| Event | Voices of Freedom: Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone |
|---|---|
| Event Type | Concert / Virtual Event |
| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
| Date | Friday, March 26th, 2021 |
| Time | 7:30pm |
| Venue | Frederick P. Rose Hall |
| Address | 10 Columbus Circle |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-721-6500 |
| Admission | $20 ($15 subscribers) |
| Webcast | Watch Webcast |
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and a roster of special guest vocalists will perform songs by some of the most powerful singers and songwriters of the 20th century. Under the music direction of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist and vocalist Chris Crenshaw, this brand-new program looks back at four great singers whose unapologetically honest art has stood the test of time in its meaning and musicality. Melanie Charles, Shenel Johns, and Ashley Pezzotti — rising star vocalists adept in jazz, blues, folk, and beyond — will lend their unique voices to impassioned new big band charts arranged by Chris Crenshaw and members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The repertoire will span decades of songs written by or made famous by Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone.
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PREMIERES MAR 26 7:30PM ET • ON-DEMAND THRU MAR 31
Personnel
- Obed Calvaire – drums, tambourine
- 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
- Ted Nash – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Sherman Irby – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Paul Nedzela – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Melanie Charles – vocals
- Shenel Johns – vocals
- Ashley Pezzotti – vocals
Setlist
- Tight (with Melanie Charles)
- Mississippi Goddam (*)
- Backlash Blues (with Melanie Charles)
- The Music is the Magic (*)
- Down Here Below (with Ashley Pezzotti)
- Driva’ Man (*)
- Freedom Day (with Shenel Johns)
- God Bless the Child (*)
- Strange Fruit
- Jazz (Ain’t Nothin’ but Soul) (*)
- Droppin’ Things (with Ashley Pezzotti)
(*) Rhythm section interlude tunes
