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Friday Evening, February 27, 2015, at 8:30

Steven Reker

Ryan Seaton, Guitar, Vocals, and Keyboard Eliot Krimsky, Keyboard Matt Evans, Drums Molly Kirwan, Dancer Lily Gold, Dancer The The Program Ayano Elson, Dancer Nicholas Ryan Gant, Guest Vocalist

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

Please make certain all your electronic devices are switched off.

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.

The Appel Room Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall American Songbook

Additional support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston, The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Shubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great Performers Circle, 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. United Airlines is the Official Airline of Lincoln Center. WABC-TV is the Official Broadcast Partner of Lincoln Center. William Hill Estate Winery is the Official Wine of Lincoln Center.

UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTS IN THE APPEL ROOM:

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

IN THE STANLEY H. KAPLAN PENTHOUSE:

Wednesday Evening, March 11, at 8:00 In Need of Music: The Songs of Ben Toth

Thursday Evening, March 12, at 8:00 Jose Llana

Friday Evening, March 13, at 8:00 The Villalobos Brothers

The Appel Room is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse is located at 165 We st 65th Street, 10th floor.

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

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We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper might distract the performers and your fellow audience members. In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who must leave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building. American Songbook I Meet the Artists

Steven Reker

Meet the Artists the Meet Steven Reker founded the band and performance ensemble People Get Ready in 2009 after a string of shows at the Kitchen’s Dance and Process series. The critically praised group has released multiple recordings with the Brooklyn-based label Brassland. Mr. Reker has presented his work both with People Get Ready and as a solo artist at New York Live Arts and Dance Theate r Workshop, the Baryshnikov Arts Center, Death by Audio, the Invisible Dog, Clocktower Gallery, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, New York City Center, Duke University, and many other venues in the U.S. He has worked as a dancer-choreographer and/or musician-composer with artists Yoshiko Chuma, David Byrne, Robert Wilson, Jodi Melnick, Zac Pennington, Bill T. Jones, Yasuko Yokoshi, Miranda July, Fred Thomas, and Annie-B Parson.

Mr. Reker is currently developing a new piece with Ryan Seaton, Eliot Krimsky, and Matt Evans that will premiere at the Kitchen in June and is inspired by Richard Brautigan’s novella In Watermelon Sugar. This evening he is premiering many new songs from a new recording project called Muscle Memory. Mr. Reker thanks his family for the support, the cast for their efforts, Alec Bemis, and all at American Songbook for taking a chance on him.

Ryan Seaton

Ryan Seaton (guitar, vocals, and keyboard) is a composer, guitarist, and saxophonist living in New York City. His band, Callers, has released three critically acclaimed albums and toured extensively throughout Europe, Canada, and the U.S. with Dirty Projectors, Wye Oak, and Here We Go Magic, among others. In addition, Mr. Seaton has been commissioned for sound design, horn arrangements, vocal works, and electronic composi- tions by artists including Dark Sky, Joanna Kotze, and Lance Gries. American Songbook I Meet the Artists

Eliot Krimsky

Eliot Krimsky (keyboard) is a co-founder and lead singer of the band Glass Ghost, a film composer, and media artist. Glass Ghost has won critical praise and been featured on NPR and HBO’s Bored to Death, and has played live shows with Dirty Projectors, Deerhoof, and Sharon Van Etten. Mr. Krimsky’s film compositions have been featured at festivals and theaters such as Sundance, South by Southwest, Anthology Film Archives, and the Walter Reade Theater. In May 2015, in conjunction with Performance Space 122, he’ll be premiering LYFE at Lincoln Center, a new media performance that explores the audience’s digital identity along with the music of Glass Ghost. Mr. Krimsky has also played with Here We Go Magic, Luke Temple, Steven Reker, Greg Saunier of Deerhoof, Melvin Sparks, and Mike Gordon of Phish, among others. He received a bachelor’s degree in American studies from Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from New England Conservatory.

