| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, January 12th, 2018 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Project | Benny Goodman: King of Swing |
| Venue | Frederick P. Rose Hall |
| Address | Broadway at West 60th Street |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-721-6500 |
| Webcast | Watch Webcast |
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis often honors the iconic artists, albums, movements, and events that left distinctive marks on the jazz continuum. Tonight, the JLCO celebrates a single landmark performance: Benny Goodman’s legendary 1938 debut at Carnegie Hall. In the country’s most hallowed classical concert hall, the moment was about much more than Benny Goodman; it was, in many ways, a “debut” of jazz itself, an unprecedented presentation of authentic jazz and racial integration on a stage of unparalleled prestige. True to form, the “King of Swing” celebrated the music on its own terms, introducing the public to real jazz elements and extensive improvisation during an era fixated on dance music — and by the end of the evening, the response was ecstatic.
Tonight’s concert will consist entirely of pieces from the historic performance, including those made famous by Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Fats Waller, Louis Prima, and more. JLCO reedman Victor Goines serves as music director and performer, and featured clarinetists Anat Cohen, Janelle Reichman, Ken Peplowski, and Ted Nash will add their virtuosic flair to the mix. Audiences can expect new and classic arrangements, burning solos, and a new take on the mid-concert jam session that went down in history.
Notes
Free pre-concert discussion nightly at 7pm.
Personnel
- Marion Felder – drums
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Kenny Rampton – 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
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Paul Nedzela – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Joseph Doubleday – vibraphone
- Veronica Swift – vocals
- Dan Block – tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- James Chirillo – guitar
- Ken Peplowski – clarinet
- Janelle Reichman – clarinet, tenor sax
- Anat Cohen – clarinet
Setlist
Set I:
- Don’t Be That Way (Victor Goines, clarinet)
- Sometimes I’m Happy (Janelle Reichman, clarinet)
- I Got Rhythm (Janelle Reichman, clarinet; Dan Nimmer, piano; Joseph Doubleday, vibes & Marion Felder, drums)
- The Man I Love (Ted Nash, clarinet; Dan Nimmer, piano; Joseph Doubleday, vibes & Marion Felder, drums)
- One O’clock Jump (Anat Cohen, clarinet)
- China Boy (Anat Cohen, clarinet; Dan Nimmer, piano & Marion Felder, drums)
- I’m Comin’ Virginia
- Sensation Rag
- Loch Lomond (Veronica Swift, vocals)
- Avalon (Victor Goines, clarinet; Dan Nimmer, piano; Joseph Doubleday, vibes & Marion Felder, drums)
- Blue Skies (Victor Goines, clarinet)
Set II:
- Life Goes To A Party (Victor Goines, clarinet)
- When My Baby Smiles At Me (Ken Peplowski, clarinet; Dan Nimmer, piano & Marion Felder, drums)
- Blue Room (Ken Peplowski, clarinet)
- Dizzy Spells (Ken Peplowski, clarinet; Dan Nimmer, piano & Marion Felder, drums)
- Blue Reverie
- Swingtime In The Rockies (Anat Cohen, clarinet)
- Stompin’ At The Savoy (Janelle Reichman, clarinet; Dan Nimmer, piano; Joseph Doubleday, vibes & Marion Felder, drums)
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (Veronica Swift, vocals & Anat Cohen, clarinet)
- Body And Soul (Victor Goines & Ken Pepolowski, clarinet; Dan Nimmer, piano & Marion Felder, drums)
- Sing, Sing, Sing (Janelle Reichman, Anat Cohen, Ken Peplowski, Ted Nash & Victor Goines, clarinet)
