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Spaces with Lil Buck and Jared Grimes

WHEN: VENUE: WEDNESDAY, BING SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 CONCERT HALL 7∶30 PM

Program Artists

Spaces by : at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Wynton Marsalis, Ch-Ch-Ch-Chicken Music Director, Monkey in a Tree Ryan Kisor, Trumpet Pachyderm Shout Kenny Rampton, Trumpet Leap Frogs Marcus Printup, Trumpet Mr. Penguin Please Vincent Gardner, Chris Crenshaw, Trombone — INTERMISSION — Elliot Mason, Trombone Sherman Irby, Alto and Soprano Like a Snake , Flute, Clarinet Those Sanctified Swallows Ted Nash, Alto and Soprano Saxophones, A Nightingale Flute, Clarinet King Lion , Tenor and Soprano Bees Bees Bees Saxophones, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet Greg Tardy, Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Clarinet This program is generously supported by Paul Nedzela, Baritone and Soprano Stephanie and Fred Harman and the Koret Foundation, Saxophones, Bass Clarinet with additional support from the Western States Arts Federation Dan Nimmer, Piano and the National Endowment for the Arts. Carlos Henriquez, Bass The Koret Jazz Project is a multiyear initiative to support, expand, and celebrate Charles Goold, Drums the role of jazz in the artistic and educational programming of Stanford Live.

Lil Buck and Jared Grimes, Dancers

Brooks Brothers is the official clothier of the Orchestra Jazz at Lincoln Center’s commissioning of Spaces was made possible, in part, with Wynton Marsalis. by a leadership gift from Jody and John Arnhold and a generous grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation.

PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please be considerate of others and turn off all phones, pagers, and watch alarms. Photography and recording of any kind are not permitted. Thank you.

2 About the Program

Wynton Marsalis’ Spaces combines modern dance with jazz in a playful and wildly entertaining explo- ration of the animal kingdom. Origi- nally performed in New York (to sold-out crowds) in 2016, this visually captivating Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis pro- duction now embarks on a limited tour.

Each of Spaces’ ten movements Lil Buck is a groundbreaking young Damian Woetzel, choreographer and corresponds to a different animal, from dancer who has performed with Yo-Yo retired principal cancer with the New “King Lion” to “Bees, Bees, Bees,” Ma, Madonna, the Ballet, York City Ballet, returns as director and offering a dazzling array of sights and and Cirque du Soleil. Grimes is a choreographic consultant, seamlessly sounds that express the diversity, versatile tap dancer who has won the integrating the dance with Marsalis’ humor, and quirky majesty found in Astaire Award, choreographed for musical compositions. Spaces is a one- nature. The same two singular dance multiple Broadway shows and Cirque of-a-kind collaboration that is both an geniuses from the Spaces premiere— Du Soleil, and performed internationally ode to the glory of nature and an Lil Buck and Jared Grimes—reprise with artists ranging from Wynton extraordinary display of human their roles, leaping, sliding, flipping, and Marsalis and Gregory Hines to Mariah achievement. tap dancing across the stage. Carey and The .

