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SHERMAN IRBY’S JOURNEY THROUGH SWING

SHERMAN IRBY, Music Director, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone SaxophonesVICTOR GOINES, Tenor Saxophone, ClarinetBRUCE HARRIS, TrumpetVINCENT GARDNER, TromboneELI BISHOP, ViolinJAMES CHIRILLO, Guitar, Steel Guitar, BanjoCHARLES CRAIG, SR, PianoGERALD CANNON, BassALVESTER GARNETT, Drums

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The Program

JELLY ROLL MORTON Black Bottom Stomptranscribed by Don Vappie

SIDNEY ARODIN and HOAGY CARMICHAEL Up the Lazy River

LESTER YOUNG Countless Blues

BUSTER MOTEN and BENNY MOTEN Moten Swing

LEON MCAULIFFE Steel Guitar Rag

JIM SOLDI, PEDRO DEPAUL, and SPADE COOLEY Oklahoma Stomp

GENE AMMONS and SONNY STITT Blues Up and Down

NAT SIMON and BUDDY BERNIER Poincianaarranged by Ahmad Jamal

GERRY MULLIGAN Walkin’ Shoes

AXEL STORDAHL, PAUL WESTON, and SAMMY CAHN I Should Carearranged by J.J. Johnsontranscribed by Sherman Irby

RALPH RAINGER and LEO ROBIN June in January

CHARLIE PARKER Ko-Ko

WAYNE SHORTER Free For All

All songs arranged by Sherman Irby unless otherwise indicated.

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Notes on the ProgramBy Ted Panken

“It’s kind of my fault,” jokes Sherman Irby,prefacing the back story of this evening’sJourney Through Swing concert, duringwhich he and a cohort of New York’s finestwill trace the development of swing lan-guage by exploring six of its regionaldialects. The timeline spans 1925, whenJelly Roll Morton recorded “Black BottomStomp,” through 1964, when Art Blakeyand a spectacular edition of the JazzMessengers documented Wayne Shorter’sthrilling “Free For All.”

Irby recalls that he proposed the idea sev-eral years ago after Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra’s Artistic Director WyntonMarsalis asked his band members to sug-gest programs for future seasons at the“House of Swing.”

“I talked about the different swing stylesfrom the various regions of the country dur-ing the 1920s, ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s,” herecalls. “A lot of musicians today don’t dealwith them, because they think it’s old style,and with the internet and the growth ofmusical education, regional differenceshave smoothed out. But people from NewOrleans, Kansas City, Texas, Chicago,California, and New York speak in differentdialects. When I’m back home in Alabama,the way I speak is Southern. These thingsinfluence the way we play our music.”

Widely acknowledged as a master of thealto saxophone since he moved to New Yorkin 1994, Irby himself has first-hand acquain-tance with all the approaches in question,including Western Swing, which he firstassimilated during adolescence inTuscaloosa, Alabama, from frequent view-ings of The Country Boy Eddie Show, andsubsequently as a practitioner in theCalifornia-based group Cow Bop, led by gui-tarist Bruce Forman. His personal saxo-phone influence tree ranges from SonnyStitt and Charlie Parker to John Coltrane and

Ornette Coleman, as evidenced on sevenstrong leader recordings, which includemuch original music; each showcases hisenormous sound, impeccable execution,melodic focus, and ability to spin cogent nar-ratives within the various genres—theblues, ballads, the American Songbook,bebop, hardbop, postbop, and the freedomprinciple—that bedrock 21st century hard-core jazz expression. He’s ten years into hissecond tour of duty with the Jazz at LincolnCenter Orchestra (in which he doubles onflute), following an initial 1995–97 tenure.Thanks to Marsalis’ sagacious policy of elic-iting compositions and arrangements fromband personnel, Irby has recently aug-mented the Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra’s vast book with a host of inter-esting charts, including bracing reinventionsof Herbie Hancock’s “Riot,” TheloniousMonk’s “We See,” and Kenny Dorham’s“Short Story,” in addition to his own Jazz atLincoln Center-commissioned work, Inferno.

He remarks that the orchestra’s genre-span-ning aesthetic, encapsulated by Jazz atLincoln Center’s mantra “all jazz is modern,”has expanded his consciousness. “It’s beena blessing to be exposed to so many areas,”Irby says. “The more I try to learn how toplay and understand the older styles, to playthe songs and arrangements the way thegreat musicians of those eras played them,the more I realize that I don’t have ittogether as completely as I thought.”

As an example, Irby mentions Benny Carter,whose composition “June In January”—which the alto saxophone pioneer recordedin 1954 with iconic pianist Teddy Wilson andworld-historic drummer Jo Jones—he willperform during the section devoted to NewYork City. “To play a Benny Carter solo isone of the hardest things you’d ever want todo,” Irby says. “To listen to a recording ofhim playing it is one thing. But when you tryto play it, you say, ‘I don’t know how tophrase that way.’ It’s a different tone pro-duction. It’s a different volume. It’s a differ-ent technique. We didn’t learn those tech-niques the way they did. It’s humbling.”

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Meet the Artists

Sherman Irby (Music Director, Alto, Tenor,and Baritone Saxophones) was born andraised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He found hismusical calling at age 12 and in high schoolhe played and recorded with gospel immortalJames Cleveland. He graduated from ClarkAtlanta University with a B.A. in music edu-cation. In 1991 he joined Johnny O’Neal’sAtlanta-based quintet. In 1994 he moved toNew York City then recorded his first twoalbums, Full Circle (1996) and Big Mama’sBiscuits (1998), on Blue Note. Irby toured theU.S. and the Caribbean with the Boys Choirof Harlem in 1995, and was a member of theJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra from 1995to 1997. During that tenure he also recordedand toured with Marcus Roberts, and waspart of Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead Programand Roy Hargrove’s ensemble. After a four-year stint with Roy Hargrove, Irby focused onhis own group in addition to being a memberof Elvin Jones’ ensemble in 2004 and thenPapo Vazquez’ Vazquez’s Pirates Troubadoursafter Jones’ passing. From 2003–11 Irby wasthe regional director for JazzMastersWorkshop, mentoring young children, and hehas served as artist-in-residence for JazzCamp West and an instructor for MontereyJazz Festival Band Camp. He is a formerboard member for the CubaNOLA Collective.He formed Black Warrior Records andreleased Black Warrior, Faith, Organ Starter,Live at the Otto Club, and Andy Farber’s ThisCould Be the Start of Something Big. Sincerejoining, Irby has arranged much of the Jazzat Lincoln Center Orchestra’s music, andhe has been commissioned to composenew works, including Twilight Sounds, andhis Dante-inspired ballet, Inferno.

Victor GoinesVictor Goines (Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet) isa native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He hasbeen a member of the Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Septetsince 1993, touring throughout the world andrecording more than 20 albums. As a leader,Goines has recorded seven albums includinghis most recent release Twilight (2012) onRosemary Joseph Records. A gifted com-poser, Goines has more than 50 originalworks to his credit, including 2014’sCrescent City, premiered by the Jazz atLincoln Center Orchestra. He has recordedand/or performed with noted jazz and pop-ular artists including Ahmad Jamal, RuthBrown, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ray Charles,Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Lenny Kravitz,Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, DianneReeves, Willie Nelson, Marcus Roberts,Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and a host ofothers. Currently, he is the director of jazzstudies and professor of music at North -western University. He received a bachelorof music degree from Loyola Uni versity inNew Orleans in 1984, and a master of musicdegree from Virginia Common wealthUniversity in Richmond in 1990.

Bruce HarrisBruce Harris’ (Trumpet) love for jazz beganwhen he listened to his grandfather playsaxophone at a young age, and his love forthe trumpet was born after viewing SpikeLee’s Mo’ Better Blues. His journey contin-ued at the Conservatory of Music atPurchase College, where he was mentoredby trumpet virtuoso Jon Faddis and earned aMaster’s degree in jazz performance in2009. He has since performed with BarryHarris, Frank Wess, The Dizzy GillespieAlumni All-Stars, Winard Harper, T.S. Monk,Myron Walden, and Jimmy Cobb. In a 2013Ebony magazine article, Wynton Marsalishighlighted Harris as one of the five impor-tant young jazz musicians that should beknown. Marsalis went on to select Harris forthe Tony Award-winning Broadway musical

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After Midnight. In the show’s eight-monthrun, he shared the stage with stars such asFantasia, Dulé Hill, Vanessa Williams, ToniBraxton, k.d. lang, and Patti LaBelle.

Harris is a young cornerstone at Jazz atLincoln Center in New York and its new sis-ter establishment in Doha, Qatar, where hehas been invited to bring his band forweekly residencies, as well as in Shanghai,China, where he has performed educationevents and outreach in anticipation of theopening of Jazz at Lincoln Center,Shanghai. He has also toured the worldregularly with the Count Basie Orchestra.

