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| Event | Classical Roots Celebration |
|---|---|
| Event Type | / Online Event |
| Ensemble | Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis |
| Date | Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Venue | Orchestra Hall |
| Address | 3711 Woodward Avenue |
| Location | Detroit, MI, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 313-576-5111 |
| Admission | $12 |
| Webcast | Watch Webcast |
| Calendar | Google Calendar iCal |
Notes
Wynton Marsalis and members from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra reunite with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a jazz-inspired program led by conductor Williams Eddins and featuring Principal Clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, Anthony McGill. This Classical Roots Celebration concert will feature Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs, Stravinsky’s Ebony Concerto for Clarinet and Jazz Band, and Marsalis’s own Meeelaan, written for bassoon and string quartet. Classical Roots honors and celebrates African-American composers, musicians, educators, and cultural and civic leaders.
Personnel
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Obed Calvaire – drums, tambourine
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Ted Nash – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo