| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, January 10th, 2015 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Project | Birth of the American Orchestra |
| Venue | Frederick P. Rose Hall |
| Address | Broadway at West 60th Street |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-721-6500 |
| Admission | $30-$120 |
| Webcast | Watch Webcast |
Bebop pioneer Dizzy Gillespie once told JALC’s Managing & Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis something that would forever change his perception of big bands: “One should not consider it an achievement to lose one’s orchestral tradition.” Even as the structure of jazz ensembles continues to evolve, the American jazz orchestra still thrives today, and its development is the substructure of all jazz incarnations to follow.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis delves into this American phenomenon through the syncopated dance beats of New Orleans, innovative ensemble virtuosity, and the monumentality of swing and the blues. They will also explore the roles of orchestral instrumentation and the expansion of harmonic prospects, the evolution of the rhythm section, and the distinctiveness of the master composers and arrangers involved. At the forefront of this celebration are Don Redman, Fletcher Henderson, Bill Challis, Duke Ellington, Benny Carter, Eddie Durham, Chico O’Farrill, and Gil Fuller.
These jazz architects, along with Gillespie’s profound mantra, are the foundation of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra – an orchestra with an astonishing concentration of immensely talented musicians and a collective regarded as the “finest big band in the world today.”
Notes
Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 7pm.
Personnel
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Ted Nash – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Sherman Irby – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute
- Paul Nedzela – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- James Chirillo – guitar
Setlist
Set I:
- The Boy in the Boat
- Copenhagan
- The Mooche
- Do Something
- Cherry
- I’d Love It
- Slow River
- My Pretty Girl
- New Orleans
- Old Man Blues

Set II:
- I Got Rhythm
- Chant of the Weed
- Down South Camp Meeting
- Sometimes I’m Happy
- King Porter Stomp
- All of Me
- Conga Brava
- Blue and Sentimental
- Things to Come