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3 About the Artists

date, 14 other recordings featuring the JLCO have been released and internationally distributed: Vitoria Suite (2010); Portrait in Seven Shades (2010); Congo Square (2007); Don’t Be Afraid...The Music of (2005); A Love Supreme (2005); All Rise (2002); Big Train (1999); Sweet Release & Ghost Story (1999); Live in Swing City (1999); Jump Start and Jazz (1997); (1997); They Came to Swing (1994); The Fire of the Fundamentals (1993); and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra across six continents. Guest conductors Portraits by Ellington (1992). The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra have included , John Lewis, with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) comprises Jimmy Heath, Chico O’Farrill, Ray Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to 15 of the finest jazz soloists and Santos, Paquito D’Rivera, Jon Faddis, inspiring and growing audiences for jazz. ensemble players today. Led by Wynton Robert Sadin, David Berger, Gerald With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center Wilson, and Loren Schoenberg. The Center Orchestra and a comprehensive Managing and Artistic Director, this JLCO has been voted best Big Band in array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln remarkably versatile orchestra performs the annual DownBeat Readers’ Poll for Center advances a unique vision for the a vast repertoire ranging from original the past four years (2013–16). continued development of the art of jazz compositions and Jazz at Lincoln by producing a year-round schedule of Center-commissioned works to rare In 2015, Jazz at Lincoln Center performance, education, and broadcast historic compositions and masterworks announced the launch of Blue Engine events for audiences of all ages. These by , , Fletcher Records, a new platform to make its productions include concerts, national Henderson, , Mary Lou archive of recorded concerts available and international tours, residencies, Williams, , Benny to jazz audiences everywhere. The first weekly national radio programs, Goodman, Charles Mingus, and many release from Blue Engine Records, Live television broadcasts, recordings, others. The JLCO has been the Jazz at in Cuba, was recorded on an historic publications, an annual high school jazz Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 2010 trip to Havana by JLCO and was band competition and festival, a band 1988, performing and leading released in October 2015. Big Band director academy, jazz appreciation educational events in New York, across Holidays was released in December curricula for students, music publishing, the , and around the 2015, The Abyssinian Mass came out in children’s concerts and classes, lectures, globe. Alongside symphony orchestras, March 2016, and The Music of John Lewis adult education courses, student and ballet troupes, local students, and an came out in March 2017. Handful of educator workshops, a record label, and ever-expanding roster of guest artists, Keys, featuring a group of all-star guest interactive websites. Under the leadership the JLCO has toured over 300 cities pianists, arrived in September 2017. To of Managing and Artistic Director

4 Wynton Marsalis, Chairman Robert J. 1984. Marsalis is also an internationally Appel, and Executive Director Greg respected teacher and spokesman for Scholl, Jazz at Lincoln Center produces music education, and has received thousands of events each season in its honorary doctorates from dozens of U.S. home in New York City, Frederick P. Rose universities and colleges. He has written Hall, and around the world. For more six books; his most recent are Squeak, information, visit jazz.org. Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!, illustrated by Paul Rogers and published by Candlewick Press in 2012, and Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life with Geoffrey C. Ward, published by Random House in 2008. In 1997 Marsalis became the first jazz artist to be awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in music for his oratorio Blood on Chris Crenshaw the Fields, which was commissioned by Chris Crenshaw (Trombone) was born Jazz at Lincoln Center. In 2001 he was in Thomson, Georgia on December 20, appointed Messenger of Peace by Mr. 1982. Since birth, he has been driven Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the by and surrounded by music. When he United Nations, and he has also been started playing piano at age three, his designated cultural ambassador to the teachers and fellow students noticed United States of America by the U.S. his aptitude for the instrument. This Wynton Marsalis, Music Director State Department through their Culture love for piano led to his first gig with Wynton Marsalis is the managing and Connect program. Marsalis was Echoes of Joy, his father Casper’s artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln instrumental in the Higher Ground group. He picked up the trombone at Center and a world-renowned Hurricane Relief concert, produced by 11 and hasn’t put it down since. He trumpeter and composer. Born in New Jazz at Lincoln Center. The event raised graduated from Thomson High School Orleans, Louisiana in 1961, Marsalis more than $3 million for the Higher in 2001 and received his bachelor’s began his classical training on trumpet Ground Relief Fund to benefit the degree with honors in jazz at age 12, entered The musicians, music industry-related performance from Valdosta State at age 17, and then joined enterprises, and other individuals and University in 2005. He was awarded and the Jazz Messengers. He made his entities from the areas in Greater New Most Outstanding Student in the VSU recording debut as a leader in 1982, and Orleans who were affected by Hurricane Music Department and College of Arts. has since recorded more than 60 jazz Katrina. Marsalis helped lead the effort In 2007 Crenshaw received his and classical recordings, which have to construct Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from won him nine Grammy Awards. In 1983 home—Frederick P. Rose Hall—the first The Juilliard School where his teachers he became the first and only artist to education, performance, and broadcast included Dr. Douglas Farwell and win both classical and jazz Grammys in facility devoted to jazz, which opened in . He has worked with the same year and repeated this feat in October 2004. Gerard Wilson, Jiggs Whigham, Carl

