| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis and Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, February 25th, 2016 |
| Time | 6:30pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Tour | JLCO World Tour 2016 |
| Project | Swing Symphony |
| Venue | Sydney Opera House |
| Address | Bennelong Point |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue Phone | +61 2 9250 7111 |
Two ‘big bands’ come together in the one concert hall when the SSO meets Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis!
For Wynton Marsalis it’s true: ‘It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.’ It doesn’t matter where you are in the history of jazz, he says, the spirit of swing is always present. It’s perpetually new, it revives itself, it’s timeless. A swing rhythm doesn’t age. And it’s all about the spirit of collaboration, finding equilibrium with other people. Which is exactly what happens in his Swing Symphony, when the big band meets the symphony orchestra. In just under an hour, Marsalis makes a musical journey: jump-cutting between ragtime, Charleston, big band, bebop and beyond. It’s the perfect fusion of the rhythms and riffs of jazz with the richness of the classical sound.
Personnel
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Kenny Rampton – 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
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Sherman Irby – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute
- Paul Nedzela – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
Conductor
Setlist
Set I: (Sydney Symphony Orchestra):
- Fancy Free (By Leonard Bernstein)
- Prelude, Fugue, And Riffs (By Leonard Bernstein)
(with Marcus Printup & Ali Jackson)
Set II (JLCO & SSO):
- Swing Symphony: Mvt. I, St. Louis to New Orleans
- Swing Symphony: Mvt. II, All-American Pep
- Swing Symphony: Mvt. III, Midwestern Moods
- Swing Symphony: Mvt. IV, Manhattan to LA
- Swing Symphony: Mvt. V, Modern Modes & the Midnight Moan
- Swing Symphony: Mvt. VI, Think Space: Theory
- Swing Symphony: Mvt. VII, The Low Down Up on High
Encore:
- Abyssinian Mass: Offertory II, Lamb of God (JLCO only)