Matt Evans

Matt Evans (drums) is a co-founder of the percussion-charged trio TIGUE, whose debut album Peaks will be released later this year. He performs regu- larly with contemporary-music groups such as Contemporaneous, Bearthoven, and Ensemble Signal while creating work with the bands Rokenri, Man Forever, and Private Elevators. He has been a featured performer on the Bang on a Can Marathon and at the MATA, Tribeca New Music, and Big Ears festivals, and performed at such venues as the Kitchen, the Kennedy Center, and the Museum of Modern Art. Mr. Evans received a master’s degree in per- cussio n performance from the Eastman School of Music and a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University.

Molly Kirwan

Hailing from Bozeman, Montana, Molly Kirwan (dancer) received concurrent degrees in dance performance and creative writing from Arizona State University, where she graduated summa cum laude and received an award for outstanding performance from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. While in Phoenix, Ms. Kirwan was a member of CONDER/Dance, under artistic director Carley Conder. She has previously worked with Willi Dorner’s Bodies in Urban Spaces project as part of the Crossing the Line festival, and performed in the DanceNow Joe’s Pub Festival with the Median Movement. Ms. Kirwan lives in Brooklyn, where she is working on a novel.

Lily Gold

Lily Gold (dancer) is a dance and visual artist. As a dancer she has worked with Vanessa Anspaugh, Laurie Berg, Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Faye Driscoll, American Songbook I Meet the Artists

Andrea Geyer, Jen Rosenblit, RoseAnne Spradlin, and Larissa Velez-Jackson. Her work has been shown through Chez Bushwick as part of Danspace Project’s Draftwork series and Dixon Place’s Brink series, among others. Ms. Gold trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, continued her studies at Hampshire College, and now lives primarily in Brooklyn.

Ayano Elson

Ayano Elson (dancer) is a New York–based choreographer, performer, and designer. Originally from New Jersey and Okinawa, Japan, she recently per- formed in works by Steven Reker/People Get Ready and Kim Brandt at the Kitchen, the Invisible Dog, and Roulette, and has presented her own chore- ography at venues including the New Museum, Movement Research, and Triskelion Arts. Ms. Elson graduated from Connecticut College with a dual major in dance and art history, where she studied with and performed in works by David Dorfman, Heidi Henderson, Adele Myers, and Lisa Race. She currently works as the online manager for the New Museum.

Nicholas Ryan Gant

Nicholas Ryan Gant (guest vocalist) is a New York–based singer-songwriter and vocal composer from Phoenix. His love for music was discovered in church at an early age. He began cultivating his gi ft at age 13 through work with the Phoenix Boys Choir. Mr. Gant studied vocal performance and music composition at Arizona School for the Arts, then furthered his musical studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he received a bachelor of music degree in classical voice performance. He has done background vocals for likes of Ledisi, Kim Burrell, and Michael McDonald. Mr. Gant has worked with different artists and been featured on projects all over the world, includ- ing Germany, Poland, Belgium, England, and Japan. He released his first inde- pendent project, Border Breaker, in 2009 and released his first full-length album, Promises, in 2011.

American Songbook

In 1998, Lincoln Center launched American Songbook, dedicated to the cele- bration of popular American song. Designed to highligh t and affirm the cre- ative mastery of America’s songwriters from their emergence at the turn of the 19th century up through the present, American Songbook spans all styles and genres, from the form’s early roots in Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to the eclecticism of today’s singer-songwriters. American Songbook also show- cases the outstanding interpreters of popular song, including established and emerging concert, cabaret, theater, and songwriter performers. American Songbook

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 festivals including American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the White Light Festival, as well as the Emmy Award–winning Live From Lincoln Center, which airs nationally on PBS. As manager of the Lincoln Center campus, LCPA provides support and services for the Lincoln Center complex and the 11 resident organizations. In addition, LCPA led a $1.2 billion campus renovation, completed in October 2012.