5 Allen, Marc Cary, Wessell Anderson, as instructor at The Juilliard School, as has been a member of the Jazz at Cassandra Wilson, , and visiting instructor at Florida State Lincoln Center Orchestra and the many more. In 2006 Crenshaw joined University and Michigan State Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1993, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra University, and as adjunct instructor at touring throughout the world and and in 2012 he composed God’s The New School. He has contributed recording more than 20 albums. As a ,” a spiritually focused work many arrangements to the Jazz at leader, Goines has recorded seven which was premiered by the orchestra Lincoln Center Orchestra and other albums including his most recent at Jazz at Lincoln Center. ensembles. In 2009 he was release Twilight (2012) on Rosemary commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Joseph Records. A gifted composer, Center to write “The Jesse B. Semple Goines has more than 50 original Suite,” a 60-minute suite inspired by the works to his credit. He has recorded short stories of Langston Hughes. and/or performed with many noted Gardner is featured on a number of jazz and popular artists including notable recordings and has recorded Ahmad Jamal, , Dee Dee five CDs as a leader for Steeplechase Bridgewater, , , Records. He has performed with The Dizzy Gillespie, , Branford Duke Ellington Orchestra, Bobby Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, , McFerrin, Harry Connick, Jr., The , , Diana Saturday Night Live Band, Chaka Khan, Ross, , and a host of A Tribe Called Quest, and many others. others. Currently, he is the director of jazz studies/professor of music at . He received a bachelor of music degree from Loyola Vincent Gardner University in in 1984, and Vincent Gardner (Trombone) was born a master of music degree from Virginia in Chicago in 1972 and was raised in Commonwealth University in Hampton, Virginia. After singing, Richmond in 1990. playing piano, violin, , and French horn at an early age, he Charles Goold decided on the trombone at age 12. He Native New Yorker Charles Goold attended Florida A&M University and (Drums), is one of the city’s hardest the University of North Florida. He soon working jazz drummers of his caught the ear of Mercer Ellington, who generation. Son of legendary hired Gardner for his first professional saxophonist Ned Goold, Charles was job. After graduating from college, he able to hear, live, and embody jazz moved to Brooklyn, New York, Victor Goines from the day he was born. He has also completed a world tour with Lauryn Hill Victor Goines (Tenor and Soprano performed with a variety of musicians in 2000, then joined the Jazz at Lincoln Saxophones, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet) is since starting to play professionally at Center Orchestra. Gardner has served a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He the age of 14 with his father in the

6 performed at the Lincoln Center High School Jazz Band Competition Winter Gala with Patti LaBelle, Brian and Festival in 1996. In 1998, swiftly McKnight, and Jennifer after high school, Henriquez joined the Holliday. Goold has also had the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Jazz opportunity to teach a wide variety of at Lincoln Center Orchestra, touring prospective students in New York the world and featured on more than City’s five boroughs and abroad 25 albums. Henriquez has performed through various European master with artists including Chucho Valdes, clinics with the Juilliard School and Paco De Lucia, Tito Puente, the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz for Young Marsalis Family, Willie Nelson, Bob People program. Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, Marc Anthony, and many others. He has been a member of the music faculty at Northwestern University famous west village jazz clubs Smalls School of Music since 2008, and was and Fat Cat. Finding success after music director of the Jazz at Lincoln years of hard work through teaching Center Orchestra’s cultural exchange and performing, Goold auditioned and with the Cuban Institute of Music with received a full scholarship to and Chucho Valdes in 2010. subsequently graduated from The Juilliard School. With precious knowledge and experience handed down from his elders and attainment of formal education, Goold has been able to perform with of the best in the jazz industry. Goold has worked with a wide variety of artists, from classic Carlos Henriquez stalwarts like Jon Hendricks, The Cab Carlos Henriquez (Bass) was born in Calloway Orchestra, and Andy Bey to 1979 in the Bronx, New York. He more contemporary acts like Wynton studied music at a young age, played Marsalis, Johnny O’Neal, Steve Nelson guitar through junior high school and and a concert with Tony Bennett, Ne- took up the bass while enrolled in The Yo, , and Brandon Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Flowers of at the 2015 Program. He entered LaGuardia High Tribeca Film Festival. He also has School of Music & Arts and Performing Sherman Irby collaborated with rap legends Talib Arts and was involved with the Sherman Irby (Alto and Soprano Kweli and Ghostface Killah along with LaGuardia Concert Jazz Ensemble Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet) was born performing on the Off-Broadway which went on to win first place in Jazz and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He musical Old Hats. Most recently, Goold at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington found his musical calling at age 12. In

