| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, August 27th, 2016 |
| Time | 6:00pm |
| Event Type | Gala / Benefit / Concert |
| Event Name | Rockport Music 2016 Summer Gala |
| Venue | Shalin Liu Performance Center |
| Address | 37 Main St |
| Location | Rockport, MA, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 978-546-7391 |
Rockport Music’s Summer Gala brings nine-time Grammy Award winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient Wynton Marsalis with his world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO). A true statesman of jazz, Musical Director Wynton Marsalis will lead his JLCO in an unforgettable evening of jazz with arrangements from Duke Ellington and Count Basie to Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie.
The Gala evening will begin with a concert in the stunning Shalin Liu Performance Center and guests will then enjoy a gourmet dinner with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under a beautiful tent at Millbrook Meadow.
Personnel
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Sean Jones – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Vincent Gardner – 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
Setlist
SET:
- New Orleans Suite: Mvt. III, Portrait Of Louis Armstrong
- The Mooche
- Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Suite: Part I, Chinoiserie
- Mood Indigo
- Moon Over Cuba
- Far East Suite: Mvt. III, Isfahan
- Braggin’ In Brass
- C Jam Blues*
*(With Richard Tennant, Piano: Board Member At Rockport Music)
ENCORE:
- Big Fat Hen (Quintet)