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CAL PERFORMANCES PRESENTS

Saturday, January 19, 2013, 8pm Zellerbach Hall

Monterey Festival on Tour

55th Anniversary Celebration

Dee Dee Bridgewater vocals Christian McBride bass, musical director piano drums Chris Potter saxophones trumpet

PROGRAM

The program will be announced from the stage. Music will be an assortment of classic jazz repertoire and original compositions by band members.

Jazz at Cal Performances is sponsored by Nadine Tang and Bruce Smith.

Cal Performances’ 2012–2013 season is sponsored by Wells Fargo.

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he , the lon- bringing leading jazz performers to work with The multitalented, two-time , , , Tgest continuously running jazz festival in students throughout the year, includes their ap- Grammy-winning vocalist , and . As a recording the world, has presented nearly every major jazz pearance at the Next Generation Jazz Festival, and Tony Award-winning ac- artist, Mr. McBride has released albums on the star—from and Louis Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp, and the Monterey Jazz tress Verve, Warner Brothers, and Mack Avenue la- to Esperanza Spalding and Trombone Shorty— Festival, both in performance and instruction. has had an illustrious career. bels, including the critically acclaimed Kind of since it was founded in 1958. World-renowned A leader in jazz education, the Festival Since her New York debut Brown (2009), recorded with his group Inside for its artistic excellence, sophisticated infor- has also presented the winning bands from its in 1970, she has appeared Straight, and the Grammy-winning The Good mality, and longstanding mission to create and high school competition since 1971, and has with the Thad Jones/Mel Feeling (2011), his first big-band recording as a support year-round jazz education and perfor- showcased talented young musicians in an Lewis Orchestra, Sonny leader, arranger, and conductor. As a jazz educa- mance programs in local, regional, national, all-star student , now called the Next Rollins, , tor and mentor, he serves as the Artistic Director and international venues, the Monterey Jazz Generation Jazz Orchestra. Throughout the , , at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass summer program Festival continues this commitment in 2013 years, many legendary and influential artists— Roland Kirk, and many more. As an actress, she and is the Co-Director of the Jazz Museum in with its third North American Tour. Featuring including , , Max Roach, has appeared on stages around the world, which Harlem; and has held Artistic Director, Creative critically acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning Dizzy Gillespie, and —have men- include her Tony-winning performance as Chair, and Artist-in-Residence positions at the jazz artists, the all-star band consists of vocalist tored and performed with the all-star students, Glinda the Good Witch in on Broadway Henry Mancini and Brubeck Institutes, the Dee Dee Bridgewater, bassist and musical direc- often premiering original works written for the and her Laurence Olivier Award-nominated , the Stanford Jazz tor Christian McBride, pianist Benny Green, band. Alumni of the group include Ambrose portrayal of Billie Holiday in Stephen Stahl’s Workshop, the , and drummer Lewis Nash, saxophonist Chris Potter, Akinmusire, , , Lady Day in London. She has also appeared in the Detroit and Monterey jazz festivals. and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Dave Koz, Eric Marienthal, Gordon Goodwin, , Cosmopolitan Greetings, Mr. McBride has appeared at the Festival eight Held every third full weekend in September Larry Grenadier, and Benny Green, to name just Black