7 high school, he played and recorded with gospel immortal James Cleveland. He graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a B.A. in Music Education. In 1991 he joined Johnny O’Neal’s Atlanta based quintet. In 1994 he moved to New York City then recorded his first two albums, Full Circle (1996) and Big Mama’s Biscuits (1998), on Blue Note. Irby toured the U.S. and the Caribbean with the Boys Choir of Harlem in 1995, and was a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra from 1995 to 1997. During that tenure, he also recorded and toured with where he studied with trumpeter Lew England to join his brother Brad Mason Marcus Roberts, was part of Betty Soloff. He has performed and/or at the on a Carter’s Jazz Ahead Program and Roy recorded with the Mingus Big Band, full tuition scholarship. He has won the Hargrove’s groups. After a four-year the Orchestra, , following awards: Daily Telegraph Young stint with Roy Hargrove, Irby focused , and Charlie Haden’s Jazz Soloist (under 25) Award, the on his own group in addition to being a Liberation Music Orchestra, the prestigious Frank Rosolino Award, the member of ’ ensemble and Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, the Philip International Trombone Association’s Papo Vazquez’s Pirates Troubadours. Morris Jazz All-Stars, and others. In Under 29 Jazz Trombone competition, Since 2003 Irby has been the regional addition to being an active sideman, and Berklee’s Slide Hampton Award in director for JazzMasters Workshop, Kisor has recorded several albums as a recognition of outstanding mentoring young children, and a board leader including Battle Cry (1997), The performance abilities. He moved to member for the CubaNOLA Collective. Usual Suspects (1998), and Point of New York City after graduation and in He formed Black Warrior Records and Arrival (2000). He has been a member 2008, Mason joined Northwestern released Black Warrior, Faith, Organ of the Jazz at Lincoln Center University’s faculty as the jazz Starter, and Live at the Otto Club under Orchestra since 1994. trombone instructor. Mason has the new label. performed with Count Basie Orchestra, Elliot Mason the Mingus Big Band, the Maria Ryan Kisor Elliot Mason (Trombone) was born in Schneider Orchestra, and the Maynard Ryan Kisor (Trumpet) was born in 1973 England, in 1977, and began trumpet Ferguson Big Bop Nouveau. A member in Sioux City, Iowa, and began playing lessons at age four with his father. At of the Jazz at Lincoln Center trumpet at age four. In 1990 he won age seven, he switched his focus from Orchestra since 2006, Mason also first prize at the Thelonious Monk trumpet to trombone. At 11 years old, continues to co-lead the Mason Institute’s first annual he was performing in various venues, Brothers Quintet with his brother. The Trumpet Competition. Kisor enrolled in concentrating on jazz and Mason Brothers released their debut School of Music in 1991 improvisation. By 16, Mason left album, Two Sides, One Story in 2011.

8 album Portrait in Seven Shades was Veal, and Max Weinberg. Nedzela has recorded by the Jazz at Lincoln Center performed in ’s Broadway Orchestra and was released in 2010. show, Come Fly Away, and in major The album is the first composition festivals around the world. He has released by the JLCO featuring studied with some of the foremost original music by a band member baritone saxophonists in the world, other than bandleader Wynton including , Gary Marsalis. Smulyan, and Roger Rosenberg. Nedzela graduated with honors from McGill University in Montreal with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics in 2006. A recipient of the Samuel L. Jackson Scholarship Award, he continued his musical Ted Nash studies at The Juilliard School and Ted Nash (Alto and Soprano graduated with a Master of Music Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet) was born degree in 2008. into a musical family in . His father, Dick Nash, and uncle, the late Ted Nash, were both well-known jazz and studio musicians. The younger Nash exploded onto the jazz scene at eighteen, moved to New York and released his first album, Conception (Concord Jazz). He is co-leader of the Paul Nedzela Jazz Composers Collective and is Paul Nedzela (Baritone and Soprano constantly pushing the envelope in the Saxophones, Bass Clarinet) has world of “traditional jazz.” His group become one of today’s top baritone Odeon has often been cited as a saxophone players. He has played with creative focus of jazz. Many of Nash’s many renowned artists and ensembles, recordings have received critical including Wess Anderson, George acclaim, and have appeared on the Benson, The Birdland Big Band, Bill “best of” lists in the New York Times, New Charlap, Chick Corea, Paquito Dan Nimmer Yorker, Village Voice, Boston Globe, and D’Rivera, Michael Feinstein, Benny Dan Nimmer (Piano) was born in 1982 Newsday. His recordings, The Mancini Golson, Wycliffe Gordon, Roy Haynes, in , Wisconsin. With Project (Palmetto Records) and Christian McBride, Eric Reed, Dianne prodigious technique and an innate Sidewalk Meeting (Arabesque Reeves, , Maria Schneider, sense of swing, his playing often recalls Recordings), have been placed on Frank Sinatra Jr., The Temptations, The that of his own heroes , several “best-of-decade” lists. His Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Reginald , Erroll Garnerand Art

