Thursday Evening, February 12, 2015, at 8:30

San Fermin with Metropolis Ensemble

This evening’s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will beperformed without intermission.

Major support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by Amy & Joseph Perella.

Wine generously donated by William Hill Estate Winery, Official Wine of Lincoln Center.

This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center.

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Steinway PianoThe Appel RoomJazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall

American Songbook

We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper mightdistract the performers and your fellow audience members.

In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who mustleave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces. The takingof photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building.

Additional support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by The BrownFoundation, Inc., of Houston, The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, TheShubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great PerformersCircle, Chairman’s Council, and Friends of Lincoln Center.

Endowment support is provided by Bank of America.

Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts.

Artist catering is provided by Zabar’s and zabars.com.

MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center.

Movado is an Official Sponsor of Lincoln Center.

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William Hill Estate Winery is the Official Wine of Lincoln Center.

UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTS IN THE APPEL ROOM:

Friday Evening, February 13, at 8:30Talib Kweli

Saturday Evening, February 14, at 8:30Dawn Landes

Wednesday Evening, February 25, at 8:30Joey Arias: A Centennial Tribute to Billie Holiday

Thursday Evening, February 26, at 8:30Shovels & Rope

Friday Evening, February 27, at 8:30People Get Ready’s Steven Reker

Saturday Evening, February 28, at 8:30Barbara Cook

The Appel Room is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall.

For tickets, call (212) 721-6500 or visit AmericanSongbook.org. Call the Lincoln Center InfoRequest Line at (212) 875-5766 or visit AmericanSongbook.org for complete program information.

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American Songbook I Meet the Artists

Composer and songwriter Ellis Ludwig-Leone conceived San Fermin dur-ing a retreat on the mountainous border between Alberta and BritishColumbia. By the start of 2013, San Fermin, which had only performedtwice with sheet music, signed a record deal and released its self-titleddebut worldwide later that year.

San Fermin received rave reviews, and the group performed sold-outshows and appeared at festivals including Firefly, Lollapalooza, the Festivald’été de Québec, Latitude, and Celebrate Brooklyn! San Fermin hasshared the stage with The National, St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys, and TheHead and the Heart. Its follow-up album, Jackrabbit, is due to be releasedin April by Downtown Records.

If San Fermin seemed prepared, guarded, and polite, Jackrabbit lines thatrecord’s complicated composition and grandiose pop eruptions with nec-essary aggression. It is urgent and filled with moments in which eachmember of the band is prominently featured. The two discrete charactersborn by the debut album have been replaced by multiple personalities,treading new and difficult terrain.

This evolution is at the heart of Jackrabbit, a record where moments beau-tiful, brutal, and a bit of both produce songs that don’t know how to let youout of their clutches or console you with easy answers. At once lived-inand sophisticated, Jackrabbit feels a lot like real life—charmed, challeng-ing, and wonderfully compulsory.

Metropolis Ensemble

Metropolis Ensemble is a professional chamber orchestra and ensemblededicated to making classical music in its most contemporary forms. Ledby Grammy-nominated conductor Andrew Cyr, Metropolis Ensemble gath-ers today’s most outstanding emerging composers and young artists toproduce unique concert experiences.

Founded in 2006, Metropolis Ensemble has commissioned over 110works of music from a dynamic mix of emerging composers and been pre-sented by Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, BAM, LePoisson Rouge, the Wordless Music Series, the Public Theater, the PhillipsCollection, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Portland Ovations, Philadelphia’s VerizonHall, the New Victory Theater, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

In addition to fostering the next generation of composers, MetropolisEnsemble has led numerous innovative performances with a number ofinternationally known musical artists who defy classification, including

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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and The Roots, Deerhoof, San Fermin, the Paris-based BabX, Emily Well, Sonnymoon, Tom Krell and How to Dress Well, DavidMurray, Jeremy Ellis, Razel, and D.D. Jackson.

The group’s recordings include Vivian Fung’s Violin Concerto (Naxos), which gar-nered Canada’s prestigious Juno Award for Best Classical Composition in 2013.In 2010 Metropolis Ensemble received its first Grammy Award nomination forits recording of Avner Dorman’s Mandolin Concerto. The group also celebratesDavid Frost, who was named Classical Producer of the Year at the 2014Grammy Awards, for work that included Metropolis Ensemble’s newest albumby Brooklyn-based composer Timo Andres, recorded at Tanglewood’s SeijiOzawa Hall and released on Nonesuch Records.