Vincent GardnerVincent Gardner (Trombone) was born inChicago in 1972 and was raised in Hampton,Virginia. After singing, playing piano, violin,saxophone, and French horn at an early age,he decided on the trombone at age 12. Heattended Florida A&M University and theUniversity of North Florida. He soon caughtthe ear of Mercer Ellington, who hiredGardner for his first professional job. Aftergraduating from college, he moved toBrooklyn, New York, completed a world tourwith Lauryn Hill in 2000, then joined the Jazzat Lincoln Center Orchestra. Gardner hasserved as instructor at The Juilliard School,as visiting instructor at Florida StateUniversity and Michigan State University,and as adjunct instructor at The NewSchool. He has contributed many arrange-ments to the Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra and other ensembles. In 2009 hewas commissioned by Jazz at LincolnCenter to write “The Jesse B. SempleSuite,” a 60-minute suite inspired by theshort stories of Langston Hughes. Gardneris featured on a number of notable record-ings and has recorded five CDs as a leaderfor Steeplechase Records. He has per-formed with The Duke Ellington Orchestra,Bobby McFerrin, Harry Connick, Jr., TheSaturday Night Live Band, Chaka Khan, ATribe Called Quest, and many others.

Eli BishopEli Bishop (Violin) began his musical stud-ies with the violin at the age of three. Anative of Nashville, Tennessee, Bishop wasexposed to a wide variety of musical stylesduring his formative years. He was a stu-dent in the pre-college program at The BlairSchool of Music at Vanderbilt University inNashville and later attended the BerkleeCollege of Music in Boston. In February2013 Bishop was a guest soloist with theJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra withWynton Marsalis for a performance ofMarsalis’ oratorio, Blood on the Fields.Bishop’s extensive study of various musi-cal styles has provided him with opportuni-ties to perform with artists such as VictorWooten, Ivan Lins, The Time Jumpers, andChristian Howes.

James Chirillo James Chirillo (Guitar, Steel Guitar, Banjo) hasworked with the swing era’s recognizedgreats, including Benny Carter, EddieDurham, Eddie Barefield, Earle Warren, FrankWess, and many others. He studied guitarwith Remo Palmier and “Tiny” Grimes andcomposition, arranging, and orchestrationwith John Carisi and Bill Finegan. Chirillowas a member of Benny Goodman’s lastband, and his broadcast performancesinclude PBS’ Let’s Dance. He has recordedwith Tony Bennett, Joe Lovano, MarcusRoberts, Bob Wilber, Dick Hyman, andworks regularly with the Jazz at LincolnCenter Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. In1995 the National Endowment for the Artsawarded him a Jazz Composition Grant forhis Homage Concerto for Clarinet and JazzOrchestra. In 2000 his recording debut asleader, Sultry Serenade, was selected as acritic’s pick by Dan Morgenstern and C.Michael Bailey in Jazz Times and allabout-jazz.com, respectively. In 2002 he wascommissioned to write and premiereGrainger Suite, in celebration of the U.S.Military Academy bicentennial. In 2010 hewas a member of the onstage band on

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Broadway for Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Awayand recently played guitar in After Midnightwith the Jazz at Lincoln Center All-Stars.

Charles Craig, Sr.Charles JP Craig, Sr. (Piano) is an accom-plished jazz pianist. Craig attended the pres-tigious Berklee College of Music in Bostonand has played alongside such notable jazzartists as Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride,Teodross Avery, Joe Henderson, JoeLovano, Arturo Sandoval, Sherman Irby,Gerald Cannon, Stanley Turrentine, NicholasPayton, Von Freeman, Bill Pierce, DelfeayoMarsalis, Joshua Redman, and ChristianScott. His piano technique has been featuredin recordings of artists including: Art Porter(Polygram), Teodross Avery (My Generationand In Other Words; GRP/Impulse), RoyHargrove (Polygram), Arturo Sandoval (N2K),and Christian McBride (A Family Affair).Charles has performed live on BET and atvarious jazz festivals around the UnitedStates, Canada, Australia, and Europe.Charles was born in Norfolk, Virginia andgrew up in Chicago, Illinois. He resides inRock Hill, South Carolina with his wife,Annette, and their three children, Catrina,Charles, Jr., and Charlene.

