| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis featuring Denzal Sinclaire and Audrey Shakir |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, December 17th, 2015 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Project | Big Band Holidays |
| Venue | Frederick P. Rose Hall |
| Address | Broadway at West 60th Street |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-721-6500 |
In this much-anticipated annual tradition (not to mention the official Rose Theater homecoming of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis offers swinging performances of holiday music. The JLCO will debut new arrangements of familiar songs sacred and secular, from Count Basie’s “Jingle Bells” to classics like “White Christmas” and “Zat You Santa Claus?” Big Band Holidays travels the country annually, spreading holiday cheer in a tour that includes a four-show run in Rose Theater. Extraordinary guest vocalists Denzal Sinclaire and Audrey Shakir join the festivities. A Juno Award nominee and National Jazz Award recipient, Sinclaire is regarded as one of the most dynamic voices in jazz, making important contributions in the continuum of the great jazz crooners. Shakir is one of the greatest bebop singers in the world today, an unrecognized talent with a thrilling voice, sure to send elation through the audience. A long-time friend of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Shakir made her first appearance at the opening festivities of Frederick P. Rose Hall and has performed with artists like Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, and Pharoah Sanders. She is also an early inspiration to her son, veteran JLCO saxophonist Walter Blanding. Together with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, they share the stage of Rose Theater to celebrate “the most wonderful time of the year.”
Personnel
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- James Chirillo – guitar
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Chris Crenshaw – 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
- Audrey Shakir – vocals
- Denzal Sinclaire – vocals
- Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
- Joe Temperley – baritone sax, bass clarinet
Setlist
Set I:
- Jingle Bells
- Caroling, Caroling (with Denzal Sinclaire, vocals)
- Winter Wonderland (with Audrey Shakir, vocals)
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Dan Nimmer, piano; Carlos Henriquez, bass & Ali Jackson, drums)
- My Cup Runneth Over (with Aretha Franklin, piano & vocals)
Set II:
- White Christmas (with Joe Temperley, bari Sax)
- Jack The Bear (with Joe Temperley, bari Sax)
- Sleigh Ride (with Audrey Shakir, vocals)
- We Three Kings (with Denzal Sinclaire, vocals)
- O Tannenbaum (with Aretha Franklin, piano & vocals)
- Silent Night (with Audrey Shakir & Denzal Sinclaire, vocals)