Metropolis Ensemble’s education program for underserved children, YouthWorks, teaches music composition to over 400 students across New York City.

Matt Berman

Matt Berman is the resident lighting designer for Lincoln Center’s AmericanSongbook. He continues his design work for Kristin Chenoweth, Liza Minnelli,Kaye Ballard, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lea Salonga, and Elaine Paige on the road.Through his work with the American Society of Composers, Authors andPublishers (ASCAP) and several U.S.-based charities, Mr. Berman has designedfor a starry roster that includes Bernadette Peters, Barbra Streisand, RebaMcEntire, Melissa Errico, Deborah Voigt, Michael Urie, Stevie Wonder, IndiaArie, Garth Brooks, Billy Joel, and Sting. His international touring schedule hasallowed him to design for iconic venues such as Royal Albert Hall, the ParisOpera, the Olympia Theater in Paris, Royal Carré Theater in Amsterdam, theSporting Club in Monte Carlo, the Acropolis, the Taormina Amphitheater in Sicily,Luna Park in Buenos Aires, the Sydney Opera House, and, closer to home, theHollywood Bowl, Alice Tully Hall, and Carnegie Hall. Mr. Berman’s televisionwork includes Chenoweth’s recently released special Coming Home, as well asseven Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts and the Tony Award–winning Liza’sat the Palace, which he also designed for Broadway. Other Broadway creditsinclude Bea Arthur on Broadway, Nancy LaMott’s Just in Time for Christmas,and Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony at the Belasco Theater.

Scott Stauffer

Scott Stauffer has been the sound designer for Lincoln Center’s AmericanSongbook (1999–2015); the Actors Fund concerts of Frank Loesser, Broadway101, Hair, and On the Twentieth Century; and Brian Stokes Mitchell at CarnegieHall. His Broadway credits include A Free Man of Color, The Rivals, Contact (alsoin London and Tokyo), Marie Christine, Twelfth Night, and Jekyll & Hyde. Off-

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Broadway Mr. Stauffer has worked on Hereafter, A Minister’s Wife, BernardaAlba, Third, Belle Epoque, Big Bill, Elegies, Hello Again, The Spitfire Grill,Pageant, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. His regional credits include produc-tions at the Hanger Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Chicago ShakespeareTheater, and Alley Theatre. As a sound engineer, Mr. Stauffer has worked onThe Lion King, Juan Darién, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Carousel, Once onThis Island, and Little Shop of Horrors (Off-Broadway).

American Songbook

In 1998, Lincoln Center launched American Songbook, dedicated to the cele-bration of popular American song. Designed to highlight and affirm the cre-ative mastery of America’s songwriters from their emergence at the turn ofthe 19th century up through the present, American Songbook spans all stylesand genres, from the form’s early roots in Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to theeclecticism of today’s singer-songwriters. American Songbook also show-cases the outstanding interpreters of popular song, including established andemerging concert, cabaret, theater, and songwriter performers.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: pre-senter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and com-munity relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. A presenter of more than 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours, and edu-cational activities annually, LCPA offers 15 programs, series, and festivalsincluding American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival,Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly MozartFestival, and the White Light Festival, as well as the Emmy Award–winningLive From Lincoln Center, which airs nationally on PBS. As manager of theLincoln Center campus, LCPA provides support and services for the LincolnCenter complex and the 11 resident organizations. In addition, LCPA led a $1.2billion campus renovation, completed in October 2012.

American Songbook I Meet the Artists

Lincoln Center Programming DepartmentJane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic DirectorHanako Yamaguchi, Director, Music ProgrammingJon Nakagawa, Director, Contemporary ProgrammingJill Sternheimer, Acting Director, Public ProgrammingLisa Takemoto, Production ManagerCharles Cermele, Producer, Contemporary ProgrammingKate Monaghan, Associate Director, ProgrammingClaudia Norman, Producer, Public ProgrammingMauricio Lomelin, Associate Producer, Contemporary ProgrammingJulia Lin, Associate ProducerNicole Cotton, Production CoordinatorRegina Grande, Assistant to the Artistic DirectorLuna Shyr, Programming Publications EditorOlivia Fortunato, House Seat Coordinator

