| Ensemble | The Future of Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 |
| Time | 7:30pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Project | Ellington Through The Ages |
| Venue | Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts |
| Address | 430 S Tryon St |
| Location | Charlotte, NC, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 704-372-1000 |
| Admission | $25.00 to $92.50 |
Wynton Marsalis, bassist Rodney Whitaker, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, and saxophonist Dan Block lead an all-Ellington showcase with a group of young rising jazz stars. The band includes 16 of the best young professionals on the scene, many of whom came up through Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band program and love this music as much as our audiences. Ellington’s music is so elegant, so dynamic, so intimately detailed that it takes a group of musicians with a genuine collaborative spark to fully bring out its inner magic, and that is what you will experience.
This concert explores decades of Duke’s music, including his earliest hits, Hollywood charts, swinging blues numbers, pieces inspired by his international travels, and portions of his later suites. It’s an eclectic repertoire and yet unmistakably Ellington through and through—always enjoyable upon first listen, but teeming with brilliant details that continue to reveal themselves over time. This vital music is at the core of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and you’re guaranteed to enjoy its timeless genius when the next generation of jazz leaders bring their fresh energy to it.
Personnel
- Dan Block – tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Rodney Whitaker – bass
- Wycliffe Gordon – trombone
- Patrick Bartley – tenor sax, clarinet
- Zoe Obadia – soprano sax
- Julian Lee – tenor sax, clarinet
- Benjamin Cohen – baritone sax
- Sam Chess – trombone
- Jeffery Miller – trombone
- Noah Halpern – trumpet
- Jumaane Smith – trumpet
- Anthony Hervey – trumpet
- Riley Mulherkar – trumpet
- Taurien “TJ” Reddick – drums
- Sean Mason – piano
- Endea Owens – bass
- Gabe Schnider – guitar
Setlist
Set I:
- Black and Tan Fantasy
- Stompy Jones
- Old Man Blues
- The Mooche
- Caravan
- Cottontail
- Lady of the Lavender Mist
- Take the A Train
- Sophisticated Lady
- Dancers in Love
- Rockin’ in Rhythm
Set II:
- Royal Ancestry
- Anitra’s Dance
- Paris Stairs
- Almost Cried
- Island Virgin
- Portrait of Wellman Braud
- Banquet Scene from Timon of Athens
- Chinoiserie
