| Event | Montreal Jazz Festival |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis featuring Yacub Addy and Odadaa! |
| Date | Thursday, June 28th, 2007 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Venue | Place Des Arts - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier |
| Address | 175 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest |
| Location | Montreal, QC, Canada |
Congo Square.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis & Yacub Addy with Odadaa!
Written by the famous American trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and Ghanaian drum master Yacub Addy, this superb composition combines the talents of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Ghanaian percussion group Odadaa! The perfect marriage between jazz and African rhythms! Congo Square was named after the unique location of the same name in New Orleans, which was the only place in North America where African slaves were allowed to gather and play their own music during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Film from the concert available on DVD
Personnel
- James Zollar – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Sean Jones – trumpet
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Vincent Gardner – 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
- Joe Temperley – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Yacub Addy – percussion, vocals
- Okoe Nunoo – percussion, vocals
- Obuamah Laud Addy – percussion, vocals
- Ani Apang – guitar, percussion, vocals
- Imani Gonzalez – vocals
- Zorkie Nelson – bamboo flutes, percussion, vocals
- Tawiah Nunoo – percussion, vocals
- Nii Ayaa Tagoe – flutes, percussion, vocals
- Otey Thompson – balaphone, percussion, vocals
Setlist
Music from the album: Congo Square