For American SongbookMatt Berman, Lighting DesignScott Stauffer, Sound DesignSara Sessions, Production Assistant

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San Fermin

Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Composer, Piano, and KeyboardsAllen Tate, Lead VocalsCharlene Kaye, Lead VocalsRebekah Durham, Violin and VocalsJohn Brandon, TrumpetStephen Chen, SaxophoneTyler McDiarmid, GuitarMichael Hanf, Drums

Metropolis EnsembleAndrew Cyr, Artistic Director

Miki-Sophia Cloud, ViolinCaitlin Lynch, ViolaYves Dharamraj, CelloBurt Mason, TromboneJonathan Greenberg, Trombone

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UPCOMING EVENTSJazz at Lincoln Center’sFrederick P. Rose Hall

February 2015

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Sherman Irby’s Journey Through SwingFebruary 20 at 7pmFebruary 21 at 9:30pmJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra saxophonistSherman Irby debuts an ensemble made up of the“swinging-est” musicians on the East Coast toexplore the migration, development, and evolution ofjazz through the lens of swing. Irby first performedwith the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in 1995,making his mark with Roy Hargrove and Elvin Jonesalong the way. In this performance highlightingimportant and differing regions of jazz, Irby will coverChicago (Gene Ammons and Johnny Griffin), KansasCity (Count Basie and Charlie Parker), West Coastcool jazz (Chet Baker and Dave Brubeck), NewOrleans (Buddy Bolden and Jelly Roll Morton), NewYork City (Art Blakey, Horace Silver, and FreddieHubbard), and more. Joining Irby will be saxophonistand clarinetist Victor Goines, trumpeter Bruce Harris,trombonist Vincent Gardner, violinist Eli Bishop, gui-tarist James Chirillo, pianist Charles Craig, Sr., bassistGerald Cannon, and drummer Alvester Garnett.Free pre-concert discussions at 6pm (2/20) and8:30pm (2/21).

Elio Villafranca’s Music of the CaribbeanFeaturing Jon Faddis and Leyla McCallaFebruary 20 at 9:30pmFebruary 21 at 7pmAn artist who incorporates elements of Bebo Valdés,Perez Prado, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Elio Villafrancais a leading voice of music today and part of an extra-ordinary lineage of Cuban pianists. Villafranca pos-

sesses a unique gift of conceptualizing projects thatfuse the jazz idiom with his extensive knowledge ofpercussion and Latin rhythms. Along with his bandthe Jass Syncopators and special guests trumpeterand Dizzy Gillespie protégé Jon Faddis and singer, cel-list, and banjo player Leyla McCalla, Villafranca willpresent Cinqué- Suite of the Caribbean, a debut workfocusing on the influences of the Congolese traditionsof rhythms, melodies, and dances through the musicof Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, Haiti, Jamaica, andCuba. Via this six-movement work with Congolesedrumming and costumed dancers, Villafranca willshowcase unifying elements of these islands, whichshare similar cultures despite their diverse histories.Free pre-concert discussions at 8:30pm (2/20) & 6pm (2/21).

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New 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 smoki-ness.” The evening continues with The New OrleansJazz Orchestra’s premiere of founding Artistic DirectorIrvin Mayfield’s “New Orleans Jazz Market,” a compo-sition celebrating the orchestra’s soon-to-be-built per-manent home of the same name. Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 7pm.

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

Tickets starting at $10

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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 2015Kim Nalley Sings Songs of Lovewith Tammy Hall, Greg Skaff, Ray Drummond, andAlvin AtkinsonFebruary 12–157:30pm & 9:30pmSpecial pricing and set times apply on Saturdayevening.

Terry Waldo Gotham City Band: From Ragtime to Jazzwith Jon Erik-Kellso, Mike Davis, Jim Fryer, Evan Arntzen, Howard Alden, Brian Nalepka, andRob GarciaFebruary 167:30pm & 9:30pm

Mardi Gras Stompwith Joe Saylor and Alphonso HorneFebruary 177:30pm & 9:30pm

T.S. Monk Sextetwith Helen Sung, Willie Williams, Kenny Davis, JoshEvans, and Patience HigginsFebruary 18–197:30pm & 9:30pm

Sounds 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 MontgomeryMarch 6–8Featuring Calvin Keys & Yotam Silbersteinwith Andrew Renfroe, Adam Moezing, and Brian Charette

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