9 Tatum. Nimmer studied classical piano and eventually became interested in jazz. He began playing gigs with renowned saxophonist and mentor Berkley FudgeNimmer studied music at Northern Illinois University and became one of Chicago’s busiest piano players. A year after moving to New York City, he became a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Quintet. Nimmer has worked with , Willie NelsonDianne Reeves, George Benson, , , Tom Jones, Benny Golson, introduced him to Wynton Marsalis, Mingus Big Band, The Mingus Lewis Nash, , Ed which led to Printup’s induction into Orchestra, The Mingus Dynasty, Thigpen, Wess “Warmdaddy” the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in George Gruntz’ Concert Jazz Band, Anderson, Fareed Haque, and many 1993. Printup has recorded with Betty and The Manhattan Jazz Orchestra more. He has appeared on The Tonight Carter, Dianne Reeves, Eric Reed, (under the direction of Dave Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with Madeline Peyroux, Ted Nash, Cyrus Matthews). In 2010 Rampton David Letterman, The View, The Kennedy Chestnut, Wycliffe Gordon, and performed with The Scottish National Center Honors, Live from Abbey Road, Roberts, among others. He has Jazz Orchestra at the Edinburgh and PBS Live from Lincoln Center, recorded several records as a leader: International Festival, and was the among other broadcasts. He has Song for the Beautiful Woman, Unveiled, featured soloist on the /Gil released four of his own albums on the Hub Songs, Nocturnal Traces, The New Evans classic version of Porgy and Bess. Venus label (Japan). Boogaloo, Peace in the Abstract, Bird of He toured the world with The Ray Paradise, Lullaby Ballads All Charles Orchestra in 1990 and with the Marcus Printup Night, and A Time for Love. He made his legendary jazz drummer Panama Marcus Printup (Trumpet) was born screen debut in the 1999 movie Playing Francis, The Savoy Sultans, and The and raised in Conyers, Georgia. His by Heart and recorded on the film’s Jimmy McGriff Quartet, with whom he first musical experiences were hearing soundtrack. August 22 has been played for 10 years. As a sideman, the fiery gospel music his parents sang declared “Marcus Printup Day” in his Rampton has performed with Mingus in church. While attending the hometown of Conyers, Georgia. Epitaph (under the direction of University of North Florida on a music Gunther Schuller), Bebo Valdez’ Latin scholarship, he won the International Kenny Rampton Jazz All-Stars, Maria Schneider, the Trumpet Guild Jazz Trumpet Kenny Rampton (Trumpet) joined the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Charles competition. In 1991 Printup’s life Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Earland, Dr. John, , Jon changed when he met his mentor, the 2010. He also leads his own sextet in Hendricks, Illinois Jacquet, Geoff great pianist Marcus Roberts. Roberts addition to performing with the Keezer, Christian McBride, and a host

