| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, October 14th, 2017 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Tour | JLCO Tour Fall 2017 |
| Project | The Music of John Lewis |
| Venue | Orchestra Hall at Chicago Symphony Center |
| Address | 220 S Michigan Ave |
| Location | Chicago, IL, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 312-294-3000 |
Multi-instrumentalist Jon Batiste, a New Orleans-raised Juilliard grad and current bandleader on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” joins Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for a special evening at Symphony Center. This incredible group of musicians performs songs from the recently released album, The Music of John Lewis, dedicated to the massively influential late leader of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Personnel
- Marion Felder – drums
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Greg Gisbert – trumpet
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Ted Nash – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Sherman Irby – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Paul Nedzela – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Jon Batiste – piano
Setlist
Set:
- New Orleans Suite: Mvt. III, Portrait of Louis Armstrong*
- Far East Suite: Mvt. IX, Ad Lib On Nippon*
- Piece For Piano And Jazz Band
- Delaunay’s Dilemma (Ted Nash, Marcus Printup, Elliot Mason & Rhythm)
- Django (Jon Batiste, Solo Piano)
- The Comedy: Part I, Spanish Steps
- The Comedy: Part III, Pulcinella
- The Comedy: Part V, La Cantatrice
- The Comedy: Part VII, Piazza Navona
- Two Bass Hit
Encore:
- Big Fat Alice’s Blues (with Jon Batiste & Dan Nimmer, Piano)
*Dan Nimmer, Piano
