| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, January 12th, 2020 |
| Time | 6:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Project | Spiritual Sounds and The Jazz Age |
| Venue | Mechanics Hall |
| Address | 321 Main Street |
| Location | Worcester, MA, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 508-799-1463 |
| Admission | Adult: $55-$125 - Student, Youth: $25 (balcony only) |
On January 12 at Mechanics Hall, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will revisit two of its most acclaimed originals: Victor Goines’ Untamed Elegance and Chris Crenshaw’s God’s Trombones. Each of these suites highlights the ensemble’s boundless creativity, commitment to artistic vision, and the peerless musical range of its individual members.
The show begins with Untamed Elegance, a thoroughly modern trip to the wild and sophisticated Jazz Age of the 1920s. This upbeat, soulful, and characteristically swinging composition reminds us that even the earliest jazz styles are deep, living traditions that continue to inspire awe and delight. God’s Trombones has been a huge hit with audiences since it premiered in 2012. This epic suite takes inspiration from James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 book of poems, God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse. Through seven distinctive movements, Crenshaw utilizes the full power and range of the JLCO—as well as his own amazing voice— to bring these poems to life on a stage built for music.
Personnel
- Paul Nedzela – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Willie Jones III – drums
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Sherman Irby – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute
- Dan Block – tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Camille Thurman – tenor sax, soprano sax, flute
- Dan Nimmer – piano
Setlist
Set I: Untamed Elegance
- The Business of America is Business
- The Elephant in the Room
- Bold, Naked, and Sensational
- Laboratories of Ideas
- Untamed Elegance: The “It” Thing
- Drunk as a Skunk
Set II: God’s Trombones
- Prelude: Listen, Lord – A Prayer
- The Creation
- The Prodigal Son
- Go Down Death – A Funeral Sermon
- Noah Built the Ark
- Let My People Go