Gerald CannonBorn in Racine Wisconsin, musician, com-poser, and visual artist Gerald Cannon’s(Bass) initial inspiration was his fatherBenjamin, who bought his first electric bassat the age of 12. In 1988 Cannon moved toNew York City and began working with jazzgiants Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, CedarWalton, Billy Higgins, Jimmy Smith, FrankFoster, Jimmy Scott, Stanley Turrentine,Roy Hargrove, and Elvin Jones until 2004.Since then he has worked with Wynton andBranford Marsalis, Pat Martino, LouisHayes and the Cannonball Legacy Band,and Abbey Lincoln. Cannon is also a mem-ber of the prestigious McCoy Tyner Trio andthe Monty Alexander Trio. He was a faculty

member for five years at the Conservatoryof Maastricht (the Netherlands), taught lastsemester (2014) at Oberlin College in Ohio,and has given master classes in Europe,France, Holland, Germany, Brazil, Africa,Japan, and beyond.

Alvester GarnettAlvester Garnett (Drums) studied with jazzgreats including Ellis and Wynton Marsalis,Max Roach, and Lewis Nash. After winningthird place in the Thelonious MonkInternational Jazz Drum Competition andgraduating from Virginia CommonwealthUniversity, Garnett moved to New York in1993, working in the bands of both BettyCarter and Abbey Lincoln. He has sinceworked with artists including WyntonMarsalis, James Carter, Regina Carter,Cyrus Chestnut, Harry Belafonte, Dee DeeBridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Patti LaBelle,Fantasia Barrino, k.d. lang, VanessaWilliams, Stefon Harris, Papo Vazquez,Steve Turre, Terry Edwards, and ChareneeWade. In 2013 and 2014 Garnett was theprincipal percussionist with the Jazz atLincoln Center All Stars in the TonyAward–winning Broadway show AfterMidnight. Garnett can be heard in PapoVazquez’s Big Band and PiratesTroubadours ensembles, performingPuerto Rican bomba and plena jazz. Garnetthas started to integrate African percussionwith Regina Carter’s Reverse Threadensemble. He can also be heard on AndyFarber’s recent recording, This Could BeThe Start of Something Big.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated toinspiring and growing audiences for jazz.With the world-renowned Jazz at LincolnCenter Orchestra and a comprehensivearray of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Centeradvances a unique vision for the continueddevelopment of the art of jazz by producinga year-round schedule of performance,

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Jazz at Lincoln Center 2014–15 Concert SeasonJazz Across the Americas

Jazz has both integrated and influenced a diverse array of musical traditions from theCaribbean and North, Central, and South America. During our season-long journey through theAmericas, we proudly showcase virtuosos of these rich musical styles, featuring fresh newjazz works, as well as interpretations of foundational composers led by today’s living masters.

Anchored by the renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Managing and Artistic DirectorWynton Marsalis, we kicked off the 2014-15 season with the debut of a new collaboration byCuban jazz legend Chucho Valdés, fellow Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez, and Mr.Marsalis. Native Brazilian ensemble SpokFrevo Orquestra made its JALC debut, and musicalpolymath Bill Frisell returns to curate our Roots of Americana series. We honor legendarybaritone saxophonist Joe Temperley, a beloved member of Duke Ellington’s band and our own,and showcase jazz’s varied cultural interpretations with Elio Villafranca’s ‘Music of the Caribbean’and Sherman Irby’s ‘Journey Through Swing.’ We welcome visionaries like Michael Feinstein,Wayne Shorter, Rubén Blades, and Dianne Reeves, and honor the timeless music of CountBasie, Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, Frank Sinatra, and more.

Our 27th concert season presents jazz in all its depth, beauty, diversity, relevance, andcontinuity. Join us and we promise you’ll leave feelin’ good.

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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Live in Cuba ExhibitOn View Now

Free and open to the public during scheduled performances

In celebration of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz Across the Americas season, ourcurrent exhibit—Live in Cuba—tells the story of the Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrchestra’s week-long residency in Cuba in October, 2010. This historic tourincluded five performances at the Teatro Mella in Havana, Cuba, in addition toeducational workshops throughout the country. The exhibit, located on the fifth floorof Frederick P. Rose Hall, features the photography of Frank Stewart and AyanoHisa, plus rare video footage from the tour. In addition to an illustrious andinternational career as a professional photographer, Frank Stewart serves as seniorstaff photographer for Jazz at Lincoln Center. Ayano Hisa, a 2013 fellow of the NewYork Foundation for the Arts, is a freelance photographer whose clients include Jazzat Lincoln Center, Newport Jazz Festival, and Savannah Music Festival. Please stopby the free exhibit to learn more!

