| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, January 31st, 2020 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Project | “Transformation” with Glenn Close and Ted Nash |
| Venue | Frederick P. Rose Hall |
| Address | Broadway at West 60th Street |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-721-6500 |
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra saxophonist Ted Nash is a visionary composer at the top of his game. Nash’s most recent creation for the JLCO, The Presidential Suite, earned him Grammy Awards for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album and Best Instrumental Composition in 2017. Tonight’s concert is the world premiere of his new work, featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and award–winning actor and personal friend Glenn Close.
This exclusive program explores the idea of what it means for a person to go through a transition of sorts, from the geographical to the physical. As inspiration for each piece, Nash has hired a collection of esteemed writers to contribute their personal musings on the topic of transitions. Glenn Close will express the writers’ sentiments to the audience, and the JLCO will perform each of Nash’s corresponding musical movements.
Nash has already turned such open-ended concepts into some of finest big band music of the 21st century, and Jazz at Lincoln Center is thrilled to commission his latest suite.
Personnel
- Marc Phaneuf – alto sax
- Obed Calvaire – drums, tambourine
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Tatum Greenblatt – trumpet
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Chris Crenshaw – 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
- Paul Nedzela – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Mark Lopeman – tenor sax
Setlist
Set I:
- Intro Music
- Creation, Part I (from Tales from Ovid)
Glenn Close & Wayne Brady, speakers
- Creation, Part II (from Tales from Ovid)
Nijawwon Mathews, dancer
- Preludes For Memnon
Glenn Close, speaker
- Dear Dad
Morgan Sullivan, speaker (Jan 30); Eli Nash, speaker (Jan 31 & Feb 1);
- One Among Many
Amy Irving, speaker
- I See What I Am
John Cameron Mitchell, vocals
Set II:
- Sweet Sucker Dance
Justin Vivian Bond, vocals
- Rising out of Hatred
Matthew Stevenson, speaker (Jan 30 & Feb 1); Christian Slater (Jan 31)
- Forgiveness (Underscore)
Wayne Brady, speaker
- Forgiveness
Nijawwon Mathews, dancer
- Lullaby (from The Wild Iris)
Adriane Lenox, vocals
- Wisdom of the Humanities
Amy Irving, speaker
- Reaching the Tropopause (from Angels in America)
Glenn Close & Wayne Brady, speakers; Nijawwon Mathews, dancer
