| Ensemble | Wynton Marsalis Septet |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, May 1st, 1993 |
| Time | 11:00am |
| Event Type | Jazz for Young People / Concert |
| Project | Jazz for Young People™: What is New Orleans Jazz? |
| Venue | Alice Tully Hall |
| Address | 1941 Broadway at W 65th St |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-721-6500 |
| Admission | $7, $10 |
Mr. Marsalis and his all-male septet will focus on New Orleans jazz. In his children’s concerts, Mr. Marsalis- demonstrates how music works, likening the band’s rhythm section to a train’s engine, for example, and the lesson sinks in. Mr. Marsalis will show how New Orleans jazz encompasses cultures and styles from Africa, Spain, France and the Caribbean.
He’ll. also discuss some of the influential jazz musicians from his ḥome ‘town, ‘like Jelly Roll Morton, Buddy Bolden and Louis Armstrong.
Notes
The concerts, at 11am. and 1pm, last about 90 minutes and afterward, if you’re lucky and you’ve been good, you can talk to Mr. Marsalis.
Personnel
- Eric Reed – piano
- Herlin Riley – drums, tambourine
- Reginald Veal – bass
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson – alto sax, sopranino sax
- Wycliffe Gordon – trombone
Setlist
- Second Line
- Bucket’s Got A Hole In It
- Audobon Zoo
- St. Louis Blues
- New Orleans Function
- Blues To Be There