| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, April 27th, 2018 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Project | Black, Brown & Beige & The Best of Basie |
| Venue | Frederick P. Rose Hall |
| Address | Broadway at West 60th Street |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-721-6500 |
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis plays essential big band music by Duke Ellington and Count Basie. The first part of the evening will be a full performance of Ellington’s groundbreaking masterpiece Black, Brown & Beige. Originally composed for his 1943 debut at Carnegie Hall, it was advertised as “Duke Ellington’s first symphony,” and Ellington described the powerful three-movement suite as a “tonal parallel to the history of the American Negro.” Stung by the criticism of so ambitious and unexpected a work, he spent the rest of his life revising and updating it, leaving us with a distinctive suite of music that continues to inspire. For the second half of the concert, the JLCO will swing through a number of classic Basie standards, including “April in Paris,” “Swinging the Blues,” and “Jumpin’ at the Woodside.” Count Basie’s band always brought a party with them when they came to town, and this performance will channel the unstoppable swing and iconic blues riffs that brought down the house wherever they went. It’s going to be an invigorating night of absolute jazz in Rose Theater.
Personnel
- Brianna Thomas – vocals
- James Chirillo – guitar
- Paul Nedzela – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Julian Lee – tenor sax, clarinet
- Sherman Irby – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute
- Ted Nash – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Kasperi Sarikoski – trombone
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Sam Chess – trombone
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Jonah Moss – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Marion Felder – drums
- Eli Bishop – violin
Setlist
Set I: Best of Basie
- Jumpin’ at the Woodside
- Goin’ to Chicago Blues (Chris Crenshaw, vocals)
- Topsy
- April in Paris
- Tickle Toe
- Blue and Sentimental
- Every Day I Have the Blues (Chris Crenshaw, vocals)
- Swingin’ the Blues
- Shiny Stockings
- Blee Blop Blues
Set II: Black, Brown & Beige
I. Black
a. Work Song
b. Come Sunday
c. Light
II. Brown
a. West Indian Dance
b. Emancipation Celebration
c. The Blues
III. Beige
a. Various Themes
b. Sugar Hill Penthouse
c. Finale
