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JLCO with Wynton Marsalis in New York

JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Ensemble JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Date Friday, November 18th, 2016
Time 8:00pm
Event Type Concert
Project The Swing Era: Revolution in Rhythm
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 showcases the timelessness of swing as a genre, cultural period, and musical concept. The big bands that emerged during the Swing Era defined the sound of America – bringing people out of the Depression and ushering in a new sense of possibility. Music director, composer, and JLCO trumpeter Marcus Printup will debut new compositions inspired by this formative decade, as well as arrangements of Swing Era classics and rarely heard works by Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, and Benny Goodman, demonstrating what made jazz the definitive dance music of the 1930s. Jazz also led the country in its quest for civil rights, integrating the bandstand through extraordinary effort and increasing the connection between audiences and musicians, both of whom were actively engaged with changing the status quo. Printup and the JLCO will honor that ideal, embodying the sounds, uplifting feelings, and sense of community associated with an era of great music and productive engagement. To bring the Swing Era to life before your very eyes, swing dancers Paolo Pasta Lanna and The Rhythm Stompers join the JLCO.

Notes

Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 7pm.

Personnel

Setlist

Set I:

  1. In the Mood
  2. Moten Swing
  3. For Dancers Only
  4. Apple Honey
  5. Walkin’ and Swingin’
  6. Early Autumn
  7. 5 O’Clock Whistle
  8. St. Louis Shuffle
  9. Sing, Sing, Sing

Set II:

  1. Weatherbird
  2. Stompin’ at the Savoy
  3. Forever Swing: Mvt. I, Sidewalk Swagger
  4. Forever Swing: Mvt. II, Great Love (for Joe)
  5. Forever Swing: Mvt. III, Here, There, and Back Again