T he P ro g ram - American Songbook

The Program
Sponsored by Prudential Investment Management
Thursday Evening, March 26, 2015, at 8:00
Magos & Limón
Magos Herrera, Vocals
Javier Limón, Guitar
This evening’s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will be
performed without intermission.
This performance is being streamed live; cameras will be present.
Please make certain all your electronic devices are switched off.
Major support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by Amy & Joseph Perella.
Wine generously donated by William Hill Estate Winery, a Supporter of Lincoln Center.
This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center.
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
American Songbook
Additional support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by The Brown
Foundation, Inc., of Houston, The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The
Shubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great Performers
Circle, Chairman’s Council, and Friends of Lincoln Center.
Endowment support is provided by Bank of America.
Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Artist catering is provided by Zabar’s and zabars.com.
MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center.
Movado is a Supporter of Lincoln Center.
United Airlines is a Supporter of Lincoln Center.
WABC-TV is a Supporter of Lincoln Center.
William Hill Estate Winery is a Supporter of Lincoln Center.
UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTS
IN THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM:
Thursday Evening, April 30, at 7:30
Owel
Thursday Evening, May 28, at 7:30
The David Mayfield Parade
These performances are free and admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. The David
Rubenstein Atrium is located on Broadway between West 62nd and 63rd Streets.
Call the Lincoln Center Info Request Line at (212) 875-5766 or visit AmericanSongbook.org
for complete program information.
Join the conversation: #LCSongbook
We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper might
distract the performers and your fellow audience members.
In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who must
leave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces. The taking
of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building.
Meet the Artists
American Songbook I Meet the Artists
Magos & Limón
A palpable symbiosis occurs when Magos & Limón, made up of Mexican
jazz singer Magos Herrera and flamenco guitarist Javier Limón, take the
stage together: her smoky vocals envelop the intense spirit of his guitar to
produce a melodic sophistication that is altogether unique.
Known for her beguiling rhythmic scatting and captivating vocals, Ms.
Herrera is considered one of the most beautiful voices in contemporary
Latin American jazz. Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English, her repertoire is filled with intimacy and enchantment. She has appeared at venues
around the world, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Millennium Park
in Chicago, Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico, and Sala Galileo Galilei in
Madrid, and at international jazz festivals in Barcelona and Montreal. Her
album Distancia (2009) earned a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal
Album. The critically acclaimed México Azul followed in 2011. Ms. Herrera
has produced and hosted two television shows to promote artists in
Mexican contemporary music and hosts her own radio show focusing on
artists from today’s jazz scene.
Mr. Limón, a seven-time Latin Grammy Award winner, has earned a reputation as one of the most sought-after musicians in Spain. A guitarist, composer, and producer, he has worked on albums by such artists as Paco de
Lucía, Bebo Valdés, Diego el Cigala, Enrique Morente, Wynton Marsalis,
and Concha Buika. In 2009 he won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album
for Juntos para Siempre, a collaboration with Valdés. He also co-produced
Lágrimas Negras by Valdés and El Cigala, which earned the Latin Grammy
Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album and was nominated for Album of
the Year. In addition to touring and recording, Mr. Limón currently serves as
the artistic director of the Berklee College of Music’s Mediterranean Music
Institute, which operates in Valencia, Spain, and Boston, Massachusetts.
American Songbook
American Songbook
In 1998, Lincoln Center launched American Songbook, dedicated to the celebration of popular American song. Designed to highlight and affirm the creative
mastery of America’s songwriters from their emergence at the turn of the 19th
century up through the present, American Songbook spans all styles and genres, from the form’s early roots in Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to the eclecticism of today’s singer-songwriters. American Songbook also showcases the
outstanding interpreters of popular song, including established and emerging
concert, cabaret, theater, and songwriter performers.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: presenter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and community relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. A presenter
of more than 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours, and educational activities annually, LCPA offers 15 programs, series, and festivals including American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln
Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and
the White Light Festival, as well as the Emmy Award–winning Live From Lincoln
Center, which airs nationally on PBS. As manager of the Lincoln Center campus,
LCPA provides support and services for the Lincoln Center complex and the 11
resident organizations. In addition, LCPA led a $1.2 billion campus renovation,
completed in October 2012.
Lincoln Center Programming Department
Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director
Hanako Yamaguchi, Director, Music Programming
Jon Nakagawa, Director, Contemporary Programming
Jill Sternheimer, Acting Director, Public Programming
Lisa Takemoto, Production Manager
Charles Cermele, Producer, Contemporary Programming
Kate Monaghan, Associate Director, Programming
Claudia Norman, Producer, Public Programming
Mauricio Lomelin, Associate Producer, Contemporary Programming
Julia Lin, Associate Producer
Nicole Cotton, Production Coordinator
Regina Grande, Assistant to the Artistic Director
Luna Shyr, Programming Publications Editor
Olivia Fortunato, House Seat Coordinator
For American Songbook
Rocky Noel, Lighting Design
Scott Stauffer, Sound Design
Kyle Moore, Sound Engineer
Sara Sessions, Production Assistant