10 of others. Most recently, he was hired , Ferenc Nemeth, Elio at the University of Tennessee- as the trumpet voice on Sesame Street. Villafranca, , Andrew Knoxville and is a sought-after private Some of his Broadway credits include Cyrille, Roy Hargrove, James Moody, instructor and clinician nationally and Finian’s Rainbow, The Wiz, Chicago: The Rufus Reid, Oliver Lake, Bjork, internationally. Musical, In The Heights, Hair, Young Common, Willie Jones III, and many Frankenstein, and The Producers. more. He has also performed and/or recorded along with many other notable saxophonists, such as , , Chris Potter, Dewey Redman, , , Sherman Irby, and others. He also has been featured exclusively as a clarinetist on recordings/performances by Andrew Hill, , Regina Carter, Ohad Talmor/, Stefan Harris, and Chris Potter. His performance schedule has taken him all over the world, playing at all of the major jazz festivals and on many of the biggest stages in jazz. As a sideman, he has been featured on Lil Buck, Dancer Gregory Tardy several DownBeat Albums of the Year Movement artist Charles “Lil Buck” Gregory Tardy (Tenor and Soprano and several Grammy Award– Riley was born in Chicago, IL. At an Saxophones, Clarinet) is one of the nominated recordings, including a early age, his family moved to most versatile jazz musicians of his Grammy Award–winning album with Memphis, TN, where he spent the generation, equally comfortable in a in 2006. Tardy also has majority of his youth and adolescence. variety of musical and improvisational recorded fourteen albums under his While growing up in Memphis, Buck situations. In 1993 he started own name featuring his unique was introduced to an urban street performing internationally with the compositions that blend his love of dance style called Memphis Jookin. legendary drummer Elvin Jones. After traditional jazz with a modern, seeking He quickly took to the style and moving to New York City in 1994, he style. Tardy has a new project for the became a well-known local dancer. became a sought-after sideman, Newvelle label, set to be released in While studying ballet at the New performing and/or recording with 2019. He has also recorded for the Ballet Ensemble, he was involved in prominent jazz artists including famed Impulse! label, as well as the groups such as Subculture Royalty and Andrew Hill, Wynton Marsalis, Jay Steeplechase, J Curve, Palmetto, Heal The Hood. At age 19, Lil Buck McShann, Nicholas Payton, Steve Dubat labels. Tardy is a New Orleans moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full- Coleman, , Don Byron, Bill native who presently resides in time career in dance and Frisell, , Ellis Marsalis, Tom Knoxville, Tennessee. He is the performance, and he has been blazing Harrell, , Brian Lynch, Associate Professor of Jazz Saxophone his own trail ever since. In 2011 Lil Buck

11 met former credits include After Midnight on principal dancer and current Director Broadway, Twist, Babes in Arms, and of the Aspen Institute Arts Program, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (directed by Damian Woetzel, who paired him with John Rando at Encores and self- famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma in “The Dying directed at Broadway Underground). Swan,” a performance that went viral Grimes has appeared in commercials on YouTube and catapulted Lil Buck’s for Coca-Cola, Subway, and MTV and career. Since then he has performed on such television shows as CBS’ with numerous elite artists, from Star Search, Showtime at the Apollo, Wynton Marsalis to Madonna. Lil Buck ABC Family’s Dance Fever, and The Jerry was a recipient of The Wall Street Lewis Telethon. His television acting Journal Magazine Innovator Award in credits include Fox’s Fringe and HBO’s 2014, presented by Madonna. In 2015 Boardwalk Empire. He made his he had the honor of collaborating choreography debut in Cirque Du with Donatella Versace on an Jared Grimes, Dancer Soleil’s Banana Shpeel off-Broadway, exclusive Lil Buck-inspired shoe and Jared Grimes is a quadruple threat choreographed commercials for Chili’s, shirt line for Versace USA. Other who is making his mark in and assisted choreography with Kristin notable credits include a contract with singing, dancing, acting, and Denehy for Macy’s popular Kidz Bop Cirque du Soleil’s MJ Immortal show in choreographing. He has danced commercial. He recently Las Vegas, choreography for Disney’s alongside legends such as Wynton choreographed for After Midnight on upcoming Nutcracker feature film, and Marsalis, Gregory Hines, Ben Vereen, Broadway and was several national and international Jerry Lewis, and Fayard Nicholas and associate choreographer for Holler If Ya commercials. In between has performed for President Hear Me. His feature film credits include performances on stage and in front of Barack Obama and Ted Kennedy at The Marc Pease Experience, starring Ben the camera, Buck is dedicated to the Kennedy Center. Grimes has also Stiller, Little Manhattan, and First Born, working on his non-profit toured with Mariah Carey under the starring Elizabeth Shue. Grimes was a organization, M.A.I. (Movement Arts choreography of Marty Kudelka and lead in the Radio City Spring Spectacular, Is), which aims to break the molds and danced for artists such as Common, and he recently choreographed the stereotypes of urban/street dance Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, Busta Rhymes, feature film Breaking Brooklyn with culture in America. and The Roots. His theater director Paul Becker.

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