| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| Project | Blood on the Fields |
| Venue | Frederick P. Rose Hall |
| Address | Broadway at West 60th Street |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-721-6500 |
Eighteen years after its premiere at Alice Tully Hall, Wynton Marsalis’ Pulitzer-winning epic jazz oratorio on slavery and freedom receives its Rose Theater debut in its entirety with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. A high-level conversation with the history of jazz, with a superb vernacular libretto, “Blood on the Fields” remains one of Marsalis’ greatest works, reinforcing his dictum that “all jazz is modern.” Rising star baritone Gregory Porter, scat-master Kenny Washington, and the great contralto Paula West reprise the vocal roles.
Notes
Free pre-concert discussion nightly at 7pm.
Download the Blood on the Fields Playbill and Libretto
Personnel
- Paula West – vocals
- Kenny Washington – vocals
- Gregory Porter – vocals
- Eli Bishop – violin
- Carl Maraghi – baritone sax
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano 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
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Eric Reed – piano