Lincoln Center Programming Department Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Hanako Yamaguchi, Director, Music Programming Jon Nakagawa, Director, Contemporary Programming Jill Sternheimer, Acting Director, Public Programming Lisa Takemoto, Production Manager Charles Cermele, Producer, Contemporary Programming Kate Monaghan, Associate Director, Programming Claudia Norman, Producer, Public Programming Mauricio Lomelin, Associate Producer, Contemporary Programming Julia Lin, Associate Producer Nicole Cotton, Production Coordinator Regina Grande, Assistant to the Artistic Director Luna Shyr, Programming Publications Editor Olivia Fortunato, House Seat Coordinator

For American Songbook Matt Berman, Lighting Design Scott Stauffer, Sound Design Sara Sessions, Production Assistant

For Steven Reker Aaron Mattocks, Producer Chris Madden, Musical Director and Sound Engineer

Matt Berman

Matt Berman is the resident lighting designer for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook. He continues his design work for Kristin Chenoweth, Liza Minnelli, Kaye Ballard, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lea Salonga, and Elaine Paige American Songbook

on the road. Through his work with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and several U.S.-based charities, Mr. Berman has designed for a starry roster that includes Bernadette Peters, Barbra Streisand, Reba McEntire, Melissa Errico, Deborah Voigt, Michael Urie, Stevie Wonder, India Arie, Garth Brooks, Billy Joel, and Sting. His inter- national touring schedule has allowed him to design for iconic venues such as Royal Albert Hall, the Paris Opera, the Olympia Theater in Paris, Royal Carré Theater in Amsterdam, the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo, the Acropolis, the Taormina Amphitheater in Sicily, Luna Park in Buenos Aires, the Sydney Opera House, and, closer to home, the Hollywood Bowl, Alice Tully Hall, and Carnegie Hall. Mr. Berman’s television work includes Chenoweth’s recently released special Coming Home, as well as seven Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts and the Tony Award–winning Liza’s at the Palace, which he also designed for Broadway. Other Broadway credits include 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 American Songbook (1999–2015); the Actors Fund concerts of Frank Loesser, Broadway 101, Hair, and On the Twentieth Century; and Brian Stokes Mitchell at Carnegie Hall. His Broadway credits include A Free Man of Color, The Rivals, Contact (also in London and Tokyo), Marie Christine, Twelfth Night, and Jekyll & Hyde. Off-Broadway Mr. Stauffer has worked on Hereafter, A Minister’s Wife, Bernarda Alba, Third, Belle Epoque, Big Bill, Elegies, Hello Again, The Spitfire Grill, Pageant, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. His regional credits include productions at the Hanger Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and Alley Theatre. As a sound engineer, Mr. Stauffer has worked on The Lion King, Juan Darién, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Carousel, Once on This Island, and Little Shop of Horrors (Off-Broadway). UPCOMING EVENTS Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall March 2015 April 2015

