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Friday and Saturday Evening, February 17–18, 2017, at 8:00

Wynton Marsalis, Managing and Artistic Director Greg Scholl, Executive Director

Jazz at Orchestra

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra CHRIS CRENSHAW, Music Director, , TATUM GREENBLATT , Trumpet KENNY RAMPTON, Trumpet , Trumpet VINCENT GARDNER, Trombone ELLIOT MASON, Trombone , Alto TED NASH, Alto Saxophone , Tenor Saxophone (February 17 only) DAN BLOCK, Tenor Saxophone (February 18 only) , Tenor Saxophone PAUL NEDZELA, Baritone Saxophone , CARLOS HENRIQUEZ , Bass ALI JACKSON, Drums with STANTAWN KENDRICK, Saxophone

There will be one 15-minute intermission during this performance. This program is presented as part of the Ertegun Jazz Concert Series.

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Program

SET I: to be selected from

BENNY GOLSON Along Came Betty arranged by Sherman Irby

CONSUELO VELÁZQUEZ Bésame Mucho arranged by Christopher Crenshaw

DUBOSE HEYWARD, GEORGE GERSHWIN & IRA GERSHWIN Gone arranged by orchestrated by Christopher Crenshaw

ORNETTE COLEMAN The Invisible arranged by Richard DeRosa

THAD JONES & JACK MCDUFF Mutt and Jeff transcribed by Christopher Crenshaw

ORNETTE COLEMAN Peace arranged by Wynton Marsalis

JOHN COLTRANE Straight Street arranged by Christopher Crenshaw

GERRY MULLIGAN Thruway

GERRY MULLIGAN Walkin’ Shoes

Intermission SET II:

CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW The Fifties: A Prism I. Flipped His Lid II. Just A-Slidin’ III. Conglomerate IV. Cha-Cha Toda la Noche V. Unorthodox Sketches VI. Pursuit of the New Thing

“The Fifties: A Prism” was commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center with the generous support of the Howard Gilman Foundation and first performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall on February 17, 2017. 02-17 Jazz of 50s.qxp_GP 2/8/17 3:59 PM Page 3

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Notes on the Program the JLCO performs a group of less traveled ’50s charts from the band’s vast library, By Ted Panken Crenshaw will present a quasi-suite titled “Crenshaw is sprinkled with magic dust. “The Fifties: A Prism,” consisting of six What is it that he cannot do? First of all, he original compositions that refract and juxta - pose the vocabularies of the latter cohort is thoroughly, absolutely cool at every level. into his individualistic argot. He occupies a very small space with his ego. He has perfect pitch. He can write an “When I was presented with the idea of unbelievable arrangement in one night. His coming up with a suite dealing with the arrangements and compositions are always 1950s, I immediately realized this was so intelligent, pointed, and so well-crafted.” going to cover all the genres of jazz, from —Wynton Marsalis, 2014 bebop to freedom music,” Crenshaw says. “I was ready for that challenge.” * * * That Crenshaw, 34, is fully equipped to ful - Not long before Chris Crenshaw joined the fill the assignment is evident from a JLCO trombone section of the Jazz at Lincoln corpus that includes arrangements of Center Orchestra in 2006, Music Director ’s “Epistrophy,” Wayne Wynton Marsalis made a consequential Shorter’s “House of Jade” and “Nelly Bly,” decision. Noting the growth of the institu - ’s “From Day to Day,” and tion that he had founded, and the refine - the 2012 long-form original composition ment of the JLCO’s sound and concept, “God’s .” Marsalis, who had previously composed and arranged much of the band’s reper toire, “The band’s sound has changed from the began to delegate those responsibilities to time I joined,” Crenshaw says. “One day, his handpicked personnel, who, in the Wynton came in and said, ‘I want you all to course of playing innumerable concerts, start writing music for the to play.’ had internalized the band’s singular mission Once we started doing that, the spectrum to play music from across the timeline of of what we can do got wider and wider. the jazz century with idiomatic authority People brought in their ideas—new colors, and the spirit of now. new styles, new approaches, new ways of thinking—and shared them. It keeps us Marsalis likes to summarize the essence of fresh, individually and collectively, instead that mission with the pithy mantra, “All jazz of going by preconceived ideas or just is modern.” This notion will underpin doing what you know. The language you tonight’s proceedings, as Crenshaw music- learn when you arrange and write seeps directs a concert inspired by the multi-polar into whatever it is you’re thinking about jazz landscape of the 1950s, when the when you’re improvising. Stuff you once founding fathers and mothers of the idiom struggled with becomes second nature. So (, , Sidney you’re able to create new stories, create Bechet, , , new ideas, and be more spontaneous , , and Ella because you have more in your bag, so to Fitzgerald, as a short list) crossed paths speak. Writing keeps your brain active, so with such younger masters as Charlie you’re able to be the person you want to Parker, , , J.J. be, or be the character you need to be, or Johnson, , and Gil Evans. add something to a character that’s already Following an opening segment in which been given to you.” 02-17 Jazz of 50s.qxp_GP 2/8/17 3:59 PM Page 4