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February 2015THE APPEL ROOMElio Villafranca’s Music of the CaribbeanFeaturing Jon Faddis and Leyla McCallaFebruary 20 at 9:30pm/February 21 at 7pmAn artist who incorporates elements of Bebo Valdés,Perez Prado, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Elio Villafranca isa leading voice of music today and part of an extraor-dinary lineage of Cuban pianists. Villafranca possessesa unique gift of conceptualizing projects that fuse thejazz idiom with his extensive knowledge of percussionand Latin rhythms. Along with his band the JassSyncopators and special guests trumpeter and DizzyGillespie protégé Jon Faddis and singer, cellist, andbanjo player Leyla McCalla, plus trumpeter MichaelRodriguez, alto saxophonist Vincent Herring, trombon-ist Steve Turre, tenor saxophonist Greg Tardy, clar-inetist Michele Wright, bassist Greg August, drummerWillie Jones III, and percussionists Arturo Stable andJonathan Troncoso, Villafranca will present Cinqué-Suite of the Caribbean, a debut work focusing on theinfluences of the Congolese traditions of rhythms,melodies, and dances through the music of PuertoRico, Santo Domingo, Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba. Viathis six-movement work, Villafranca will showcase uni-fying elements of these islands, which share similarcultures despite their diverse histories.Free pre-concert discussions, 8:30pm (2/20) & 6pm(2/21).

ROSE THEATERNew Orleans SongbookFebruary 20–21 at 8pmPianist Aaron Diehl and vocalists Cyrille Aimée andMilton Suggs kick off the evening by celebrating thecomposers and inspired songs of New Orleans, the his-toric epicenter of jazz. The prodigious Diehl, who has re-imagined the music of masters like New Orleans’ ownJelly Roll Morton, serves as Music Director. DownBeatcalls Suggs, “A commanding singer... steeped in tradi-tion... but with modern sensibilities." The WashingtonPost describes Thelonious Monk International VocalCompetition finalist Aimée as possessing “a voice likefine whiskey – oaky and smooth, with a hint of smok-iness.” The evening continues with The New OrleansJazz Orchestra’s premiere of founding Artistic DirectorIrvin Mayfield’s “New Orleans Jazz Market,” a com-position celebrating the Orchestra’s soon-to-be-builtpermanent home of the same name. Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 7pm.

Jazz Across the AmericasFebruary 27–28 at 8pmDon’t miss the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra withWynton Marsalis in their last New York City perfor-mance before kicking off an historic tour to SouthAmerica. For the first time in a decade, the JLCO willvisit Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, and more. Our audiencesin New York City will be the first to witness theOrchestra express the jazz idiom across the Americasthrough its leading musicians and composers. LaloSchifrin of Argentina; Hermeto Pascoal of Brazil;Canadians Oscar Peterson and Gil Evans; and ChicoO’Farrill of Cuba represent some of the best exam-ples of jazz as an international musical medium ofendless exchange. The JLCO with Wynton Marsaliswill perform works illuminating the appropriation ofjazz by these legendary composers, inspired songsthat celebrate jazz as definitively American, anddemonstrate the adoption of international classicsinto the canon of American jazz. Among these will beGillespiana, Schifrin’s five-movement concerto forlong-time collaborator Dizzy Gillespie, and Peterson’sCanadiana Suite, a rare offering of original music thatsnapshots his embodiment of American traditionssuch as swing, blues, and gospel.Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 7pm.

March 2015THE APPEL ROOMSalute to Betty CarterMarch 6–7 at 7pm & 9:30pmBetty Carter blazed her own trail as one of the mostoriginal jazz vocalists of our time. Drummer andmusic director Alvester Garnett and rising star vocal-ist Charenee Wade celebrate the legacy of Carter,who would have turned 85 this year. Garnett, joinedby other past members of Betty Carter’s band includ-ing saxophonist Craig Handy, pianists JackyTerrasson and Stephen Scott, bassists MichaelBowie and Curtis Lundy, and drummer WinardHarper will share memories of his first touring expe-rience with Carter, performing some of her trade-mark tunes including “What A Little Moonlight CanDo” and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Rounding out theperformance will be tap dancer Michela MarinoLerman, who recently paid tribute to Betty Carter ina performance at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 6pm & 8:30pm.

Except where noted, all venues are located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center, 5th floor

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In deference to the artists, patrons of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Colaare encouraged to keep conversations to a whisper during the performance.

Artists and schedule subject to change.

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center, 5th floor New York.

Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys; Group Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys-reservationsNightly Artist sets at 7:30pm & 9:30pm.

Late Night Session sets Tuesday through Saturday. Doors open at 11:15pm

Cover Charge: $20–45. Special rates for students with valid student ID. Full dinner available at each artist set.

Rose Theater and The Appel Room concert attendees, present your ticket stub to get 50% off the late-night cover charge at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Fridays and Saturdays.

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February 2015Sounds of Brazil: Mario Adnetwith Duduka Da Fonseca, Eduardo Belo, VitorGonçalves, and Billy DrewesFebruary 20–227:30pm & 9:30pm

MONDAY NIGHTS WITH WBGOJimmy Greene Quartet: Beautiful Lifewith David Bryant, Luke Sellick, and JimmyMacBrideFebruary 237:30pm & 9:30pm

William Paterson University Jazz Ensembles &OrchestraFebruary 247:30pm & 9:30pm

The Amigos and Ken Peplowskiwith Justin Poindexter, Sam Reider, NoahGarabedian, and Will ClarkFebruary 25 7:30pm & 9:30pm

The Music of Dexter Gordon: A CelebrationThe Dexter Gordon Legacy Ensemblewith George Cables, Gerald Cannon, Lewis Nash,Joe Locke, Abraham Burton, and Craig HandyFebruary 26–March 1 7:30pm & 9:30pm

March 2015Eastman Jazz Ensemble with Dave GlasserTribute to Billy StrayhornMarch 27:30pm & 9:30pm

Cyrus Chestnut TrioMarch 3–57:30pm & 9:30pm

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes MontgomeryFeaturing Calvin Keys & Yotam SilbersteinMarch 6–87:30pm & 9:30pm

Chihiro Yamanaka Triowith Yasushi Nakamura and Kush AbadeyMarch 97:30pm & 9:30pm

Anton Schwartz QuintetMarch 10with Scott Wendholt, Danny Grissett, UgonnaOkegwo, and Lorca Hart7:30pm & 9:30pm

The Artistry of Jazzmeia Hornwith Lesedi Ntsame, Victor Gould, Eric Wheeler,Kush Abadey, Alexandrea Johnson, and Phantom KnoetMarch 117:30pm & 9:30pm

Gregory GeneretThe Storytellers: Hartman, Coltrane & Williamswith Orrin Evans, Willie Jones III, and GeraldCannonMarch 127:30pm & 9:30pm

Jacky Terrasson QuintetTake This Album Release PartyMarch 13–157:30pm and 9:30pm

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family concert: who is billie holiday?FEB 7 • 1PM, 3PM • JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SERIESWith Aaron Diehl and Charenee Wade

dianne reevesFEB 13–14 • 8PMVocalist Dianne Reeves returns for Valentine’s Day. Join us for a special pre-concert Valentine’s Day dinner (2/14 only).

sherman irby’s journey through swingFEB 20 • 7PM | FEB 21 • 9:30PMSherman Irby and friends explore the music of Charlie Parker,Freddie Hubbard, and more

elio villafranca’s music of the caribbeanFEB 20 • 9:30PM | FEB 21 • 7PMWith Elio Villafranca, Jon Faddis, Leyla McCalla, and the Jass Syncopators

new orleans songbookFEB 20–21 • 8PMCyrille Aimée, Milton Suggs, Aaron Diehl, and The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with Irvin Mayfield

jazz across the americasFEB 27–28 • 8PMJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

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Frederick P. Rose Hall Broadway at 60th StreetBox O�ce: Ground Floor CenterCharge: 212-721-6500

salute to betty carterMAR 6–7 • 7PM, 9:30PM • THE APPEL ROOMDrummer and music director Alvester Garnett, vocalist Charenee Wade, saxophonist Craig Handy, pianists Jacky Terrasson and Stephen Scott, bassists Michael Bowie and Curtis Lundy, drummer Winard Harper, and tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman

webop family jazz party: webop goes marching inMAR 7 • 1PM, 3PM • VARIS LEICHTMAN STUDIOCome marching into spring with the WeBop Family Band as they march and parade along to the funky beat of New Orleans in this interactive performance for families

paquito d’rivera: around the americasMAR 27–28 • 8PM • ROSE THEATERClarinetist and saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera tours the music of South America with pianist Alex Brown, bassist Oscar Stegnaro, drummer Mark Walker, trombonist and trumpeter Diego Urcola, percussionist Pernell Saturnino, and string ensemble Quinteto Cimarron

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