Ensemble | Wynton Marsalis with members of JLCO |
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Date | Monday, May 1st, 1995 |
Time | 8:00pm |
Event Type | World Premiere / Concert |
Project | Jump Start |
Venue | Metropolitan Opera House |
Address | 30 Lincoln Center Plaza |
Location | New York, NY, United States |
Twyla Tharp commissioned jazz musician and composer Wynton Marsalis to create a new score for Jump Start. Marsalis and his band played live during the premiere season at the Metropolitan Opera House. The dancers approach this high-octane dance with a spirited attack. Running crosses interrupt athletic solos and unison phrases, generating an excited, jovial energy onstage.
Notes
Composer: Wynton Marsalis
Live music by: Wynton Marsalis Orchestra
Costume designer: Isaac Mizrahi
Lighting designer: Jennifer Tipton
Commissioner: American Ballet Theatre
Dancers: Tamara Barden, Shawn Black, Sandra Brown, Martha Butler, Kathleen Moore, Ashley Tuttle, Gil Boggs, Griff Braun, Andrei Dokukin, Guillaume Graffin, Vladislav Kalinin, Keith Roberts, John Selya
Personnel
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson – alto sax, sopranino sax
- Andy Farber – tenor sax, clarinet
- Gideon Feldstein – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Wycliffe Gordon – trombone
- Ron Westray – trombone
- Eric Reed – piano
- Ben Wolfe – bass
- Herlin Riley – drums, tambourine
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet