| Ensemble | JLCO with Wynton Marsalis |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, September 18th, 2014 |
| Time | 8:00pm |
| Event Type | World Premiere / Concert |
| Project | Ochas |
| Venue | Frederick P. Rose Hall |
| Address | Broadway at West 60th Street |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Venue Phone | +1 212-721-6500 |
| Webcast | Watch Webcast |
Since the late 1990s, JALC has celebrated Cuban music with collaborations with some of the island nation’s finest musicians like Celia Cruz, Israel “Cachao” López, Candido Camero, and Bebo Valdés, including a landmark Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra residency in 2010. Continuing this tradition, the 2014-15 season will open with “Ochas” a world premiere commission featuring influential pianist, composer, and arranger Chucho Valdés; rising star percussionist and vocalist Pedrito Martinez; and JALC’s own Wynton Marsalis. Together, they will blend jazz with the traditional folkloric music of Cuba and the Santeria religion to create a work which illustrates the ability of music to elevate us from social and political unrest to the greatest heights of humanity.
Personnel
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Greg Gisbert – 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
- Chucho Valdés – piano
- Pedrito Martinez – batá, vocals
- Román Díaz – batá, vocals
- Clemente Medina – batá, vocals
- Denise Ola De-Jean – vocals
- Amma Dawn Mcken – vocals
- Dreiser Durruthy Bombalé – percussion
- Yesenia Fernandez Selier – dance
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
Setlist
MOVEMENT ONE:
- Intro: Moyuba
- Elegua
- Ogun
- Ochosi
- Obatala
INTERMISSION
MOVEMENT TWO:
- Oschun
- Oya
- Yemaya
INTERMISSION
MOVEMENT THREE:
- Agallu Shola
- Xango