Jazz at Lincoln Center gratefully acknowledges Mica and for their gift of the Atrium, for their extraordinary generosity to Jazz at Lincoln Center, and for their indelible impact on the world of jazz.

The Erteguns’ advocacy for jazz and their tireless support for Jazz at Lincoln Center have advanced the art form, and sustained the master musicians who perform it.

Ahmet Ertegun, founder of , brought the world the legendary work of luminaries such as and . His leadership as a founding member of Jazz at Lincoln Center and its Board of Directors and his strong support of maintaining a house orchestra were vital to the organization’s early development, and to the creation of the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame, named for his brother.

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The Good Shepherd , Revolutionary Road , Victor Goines and, most recently, HBO’s series Boardwalk Victor Goines ( Tenor Saxophone ) is a native Empire . He has also played on countless of New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been a radio and television commercials. Block has member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center recorded as a leader for Arbors Records, Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Septet Concord, and Music Minus One. His latest since 1993, touring throughout the world album, Almost Modern , and a subsequent and recording more than 20 albums. As a record, Nostalgia —both on Sackville leader, Goines has recorded seven albums Recording—received excellent reviews including his most recent release Twilight internationally. Block is classically trained (2012) on Rosemary Joseph Records. A (Juilliard 1980), and he has played genres gifted composer, Goines has more than 50 including salsa, Caribbean music, and original works to his credit, including 2014’s klezmer, which have come together to form Crescent City, premiered by the Jazz at his own unique sound. Lincoln Center Orchestra. He has recorded and/or performed with noted jazz and pop - Vincent Gardner ular artists including Ahmad Jamal, Ruth Vincent Gardner ( Trombone ) was born in Brown, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ray Charles, Chicago in 1972 and was raised in , Dizzy Gillespie, Lenny Kravitz, Hampton, Virginia. After singing and , Ellis Marsalis, Dianne playing piano, violin, saxophone, and Reeves, , Marcus Roberts, French horn at an early age, he decided on Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and a host of the trombone at age 12. He attended others. Currently, he is the director of jazz Florida A&M University and the University studies and professor of music at North - of North Florida. He soon caught the ear western University. He received a bachelor of Mercer Ellington, who hired Gardner for of music degree from Loyola University in his first professional job. After graduating New Orleans in 1984, and a master of music from college, he moved to Brooklyn, New degree from Virginia Commonwealth York, completed a world tour with Lauryn University in Richmond in 1990. Hill in 2000, then joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Gardner has served as Tatum Greenblatt instructor at The Juilliard School, as vis - Best known for his work with Richard Bona iting instructor at Florida State University and the Mingus Big Band, Tatum and Michigan State University, and as Greenblatt ( Trumpet ) is one of the top adjunct instructor at The New School. He trumpeters in New York. Greenblatt has has contributed many arrangements to performed in over 50 countries across six the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and continents with artists including the Jazz at other ensembles. In 2009 he was com - Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton missioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center to Marsalis, Blood, Sweat & Tears, René write “The Jesse B. Semple Suite,” a 60- Marie, Maria Schneider, the Roy Hargrove minute suite inspired by the short stories Big Band, Dr. John, George Gruntz, Toshiko of Langston Hughes. Gardner is featured Akiyoshi, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, on a number of notable recordings and , Orrin Evans, the Duke has recorded five CDs as a leader for Ellington Orchestra, George Gee Swing Steeplechase Records. He has performed Orchestra, the Fat Cat Big Band, Birdland with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Bobby Big Band, and Pedro Giraudo Jazz McFerrin, Harry Connick, Jr., the Saturday Orchestra, as well as in Broadway pit Night Live Band, Chaka Khan, A Tribe orchestras. Greenblatt has appeared on Called Quest, and many others. recordings with artists including the Captain Black Big Band, George Gruntz, the Jazz at 02-17 Jazz of 50s.qxp_GP 2/8/17 3:59 PM Page 8

