| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis featuring Yacub Addy and Odadaa! |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, June 28th, 2007 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Tour | JLCO Congo Square Tour June 2007 |
| Festival | Montreal Jazz Festival |
| Project | Congo Square |
| Venue | Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place Des Arts |
| Address | 175 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest |
| Location | Montreal, QC, Canada |
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.
Notes
Film from the concert available on DVD
Personnel
- James Zollar – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Sean Jones – trumpet
- Ryan Kisor – 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
