| Ensemble | Wynton Marsalis Quintet |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Event Name | Blues Symphony + Quintet performance |
| Venue | Strathmore |
| Address | 5301 Tuckerman Lane |
| Location | North Bethesda, MD, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 301-581-5100 |
Hear it here first: a semester-long residency of rehearsals and study will culminate in the world premiere of the hour-long, newly-revised, complete Blues Symphony by Wynton Marsalis. Composed in seven movements, Blues Symphony features a compendium of Marsalis’s encyclopedic knowledge of blues, jazz, and other traditional American music. The program will also include Marsalis’s Quintet, underscoring the Pulitzer Prize-winner’s versatility as a jazz composer, performer, symphonic composer, and educator.
Notes
Wynton Marsalis Quintet
Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Jan Wagner, conductor
Personnel
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Dan Nimmer – piano
Setlist
Set I: Quintet performance
- Knozz-Moe-King
- The Magic Hour
- Doin’ (Y)Our Thing
- Comes Love
- Sparks
Set II:
- Blues Symphony (Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra)