Ballad, Carmen Jazz, and Cabaret. As host times since 1994. on the Monterey County Fairgrounds, the a few. of NPR’s Jazzset, Ms. Bridgewater presents to- Monterey Jazz Festival is a three-day celebration Previous Monterey Jazz Festival tours have day’s best jazz artists in performance on stages Born in New York in 1963, of music, commissioned jazz compositions, in- crisscrossed the United States. In 2008, the 50th around the world, and, over the course of her pianist Benny Green grew depth conversations with artists, panel discus- Anniversary All-Star Band made a 10-week, career, she has recorded many albums, includ- up in Berkeley, California, sions, workshops, exhibitions, clinics, and an 54-date tour across 22 states, and featured the ing homages to , , and and as a teenager, he worked international array of food, shopping, and fes- leaders of the past, present, and future with the Grammy-winning albums (1997) with Eddie Henderson and tivities spread over 20 acres. four-time Grammy-winner and Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Chuck Israels. Arriving in A nonprofit organization, the Monterey Jazz on trumpet; Grammy-winner James Moody on Love from Dee Dee (2010). In December 2012, in 1982, and Festival now budgets more than $600,000 annu- saxophone; musical director Benny Green on Ms. Bridgewater received an honorary Doctor studying with Walter Bishop ally for jazz education. Cutting-edge education- piano; on bass; of Music degree from University of - Jr., Mr. Green worked with al components include the Traveling Clinician on drums, and five-time Grammy-nominated Flint. Ms. Bridgewater made her first appear- from 1983 to 1987, and then played and Latin Jazz Programs; the Festival’s Summer vocalist Nnenna Freelon. ance at the Monterey Jazz in Festival in 1973 with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Jazz Camp; the Instrument and Sheet Music In 2010, Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. through 1989. In 1993, after hearing Mr. Green Library; the Digital Education Music Project; played a six-week, 34-date tour through 17 states, perform with ’s quintet, Oscar the Monterey County High School All-Star and featured the nine-time Grammy-nominated Three-time Grammy-winning Peterson chose Mr. Green as the first recipient of Bands; and the Next Generation Jazz Festival— NEA Jazz Master on piano; bassist Christian McBride the City of Toronto’s Glenn Gould International which draws thousands of the most talented Grammy-nominated violinist Regina Carter; (musical director) has been at Protégé Prize in Music. That same year he joined young musicians from across the country and Grammy-winning guitarist ; the forefront of jazz since the Ray Brown’s trio. In 1997, Mr. Green resumed around the world to Monterey each spring. Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling; bass- early 1990s. As one of the his freelance career, leading his own trios, ac- The Artist-in-Residence Program, a key com- ist Kiyoshi Kitagawa; and Grammy-nominated most in-demand bassists in companying singers like , and giving ponent of Monterey Jazz Festival’s philosophy of drummer Johnathan Blake. the world, he has recorded solo piano performances. As a leader, Mr. Green and performed with a wide has recorded many albums for the Criss Cross, range of artists, including Freddie Hubbard, Pat Blue Note, Toshiba, and Telarc labels, and has Metheny, Joshua Redman, , appeared on over 100 recordings with many art- Betty Carter, Roy Haynes, Benny Green, ists, including Betty Carter, Art Blakey and the , Diana Krall, Dave Brubeck, Jazz Messengers, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby , , McCoy Tyner, Watson, , Diana Krall, and Ray , , , , Brown. He acted as the Musical Director for