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Lincoln Center Orchestra, and Grizzly Bear, his musical calling at age 12 and in high in addition to performing on film sound - school he played and recorded with gospel tracks. His 2012 album Imprints was named immortal James Cleveland. He graduated a “Critic’s Pick” by DownBeat magazine. As from Clark Atlanta University with a B.A. in an educator, he has worked with Jazz at . In 1991 he joined Johnny Lincoln Center, the Mingus Big Band and O’Neal’s Atlanta-based quintet. In 1994 he Mingus High School Competition, Midori moved to and recorded his and Friends, the Reno Jazz Festival and first two albums, Full Circle (1996) and Big Competition, and he has performed clinics, Mama’s Biscuits (1998), on Blue Note. Irby workshops, and taught ensembles at toured the U.S. and the Caribbean with the numerous high schools and universities. A Boys Choir of Harlem in 1995, and was a committed private instructor, Greenblatt’s member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center students have been accepted at the most Orchestra from 1995 to 1997. During that prestigious schools and conservatories. tenure he also recorded and toured with Marcus Roberts and was part of Betty Carlos Henriquez Carter’s Jazz Ahead Program and Roy Carlos Henriquez ( Bass ) was born in 1979 in Hargrove’s ensemble. After a four-year stint the Bronx, New York. He studied music at a with Roy Hargrove, Irby focused on his own young age, played guitar through junior high group in addition to being a member of Elvin school and took up the bass while enrolled in Jones’ ensemble in 2004 and then Papo The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Vazquez’ Pirates Troubadours after Jones’ Program. He entered Fiorello H. LaGuardia passing. From 2003–11 Irby was the High School of Music & Art and Performing regional director for JazzMasters Workshop, Arts and was involved with the LaGuardia mentoring young children, and he has Concert Jazz Ensemble which went on to served as artist-in-residence for Jazz Camp win in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s West and an instructor for Monterey Jazz Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival Band Camp. He is a former board Competition and Festival in 1996. In 1998, member for the CubaNOLA Collective. He swiftly after high school, Henriquez joined formed Black Warrior Records and released the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Jazz at Black Warrior, Faith, Organ Starter, Live at Lincoln Center Orchestra, touring the world the Otto Club , and Andy Farber’s This Could and recording on more than 25 albums. Be the Start of Something Big . Since rejoin - Henriquez has performed with artists, ing, Irby has arranged much of the Jazz at including Chucho Valdés, Paco De Lucia, Tito Lincoln Center Orchestra’s music, and he Puente, the Marsalis Family, Willie Nelson, has been commissioned to compose new Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, works, including Twilight Sounds and his Marc Anthony, and many others. He has Dante-inspired ballet, Inferno . been a member of the music faculty at School of Music Ali Jackson since 2008, and was music director of the Ali Jackson ( Drum s) developed his talent on Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s cultural drums at an early age. In 1993 he graduated exchange with the Cuban Institute of Music from Cass Tech High School and in 1998 with Chucho Valdés in 2010. His debut was the recipient of Michigan’s prestigious album as a bandleader, The Bronx Pyramid , Artserv Emerging Artist award. As a child, comes out September 18 on Jazz at Lincoln he was selected as the soloist for the Center’s Blue Engine Records. “Beacons Of Jazz” concert which honored legend at New School Sherman Irby University. After earning an undergraduate Sherman Irby ( Alto Saxophone ) was born degree in music composition at the New and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He found School University for Contemporary Music, 02-17 Jazz of 50s.qxp_GP 2/8/17 3:59 PM Page 9