THE APPEL ROOM THE APPEL ROOM Salute to Betty Carter Billie Holiday Festival March 6–7 at 7pm & 9:30pm Cécile McLorin Salvant Sing Billie Holiday Betty Carter blazed her own trail as one of the most April 10–11 at 7pm & 9:30pm original jazz vocalists of our time. Drummer and Cécile McLorin Salvant has exploded on the jazz music director Alvester Garnett and rising star vocal- scene as a masterful interpreter of song, with a ist Charenee Wade celebrate the legacy of Carter, canny ability to select unique and rarely performed who would have turned 85 this year. Garnett, joined repertoire. Salvant’s odes to her predecessors by other past members of Betty Carter’s band includ- encompass organic assimilation and brave creativity. ing saxophonist Craig Handy, pianists Jacky Such a skill set is necessary when taking on the Terrasson and Stephen Scott, bassists Michael music of Billie Holiday. Admittedly taken aback by Bowie and Curtis Lundy, and drummer Winard Holiday during her initial introductions, the idiosyn- Harper will share memories of his first touring expe- cratic giant of jazz later became one of Salvant’s pri- rience with Carter, performing some of her trade- mary inspirations. As part of our Billie Holiday cen- mark tunes including “What A Little Moonlight Can tennial celebration, Salvant delves further into her Do” and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Rounding out the vast catalogue, with a performance that will surely performance will be tap dancer Michela Marino ignite a renewed appreciation for “Lady Day.” Lerman, who recently paid tribute to Betty Carter in Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 6pm & 8:30pm. a performance at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 6pm & 8:30pm. ROSE THEATER Billie Holiday Festival ROSE THEATER Celebrating Lady Day Paquito D’Rivera: Around the Americas April 10–11 at 8pm March 27–28 at 8pm At the centennial of Billie Holiday’s birth, we celebrate Like his mentor Dizzy Gillespie, virtuoso clarinetist the unapologetically organic artist and jazz singer of and saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera possesses a deep monumental innovation. Vocalists Andy Bey, Molly commitment to the cultural exchange between jazz Johnson, and Sarah Elizabeth Charles will perform and Latin music. Through composers like Ernesto repertoire such as ‘Don’t Explain,’ ‘You Go To My Lecuona, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Rafael Hernandez, Head,’ and ‘Strange Fruit.’ Bey is a Grammy Award- and Chucho Valdés (with whom D’Rivera worked nominated vocalist with a truly resonant sound and a with as a member of his ensemble Irakere in the pianist of ultra sensitivity, who has been recording as 1970s), D’Rivera will delve into South American a leader for over 60 years. Molly Johnson is one of musical styles as sources for the enrichment of con- Canada’s greatest musical voices, noted for her infec- temporary jazz music. A founding member of tious on-stage energy. Sarah Elizabeth Charles is a ris- Gillespie’s United Nations Orchestra, D’Rivera is also ing star vocalist-composer quickly gaining acclaim, an 11-time Grammy Award winner, NEA Jazz Master, who in 2009 participated in the Betty Carter Jazz and Carnegie Hall Lifetime Achievement Award Ahead Composers Residency. Representing three recipient. D’Rivera will be joined by pianist Alex generations from varied regions, each of these artists Brown, bassist Oscar Stagnaro, drummer Mark is uniquely stimulated by the brilliance of Holiday. Walker, trombonist and trumpeter Diego Urcola, and Joining Bey, Johnson, and Charles are music director percussionist Pernell Saturnino, as well as string and pianist Peter Martin, drummer Ulysses Owens, ensemble Quinteto Cimarron direct from Spain. bassist Robert Hurst, and saxophonist Melissa Aldana. 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 To purchase tickets call CenterCharge: 212-721-6500 or visit: jazz.org. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office is located on Broadway at 60th Street, Ground Floor. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 12pm-6pm. For groups of 15 or more: 212-258-9875 or jazz.org/groups. For more information about our education programs, visit academy.jazz.org. For Swing University and WeBop enrollment: 212-258-9922. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. UPCOMING EVENTS

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The Artistry of Jazzmeia Horn February 2015 with Lesedi Ntsame, Victor Gould, Eric Wheeler, Kush Abadey, Alexandrea Johnson, and The Music of Dexter Gordon: A Celebration Phantom Knoet The Dexter Gordon Legacy Ensemble March 11 with George Cables, Gerald Cannon, Lewis Nash, 7:30pm & 9:30pm Joe Locke, Abraham Burton, and Craig Handy February 26–March 1 Gregory Generet 7:30pm & 9:30pm The Storytellers: Hartman, Coltrane & Williams with Orrin Evans, Willie Jones III, and Gerald Cannon March 2015 March 12 7:30pm & 9:30pm Eastman Jazz Ensemble with Dave Glasser Tribute to Billy Strayhorn Jacky Terrasson Quintet March 2 Take This Album Release Party 7:30pm & 9:30pm March 13–15 7:30pm and 9:30pm Cyrus Chestnut Trio March 3–5 For Strayhorn: New York Youth Symphony Jazz 7:30pm & 9:30pm featuring Luis Bonilla March 16 The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery 7:30pm & 9:30pm Featuring Calvin Keys & Yotam Silberstein with Andrew Renfroe, Adam Moezina, Brian Renee Rosnes Quartet with Steve Nelson, Peter Charette, and Jordan Young Washington & Lewis Nash March 6–8 March 17–19 7:30pm & 9:30pm 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Chihiro Yamanaka Trio Brussels Jazz Orchestra with Yasushi Nakamura and Kush Abadey Graphicology: graphic novel meets live jazz March 9 March 20–22 7:30pm & 9:30pm 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Anton Schwartz Quintet Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra March 10 featuring Dave Liebman with Scott Wendholt, Danny Grissett, Ugonna A Tribute to Wayne Shorter Okegwo, and Lorca Hart March 23 7:30pm & 9:30pm 7:30pm & 9:30pm In deference to the artists, patrons of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola are encouraged to keep conversations to a whisper during the performance. Artists and schedule subject to change.

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