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Monterey Jazz Festival’s 50th Anniversary Tour Grammy-nominated saxo- Plaxico, Stefon Harris, Josh Roseman, Vijay Esperanza Spalding, , Jimmy in 2008, and was a featured performer with phonist Chris Potter is a Iyer, Charlie Persip, the Mingus Big Band, and Heath, , , Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band in 2010. potent improviser and the the San Francisco Jazz Collective along the way. Ron Carter, Jason Moran, , Mr. Green continues to be an in-demand guest youngest musician ever to In 2005, he returned to the West Coast for a , Wayne Shorter, and others, artist, leading workshops and master classes at win Denmark’s Jazzpar master’s degree at the UCLA, and simultane- Mr. Akinmusire released When the Heart such educational institutions and music clinics Prize. Born in Chicago ously attended the Thelonious Monk Institute of Emerges Glistening on . The as the Juilliard School, Interlochen, the Monk in 1971 and raised in Jazz, where he studied with Terence Blanchard, New York Times wrote that Mr. Akinmusire’s Institute, Eastern Washington State University, Columbia, South Carolina, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Billy Childs, quintet “seems destined for much wider recogni- Jazz Camp West, Snow College, Centrum, and Mr. Potter has recorded 19 and Gary Grant. After his graduation in 2007, tion,” and named When the Heart Emerges the Brubeck Institute. A longtime Monterey art- albums as a leader for the Criss Cross, Concord, Mr. Akinmusire won both the Thelonious Monk Glistening as their top CD of the year. TheLos ist, Mr. Green made the first of his eight perfor- Koch, Emarcy, Verve, and Storyville labels. As International Jazz Competition and the Carmine Angeles Times said that he “sounds less like a ris- mances at the Festival (as a 15-year-old in 1978) a sideman, Mr. Potter has appeared on more Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo ing star than one that was already at great as the pianist in the Next Generation than 100 others with a wide variety of artists, Competition in the span of one week. In 2011, heights and just waiting to be discovered.” Jazz Orchestra. including Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, the after performing live and making appearances Mr. Akinmusire was Monterey’s Artist-in- Mingus Big Band, , Dave Douglas, on recordings with Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Residence in 2012, and has made four appear- Drummer Lewis Nash grew and Ray Brown. Over the years, he has been a Alan Pasqua, Walter Smith III, Josh Roseman, ances at the Festival since the 1990s. up in Phoenix, Arizona, and regular member of Paul Motian’s Electric Bebop by the age of 18 he was a first- Band, Steely Dan, and bassist Dave Holland’s call sideman for visiting mu- groups, including Holland’s Monterey , sicians. He moved to New which also featured pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba York in 1980 to join Betty and drummer at Monterey’s 50th Carter’s band. Since then, Anniversary in 2007. His most recent mem- Mr. Nash’s versatility has bership is with ’s Unity Band, acknowledgments made him one of the most in-demand drum- Mr. Metheny’s first group in 30 years to feature mers of the past several decades—recording and a saxophonist. Making an appearance with the touring with Tommy Flanagan, Oscar Peterson, Unity Band at the 55th Monterey Jazz Festival Produced by Absolutely Live Entertainment, LLC. Sonny Rollins, Ray Brown, Gerald Wilson, in 2012, Mr. Metheny said that “[Chris] is one of Producer Danny Melnick Horace Silver, Ron Carter, , Benny the greatest musicians I have ever been around.” Associate Producer Tracy Reid Carter, Milt Jackson, Art Farmer, McCoy Tyner, Mr. Potter made the first of his eight Festival Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, Branford appearances in 1997. Artistic Director Tim Jackson for Monterey Jazz Festival Marsalis, , Pat Martino, Clark Road Manager & Sound Engineer Richard Battaglia Terry, Diana Krall, Joe Williams, Nancy Trumpeter Ambrose Assistant Road Manager Brian Wolff Wilson, and many others, and releasing three Akinmusire was born in recordings as a leader. Recognized as one of the Oakland, California, at- Booking Agency Ted Kurland Associates foremost brush stylists of his generation, tended Berkeley High Mr. Nash is also renowned for his passion and School, and was a member All photographs © 2012 by R. R. Jones. dedication to jazz education, fostering the ca- of the 1999 and 2000 reers of a long list of younger players, and he has Monterey Jazz Festival Absolutely Live Entertainment LLC served as a clinician and educator at schools, High School All-Star Band. 48 West 21st Street, Suite 1005 workshops, and major educational jazz festivals Steve Coleman hired the New York, New York 10010 worldwide. In 2012, Jazz in Arizona opened The 19-year-old Mr. Akinmusire absolutelylive.net Nash, a nonprofit, 2,600 square-foot perfor- for an extensive European tour with his Five mance space in Phoenix, named in his honor. Elements band. Mr. Akinmusire moved to New Mr. Nash has appeared at the Festival twice York City in 2000 to attend the Manhattan since 2001. School of Music, performing with Lonnie

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