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he studied under and Max performing workshops, master classes and Roach. Jackson has been part of Young clinics. Mason is endorsed by B.A.C. musical Audiences, a program that educates New instruments and currently plays his own co- York City youth on jazz. He has performed designed custom line of trombones. Mason and recorded with artists including Wynton has performed with the Count Basie Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aretha Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, the Maria Franklin, , Harry Connick, Jr., Schneider Orchestra, the Maynard Ferguson KRS-1, Marcus Roberts, Joshua Redman, Big Bop Nouveau, , Kenny Vinx, Seito Kinen Orchestra conductor Seiji Garrett, Bobby Hutcherson, Ahmad Jamal, Ozawa, Diana Krall, and New York City , and Carl Fontana. A member Ballet. His production skills can be heard on of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra since George Benson’s GRP release Irreplaceable . 2006, Mason also continues to co-lead the Jackson is also featured on the Wynton Mason Brothers Quintet with his brother Marsalis Quartet recordings The Magic Hour Brad. The Mason Brothers recently released (Blue Note, 2004) and From the Plantation to their second album, entitled Efflorescence . the Penitentiary (Blue Note, 2007). Jackson collaborated with jazz greats Cyrus Chest - Ted Nash nut, , and on Ted Nash (Alto Saxophone ) was born into a Gold Sounds (Brown Brothers, 2005), which musical family in Los Angeles. His father, transformed songs by indie alternative rock Dick Nash, and uncle, the late Ted Nash, band Pavement into unique virtuosic inter - were both well-known jazz and studio musi - pretations with the attitude of the church cians. The younger Nash exploded onto the and juke joint. He has been a member of the jazz scene at 18, moved to New York and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra since 2005. released his first album, Conception Jackson currently performs with the (Concord Jazz). He is co-leader of the Jazz Wynton Marsalis Quintet, Horns in the Composers Collective and is constantly Hood, and leads the Ali Jackson Quartet. He pushing the envelope in the world of “tradi - also hosted “Jammin’ with Jackson,” a tional jazz.” His group Odeon has often series for young musicians at Jazz at Lincoln been cited as a creative focus of jazz. Many Center’s Dizzy Club Coca-Cola . He is also of Nash’s recordings have received critical the voice of “Duck Ellington,” a character in acclaim, and have appeared on the “best- the Penguin book series Baby Loves Jazz of” lists in the New York Times, New that was released in 2006. Yorker, Village Voice, Boston Globe, and Newsday . His recordings, The Mancini Elliot Mason Project (Palmetto Records) and Sidewalk Elliot Mason ( Trombon e) was born in Meeting (Arabesque Recordings), have England in 1977 and began trumpet lessons been placed on several “best-of-decade” at age four with his father. At age seven, he lists. His album Portrait in Seven Shades switched his focus from trumpet to trom - was recorded by the Jazz at Lincoln Center bone. At 11 years old, he was performing pro - Orchestra and was released in 2010. The fessionally, concentrating on jazz and album is the first composition released by improvisation. At 16, Mason received a full the JLCO featuring original music by a band tuition scholarship to attend Berklee College member other than bandleader Wynton of Music in Boston, and after graduating he Marsalis. Chakra came out in late 2013. His moved to New York City. Mason is a member most recent big band recording, of The Juilliard School Jazz Faculty as a jazz Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on trombone professor, and he is also a part of Freedom, is nominated for the 2017 Best the Jazz Faculty at . Large Jazz Ensemble Album Grammy Mason has served as a clinician worldwide, Award. The album includes “Spoken at 02-17 Jazz of 50s.qxp_GP 2/8/17 3:59 PM Page 10

