at 6pm & 8:30pm.
November 13–15 at 8pm
Salsa giant Rubén Blades makes his Jazz at Lincoln
Center debut with the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Led by bassist and
music director Carlos Henriquez, these performances
will showcase Blades’ resonant repertoire as well as
iconic jazz standards. His illustrious recording career
with over 30 albums as a leader and collaborations
with Fania and legends Ray Barretto and Willie Colón
are matched by his remarkable strides in the political
arena of his native Panama. Blades is well-known for
his socially conscious music and activism, which
culminated in a Panamanian presidential run and a
five-year term as Minister of Tourism. Joining Blades
and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will be
vocalist Eddie Rosado and percussionists Bobby
Allende, Marc Quiñones, and Carlos Padron.
Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 7pm.
Family Concert: Who is Tito Puente?
November 22 at 1pm & 3pm
The Jazz in the Americas motif continues as the Jazz
for Young People® series honors master musician,
composer, arranger, and “King of the Timbales” Tito
Puente. Join JLCO bassist Carlos Henriquez and the Jazz
at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in an
enthusiastic exploration of Puente’s legacy. From big
band to bossa nova, Puente, a five-time GRAMMY®
Award winner and Lifetime Achievement Award
recipient, covered an extensive range of music over the
course of his 50-year career. Puente created one of the
most important hybridizations in jazz. These hour-long,
interactive concerts spark curiosity and imagination
through vivid conversation and lively performances that
will have your entire family dancing in their seats.
Free pre-concert activities at 12:15pm & 2:15pm.
IRENE DIAMOND EDUCATION CENTER
Swing University
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s jazz education program,
Swing University, offers students of all ages a chance
to learn about jazz from musicians and scholars. JALC
curator and WKCR personality Phil Schaap and friends
share insights, expertise, and stories as they lead
classes through jazz’s storied past and vibrant present. Winter Term classes include Jazz 101, Jazz 201,
Sydney Bechet, Charlie Parker, and Jelly Roll Morton.
Please visit jazz.org/swingu, call 212-258-9922, or email
[email protected] for more information. Single tickets
are available. Begins January 5.
Except where noted, all venues are located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall,
Time Warner Center, 5th floor
Tickets starting at $10
To purchase tickets call CenterCharge: 212-721-6500 or visit: jazz.org. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office
is located on Broadway at 60th Street, Ground Floor. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 12pm-6pm.
For groups of 15 or more: 212-258-9875 or jazz.org/groups.
For more information about our education programs, visit academy.jazz.org.
For Swing University and WeBop enrollment: 212-258-9922.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
Frederick P. Rose Hall
October 2014
Crescent City Samba:
Featuring Joe Saylor & Friends
with Russell Hall, Gabe Schneider, Eddie Ray
Barbash, Sam Reider, Alphonso Horne, Ze Mauricio,
Fernando Saci, and Alex Brown
October 24–26
7:30pm & 9:30pm
The Fraternal Order of the Society Blues and
Jeremiah Lockwood Record Release Show
A Tribute to the Music and Legacy of Carolina Slim
with Ricky “Dirty Red” Gordon and Ernesto Gomez
October 27
7:00pm & 9:30pm
Ramptones’ Organic Roots Octet
with Kenny Rampton, Bill Sims, Donny McCaslin,
Elliot Mason, Bruce Williams, Brian Charette,
Dan Stein, and Tony Mason
October 28–29
7:30pm & 9:30pm
65th Anniversary Tribute to Prestige Records
Helen Sung Trio & Special Guests
Music of Miles, Coltrane, Sonny Rollins,
and Red Garland
with Helen Sung, Boris Kozlov, Willie Jones III, and
special guests Mike Rodriguez and Seamus Blake
October 30
7:30pm & 9:30pm
65th Anniversary Tribute to Prestige Records
Helen Sung Trio & Special Guests
Music of: Monk, MJQ, Milt Jackson,
and Eric Dolphy
with Helen Sung, Boris Kozlov, Dennis Mackrel, and
special guests Dr. Eddie Henderson, John Ellis, and
Steve Nelson
October 31
7:30pm & 9:30pm
November 2014
65th Anniversary Tribute to Prestige Records
Jamison Ross Trio and Special Guests
Music of: Roy Haynes, Miles “cookin,” Monk,
Kenny Dorham
with Jamison Ross, Yasushi Nakamura, Chris Pattishall,
and Special Guests Mike Rodriguez and Melissa Aldana
November 1
7:30pm & 9:30pm
65th Anniversary Tribute to Prestige Records and
Rudy Van Gelder Birthday Salute
Jamison Ross Trio, Special Guests and
Host Bob Porter
with Jamison Ross, Yasushi Nakamura, Chris Pattishall,
and Special Guests Mike Rodriguez and Melissa Aldana
November 2
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Rudy Van Gelder presentation at 7pm
Matthew Shipp Trio: Tribute to Duke Ellington
with Michael Bisio and Newman Taylor Baker
November 3
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Yuval Cohen’s Chamber Jazz Quintet
Israeli Jazz Festival
November 4
7:30pm & 9:30pm
In deference to the artists, patrons of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
are encouraged to keep conversations to a whisper during the performance.
Artists and schedule subject to change.
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall,
Time Warner Center, 5th floor New York.
Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys; Group Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys-reservations
Nightly Artist sets at 7:30pm & 9:30pm.
Late Night Session sets Tuesday through Saturday at 11:30 pm.
Cover Charge: $20–45. Special rates for students with valid student ID. Full dinner available at each artist set.
Rose Theater and The Appel Room concert attendees, present your ticket stub to get
50% off the late-night cover charge at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Fridays and Saturdays.
Jazz at Lincoln Center merchandise is now available at the concession stands during performances in Rose Theater
and The Appel Room. Items also available in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola during evening operating hours.
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola gift cards now available.
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