| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Monday, November 27th, 2023 |
| Time | 7:30pm |
| Event Type | Concert |
| 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 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis returns to Athens! 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 players. 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 a hearty dose of holiday cheer to one and all!
Notes
Venue: Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall
Personnel
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Obed Calvaire – drums, tambourine
- 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
- Chris Lewis – Tenor sax, alto sax, clarinet, flute
- Paul Nedzela – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Ashley Pezzotti – vocals
Setlist
Set I:
- Jingle Bells
- White Christmas
- Let It Snow! (with Ashley Pezzotti)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (with Ashley Pezzotti)
- Oh Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)
Set II:
- Heat Miser
- Little Drummer Boy
- Snowbird (with Ashley Pezzotti)
- O Holy Night (with Ashley Pezzotti)
- Go Tell It on the Mountain