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Midnight,” nominated for the 2017 Best Golson, Lewis Nash, , Ed Instrumental Composition Grammy Award. Thigpen, Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Nash’s arrangement of “We Three Kings,” Fareed Haque, and many more. He has featured on the Jazz at Lincoln Center appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis’ Big Band Leno, The Late Show with David Letter man, Holidays album, is nominated for the 2017 The View, The Kennedy Center Honors, Live Best Instrumental Or A Cappella Arrange- from , and PBS’ Live From ment Grammy Award. Lincoln Center , among other broadcasts. He has released four of his own albums on the Paul Nedzela Venus label (Japan). Paul Nedzela ( Baritone Saxophone) was born in New York City in 1984 and has quickly Marcus Printup become one of the top baritone saxophone Marcus Printup ( Trumpet ) was born and players around. After graduating with honors raised in Conyers, Georgia. His first musical and a degree in mathematics from McGill experiences were hearing the fiery gospel University in 2006, Nedzela received the music his parents sang in church. While Samuel L. Jackson scholarship and contin - attending the University of North Florida on ued his musical studies at The Juilliard a music scholarship, he won the School. He has studied with baritone saxo - International Trumpet Guild Jazz Trumpet phone legends , Gary competition. In 1991 Printup’s life changed Smulyan, and Roger Rosenberg, and has when he met his mentor, the great pianist played with renowned artists and ensem - Marcus Roberts. Roberts introduced him to bles, including Wess Anderson, Paquito Wynton Marsalis, which led to Printup’s D’Rivera, , , induction into the Jazz at Lincoln Center Christian McBride, and The Temp tations. Orchestra in 1993. Printup has recorded Nedzela also performed in ’s with , Dianne Reeves, Eric Broadway show, Come Fly Away, as well as Reed, Madeline Peyroux, Ted Nash, Cyrus at major festivals, such as The Monterey Chestnut, Wycliffe Gordon, and Roberts, Jazz Festival and The Banff Music Festival. among others. He has recorded several records as a leader: Song for the Beautiful Dan Nimmer Woman, Unveiled, Hub Songs, Nocturnal Dan Nimmer ( Piano ) was born in 1982 in Traces, The New Boogaloo, Peace in the , Wisconsin. With prodigious Abstract, Bird of Paradise, London Lullaby, technique and an innate sense of swing, his Ballads All Night, and A Time for Love . He playing often recalls that of his own heroes made his screen debut in the 1999 movie , , Erroll Garner, Playing by Heart and recorded on the film’s and Art Tatum. Nimmer studied classical soundtrack. August 22 has been declared piano and eventually became interested in “Marcus Printup Day” in his hometown of jazz. He began playing gigs with renowned Conyers, Georgia saxophonist and mentor Berkley Fudge. Nimmer studied music at Northern Illinois Kenny Rampton University and became one of Chicago’s Kenny Rampton ( Trumpe t) joined the Jazz at busiest piano players. A year after moving to Lincoln Center Orchestra in 2010. He also New York City, he became a member of the leads his own sextet in addition to perform - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the ing with the Mingus Big Band, the Mingus Wynton Marsalis Quintet. Nimmer has Orchestra, the Mingus Dynasty, George worked with , Willie Nelson, Gruntz’ Concert Jazz Band, and the Dianne Reeves, George Benson, Frank Jazz Orchestra (under the direc - Wess, Clark Terry, Tom Jones, Benny tion of Dave Matthews). In 2010 Rampton 02-17 Jazz of 50s.qxp_GP 2/8/17 3:59 PM Page 11

