JLCO with Wynton Marsalis in Athens

Ensemble	JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Date	Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Time	7:30pm
Event Type	Concert
Tour	Big Band Holidays Tour 2021
Project	Big Band Holidays
Venue	University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
Address	230 River Rd
Location	Athens, GA, United States
Venue Phone	+1 706-542-4400

The house of swing comes alive in Athens when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis brings this beloved New York holiday tradition to UGA Presents for the very first time! Featuring soulful, big band versions of the season’s greatest classics, Big Band Holidays is a joyful, uplifting program starring 15 of jazz music’s leading musicians. Under the leadership of universally acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and musical director Wynton Marsalis, this remarkably versatile group performs and leads concerts and educational events in New York, across the U.S., and around the globe. The band’s much-anticipated return to Athens promises to bring holiday cheer to one and all!

Personnel

• Obed Calvaire – drums, tambourine
• Dan Nimmer – piano
• Carlos Henriquez – bass
• James Chirillo – guitar
• Ryan Kisor – trumpet
• Kenny Rampton – trumpet
• Marcus Printup – trumpet
• Chris Crenshaw – trombone
• Vincent Gardner – trombone
• Elliot Mason – 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
• Alita Moses – vocals

Setlist

Set I:

• Jingle Bells
• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
• All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (Alita Moses, vocals)
• It’s Easy To Blame The Weather (Alita Moses, vocals)
• Frosty The Snowman

Set II:

• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (rhythm trio)
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? (Alita Moses, vocals)
• I’m Still Here This Christmas (Alita Moses, vocals)
• Go Tell It On The Mountain