Juilliard Jazz Ensembles
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The Juilliard School presents Juilliard Jazz Ensembles Monday, January 28, 2019, 7:30pm Paul Hall Ballads, Blues, and Shouts: American Folk Music Doug Wamble, Guest Coach Mary Lou Williams Ensemble Goodnight Irene (Huddie Ledbetter; arr. Giveton Gelin) Night Train (Jimmy Forrest; arr. Rashaan Salaam) Bright Sunny South (Traditional; arr. Jake Kelberman) Spoonful (Willie Dixon; arr. Adam Olszewski) Go Down Old Hannah (Traditional; arr. ensemble) His Eye Is on the Sparrow (Charles Gabriel and Civilla Martin; arr. Isaiah Thompson) Intermission Dave Brubeck Ensemble Oh Freedom! (Traditional; arr. Anthony Hervey) Hands on the Wheel (Bill Callery; arr. Philip Norris) I’ll Be So Glad When the Sun Go Down (Traditional; arr. Immanuel Wilkins) The Soul of a Man (Traditional; arr. Sean Mason) Waiting for a Train (Jimmie Rodgers; arr. Brendan Lanighan) Program order and selections are subject to change. Changes will be announced from the stage. Performance time: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including an intermission Juilliard gratefully acknowledges the Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation, for its generous support of Juilliard Jazz. Major funding for establishing Paul Recital Hall and for continuing access to its series of public programs has been granted by The Bay Foundation and the Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation in memory of Josephine Bay Paul. Please make certain that all electronic devices are turned off during the performance. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted in this auditorium. Mary Lou Williams Ensemble Dave Brubeck Ensemble Kevin Oliver Jr., Alto Saxophone Immanuel Wilkins, Alto Saxophone Giveton Gelin, Trumpet Anthony Hervey, Trumpet Rashaan Salaam, Trombone Brendan Lanighan, Trombone Jake Kelberman, Guitar Sean Mason, Piano Isaiah Thompson, Piano Philip Norris, Bass Adam Olszewski, Bass Dag Markhus, Drums* Johnny Steele, Drums Ulysses Owens Jr., Resident Coach Bruce Williams, Resident Coach * Juilliard alumnus About Jazz Ensembles at Juilliard Each of Juilliard Jazz’s small ensembles is named after a jazz legend. This does not mean the named ensemble will solely perform the works of that artist, but invoking these names reminds us, and our audience, of our music’s great history and its interconnectedness. In addition, ensemble coaches will incorporate important aspects of each artist’s work into their ensemble teaching throughout the year. The named ensembles and their coaches are: • The Dave Brubeck Ensemble, in the spirit of integrating arts, coached by Ulysses Owens Jr. • The Jelly Roll Morton Ensemble, in the spirit of interpreting the original meanings of jazz, coached by Doug Wamble. • The Dizzy Gillespie Ensemble, in the spirit of innovation, dance, Afro-Latin music, humor, and teaching, coached by Elio Villafranca. • The Max Roach Ensemble, in the spirit of Civil Rights experimentation and understanding of the African Diaspora, coached by Ulysses Owens Jr. • The Mary Lou Williams Ensemble, in the spirit of stride piano, arranging, and intellectual discourse on music techniques and meaning, coached by Bruce Williams. • The Duke Ellington Ensemble (Artist Diploma Ensemble), in the spirit of being ambassadors to the world, coached by Ben Wolfe. Meet Doug Wamble As a child of Memphis, Doug Wamble has always been surrounded by a vast musical and cultural landscape. From listening to his mother play piano in their Baptist church to his grandfather singing cowboy songs, murder ballads, and old-time gospel favorites while strumming a guitar, Wamble has been immersed in music for his entire life. After completing two music degrees, he moved to New York to seek a career as a guitarist and composer. He appeared on bandstands and recordings with such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Norah Jones, Steven Bernstein, Courtney Love, Madeleine Peyroux, and Cassandra Wilson, then was signed to Branford Marsalis’ label, Marsalis Music/Rounder Records, which released his albums Country Libations and Bluestate. His self-titled album on Koch/ E1 Records followed, then came another singer/songwriter album on his own Halcyonic Records imprint, Fast as Years, Slow as Days. In 2014 his first all-instrumental recording, Rednecktelectual, featured his original compositions all performed on a single guitar, using nontraditional recording techniques and treating the resophonic guitar like a bass, a drum, and a piano simultaneously. Other releases include For Anew and an acoustic jazz record called The Traveler, a song cycle commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center. His history with Marsalis led to musical contributions on the soundtracks of several Ken Burns documentaries, including Prohibition, Unforgivable Blackness, and The Central Park Five. Juilliard Board of Trustees and Administration BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jazz Wynton Marsalis, Director of Juilliard Jazz Bruce Kovner, Chair Aaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director J. Christopher Kojima, Vice Chair Katheryn C. Patterson, Vice Chair Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts Julie Anne Choi Ellen Marcus Brian Zeger, Artistic Director Kent A. Clark Greg Margolies Kirstin Ek, Director of Curriculum and Schedules Kenneth S. Davidson Nancy A. Marks Monica Thakkar, Director of Performance Activities Barbara G. Fleischman Stephanie Palmer McClelland Keith R. Gollust Christina McInerney Lila Acheson Wallace Library and Doctoral Fellows Program Mary Graham Lester S. Morse Jr. Jane Gottlieb, Vice President for Library and Information Resources; Joan W. Harris Stephen A. Novick Director of the C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellows Program Matt Jacobson Susan W. Rose Jeni Dahmus Farah, Director, Archives Edward E. Johnson Jr. Jeffrey Seller Alan Klein, Director of Library Technical Services Karen M. Levy Deborah Simon Teresa E. Lindsay Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Pre-College Division Laura Linney William E. "Wes" Stricker, MD Yoheved Kaplinsky, Artistic Director Michael Loeb Yael Taqqu Ekaterina Lawson, Director of Admissions and Academic Affairs Vincent A. 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