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performed with the Scottish National Jazz With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Orchestra at the Edinburgh International Center Orchestra and a comprehensive Festival, and was the featured soloist on the array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center Miles Davis/Gil Evans classic version of advances a unique vision for the continued Porgy and Bess. He toured the world with development of the art of jazz by producing the Ray Charles Orchestra in 1990 and with a year-round schedule of performance, edu - the legendary jazz drummer Panama cation, and broadcast events for audiences Francis, the Savoy Sultans, and the Jimmy of all ages. These productions include con - McGriff Quartet, with whom he played for certs, national and international tours, resi - ten years. As a sideman, Rampton has per - dencies, weekly national radio programs, formed with Mingus Epitaph (under the television broadcasts, recordings, publica - direction of ), Bebo Valdez’ tions, an annual high school jazz band com - All-Stars, Maria Schneider, the petition and festival, a band director Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Charles Earland, academy, jazz appreciation curricula for stu - Dr. John, , , dents, music publishing, children’s concerts Illinois Jacquet, Geoff Keezer, Christian and classes, lectures, adult education McBride, and a host of others. Most courses, student and educator workshops, recently, he was hired as the trumpet voice a , and interactive websites. on . Some of his Broadway Under the leadership of Managing and credits include Finian’s Rainbow, The Wiz, Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Chair- Chicago: The Musical, In The Heights, Hair, man Robert J. Appel, and Executive Young Frankenstein, and The Producers. Director Greg Scholl, Jazz at Lincoln Center produces thousands of events each season Jazz at Lincoln Center in its home in New York City, Frederick P. Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to Rose Hall, and around the world. For more inspiring and growing audiences for jazz. information, visit jazz.org. 02-17 Jazz of 50s.qxp_GP 2/8/17 3:59 PM Page 12

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SUSTAINERS Anonymous (2) Susan C. Gordon Merrill Lynch Laura and Lywall Salles Simi Ahuja and Kumar Scharff Weisberg New York State Council The Shubert Foundation, Mahadeva Ruthann and Daniel on the Arts with the Inc. Jeffrey A. Altman Heinrich support of Governor Harold and Mimi Paxton K. Baker Mr. and Mrs. J. Tomilson Andrew Cuomo and Steinberg Charitable Patricia Blanchet Hill the New York State Trust JP Morgan Chase & Co. The Charles Evans Legislature Time Warner, Inc Donna H. Dodson Hughes Memorial Oceanic Heritage Reginald Van Lee Hugh Fierce Foundation, Inc. Foundation Daria and Eric Wallach The Sonia and Paul T. Jones Gbena and Aisha Oyebode George T. Wein Charitable Foundation Susan and J. Alan Kahn Perelman Family Carol Winograd/Tricoastal Fribourg Family Sandy and Eric Krasnoff Foundation Foundation S Foundation Carolyn and Ed Lewis Peter J. Solomon Stanley Zinberg Family Neil J. Gagnon Lisabeth Foundation Company LLP Foundation Betty and Philippe Camus Lostand Foundation Rose-Lee and Keith The David Geffen Lauder Foundation Reinhard Foundation 02-17 Jazz of 50s.qxp_GP 2/8/17 3:59 PM Page 13

ANGELS Greg Ammon Jennifer and Gregory M. Robin Krasny Eugene and Maxine Amtrak Geiling David B. Kriser Rosenfeld Angelson Family Charlene and Keith Foundation Fiona and Eric C. Rudin Foundation Goggin Elaine and Ken Langone May and Samuel Rudin Anonymous (2) Carolyn Katz and Michael Blanche and Irving Laurie Family Foundation, Inc. Rose M. Badgeley Goldstein Foundation Adolph and Ruth Charitable Trust Valerie S. Grant Toby Devan Lewis Schnurmacher Dorria Ball Roberta Campbell and Casey Lipscomb Foundation, Inc Norman Benzaquen Richard N. Gray James Lyle Peter Schub Foundation Arthur M. Blank John and Amy Griffin Michelle McCrea Monique and Gregg G. Foundation Foundation, Inc Alice K. Netter Seibert Brook Byers The Marc Haas Bette Kim and Steven J. SJS Charitable Trust Kevin and Elaine Cannon Foundation Niemczyk Beatrice Snyder Valentino D. Carlotti Lisa Meulbroek and Brent Mary Ann Oklesson Foundation Ralph M. Cestone R. Harris Cynthia and D. Jeffrey The Jennifer and Foundation Julia Perry and Wolf Penney Jonathan Allan Soros Barbara Dalio Hengst Betsy and Robert Pitts Foundation Lise Scott and D. Ronald Caroline and Ed Hyman Christine and Jerome Nicki and Harold Tanner Daniel L.D. Putnam and James Ponz Tania and Mark Walker Ellen and Gary Davis E. Jamar Trust Carol and Don Randel David Weiner Barbara Digan-Zweig Jaishri and Vikas Kapoor Brian J. Ratner Dr. J. Douglas White and Judith and Jamie Dimon Keiko Matsuyama and Philanthropic Fund the King-White Family Stacey and Eric Flatt David S. Katz Clara and Walter Ricciardi Foundation Carolyn Surgent and Keith Fox and Thomas Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Jacques Friedman Keyes

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PATRONS John and Robin Abbott John DiCarlo Adam Inselbuch Tina Liu Michael Aboff Frank Dix The Jacobson Family Lynn Davidson and Jon The Ae Family Chris and Jim Drost Foundation Lukomnik Foundation Jacqueline Moline and The James Clark Family John Lummis Albert Penick Fund Antoine Drye Fund Ninah and Michael Lynne Paul Allen Maureen Egen Andrea Montalbano and Sondra and David Mack Alexandra Alpaugh Marsha and James Diron Jebejian Anne and Sean Madden Donna Ward and Gregory Ellowitz John and Patricia Richard H. Maidman C. Amato Ennead Architects LLP Klingenstein Fund Majorie and Clarence E. Dave and Kim Ambrose Evercore Partners Kenneth and Amy Unterberg Foundation Rose Marie Anderson Alexander and Patricia Kahaner Virginia Mancini Anonymous (4) Farman-Farmian Marni and Eric Kaltman Whitney and Jerry Semhal Araya David and Victoria Foley Clarence Kam Mandel The Arthur Loeb Fidelity Charitable Gift Jeanne and Robert M. Mark Mandel Foundation Fund - Matching Kane J. R. Mann, Jr. ASCAP Ken and Caryl Field Kauff McGuire & Katina and Ken Manne AXA Foundation Pamela Fiori and Colt Margolis LLP Justin Manus Leslie and Harrison Bains Givner Dr Thomas K. Kittel Carol Margossian Christina and Robert Christine and John Monica Kirkland and Susan and Morris Mark Baker Fitzgibbons Marcelo Sanchez Etienne Martel Lillian Barbash Susan and Arthur Risa Schifter and Edward George Kelly Martin Mitchell J. Barnett Fleischer, Jr. A. Kirtman Robert Marx Ron and Judy Baron Susan and William Foley Henry and Nancy Kerri Mason Robert and Renee Belfer Dr. Steven Frankel Kissinger Robert Matloff Roger and Brook Berlind Erin A. Pond and Peter H. Peter Klosowicz Joanne and Norman Mary A. Bernard Friedland Chaille and Jonathan Matthews Arlene and Mark Carol Friedman Knee Merridith and Robert Bernstein Susan and Fred Friedman Theresa Knight McCarthy Margaret and Paul Judith Gallent Chikako and Tomo Sonnet and Ian McKinnon Bernstein Carola and Fabian Garcia Kodama Gerald McNamara and Arlene and Harvey Blau Arlyn and Edward Jini Koh Renee Petrofes Alan and Madeline Gardner Dorothy and Sidney Kohl Douglas Melancon, M.D. Blinder Roslyn and Leonard Lisa Kohl, PHD Robert Meltzer Barbara and James Block Garfinkel Ginger and David L. Dina Merrill and Ted Les Bluestone Lori Gendelman Komar Hartley Meg and Owen Boger Jay Geneske Isobel Konecky Michael Tuch Foundation Joseph and Maury Bohan Richard Gibson Sharon Korman Irene Weiss Miller and Jeffrey and Tina Bolton Slavka Glaser Maria Kourepenos Jeffrey D. Miller Jane Brock-Wilson Claudia Glasser Sally and Wynn Elizabeth and George Alexis Brown Barbara and Alan Glatt Kramarsky Milstein Reginald and Aaliyah Victor Goldberg and Linda Diane Kranz Cheryl and Michael Browne Silberman Deborah and Peter Minikes Hannah F. Buchan Jennifer Scully-Lerner Krulewitch Lousie Mirrer Noreen and Kenneth and Richard Lerner Wendy and Jerry Hala Mnaymneh Buckfire Jane and Budd Goldman Labowitz Susan and Alan Morris Scott Bullock Gary and Nancy Nick LaHochic and Diane John and Michelle Morris Aline Camargo Goodenough Forrest David H. Morse Johnathan Capehart Barbara and Harry Gould Geraldine B. Laybourne Evelyn Musher Simona and Jerome Ava Seave and Bruce C. Lear Family Foundation Naida S. Wharton Chazen Greenwald Gavin and Elizabeth Foundation Mary Cirillo-Goldberg Michael and Terry Groll Leckie Gaya and Vinay Nair City of Quebec Lori Gross David and Laurie Nobuko Narita Irwin and Jill Cohen Julie Raynor Gross Lederman Josiane and Thierry Consulate General of Christopher Guarino Courtney Lee-Mitchell Noufele Israel Antoinette Guerrini- The Lehrman Institute Jack Nusbaum and Nora Dr. Patricia Cook Maraldi Robert H. and Carol Lenz Ann Wallace Carolyn and Neil Coplan, J. Ira and Nicki Harris David and Denise Levine Mr. Bernard Nussbaum M.D. Sanjeanetta Harris Karen Collias and Jack OKelley Norma and Lawrence Laurie Hawkes Geoffrey Levitt Daniel and Rebecca Corio Anne Farley and Peter C. Ira Levy Okrent Linda M. Cote Hein Cher Lewis and Stanley Oppenheim Susan and Robert Hermione Foundation Daughters Charitable Michael Peffer Cowden Janet and Arthur Trust Ethel Denise Perry The Craig E. Wishman Hershaft Beth and Jim Lewis Dr. Ruth Earlene Perry Foundation Susan and Roger Hertog Leonard Lichter Paula and Dominic Petito Dan and Alice William T. Hillman Hank Lightstone Caroline Wamsler and Cunningham Alan D. Holtz The Lindsey Group DeWayne Phillips Timothy Curro and Laura Mary B. Horowitz Marty Linsky and Lynn Wayne Phillips Newcomb Maxolev Productions LLC Staley Daniel Pincus Larry Davis and Donna Shari Hyman and Daniel Diane and William Lloyd John and Anne Martha Emma Horwitz Michael and Tina Lobel Pitegoff Elizabeth de Cuevas Jan and David Ichel H. Christopher Luce and Andrew J. Pitts 02-17 Jazz of 50s.qxp_GP 2/8/17 3:59 PM Page 15

Jamie and Mark Pollack Darren Schlanger Anne and André Spears Margaret and George Robert Press Hon. Eric Schneiderman Jimmie E. Spears Vranesh Jonelle Procope Jay Schuster Denise Spillane Barry and Ellen Donna Raftery and Annette Mitchell Scott Louise A. Springer Wagenberg Vincent Inconiglios Kathy and Joel Segall Ryder and Brooke Stahl David Walters David Rene Jerry M. Seslowe Mitchell and Barbara Raymond Wedderburn Megan and William Ried Javier Seymore Stein Richard and Josephine David Robbins Martin D. and Jean Joan and Michael Weil Deborah Roberts and Al Shafiroff Foundation Steinberg Joan and Howard Roker Robert B. Shepler Ellen and Doug Stern Weinstein William Robertson David Silk Leonore and Walter Katherine C. Wickham Susan Rockefeller David Silvers and Joan Stern Amelia Wierzbicki James Roe Binstock Joseph Sullivan May Wilson Toby and William Rohrer Carra Sleight Susan Stein Shiva Audrey Strauss Laura and James Ross Laura J. Sloate Foundation Lisa and Matthew Susan Rubinstein Richard and Phyllis David Swope Winkler The Ruth and Jerome A. Slocum Gloria and Philip Talkow Richard M. Winn III Siegel Foundation Lorie Slutsky Jay Tanenbaum Carol and Bernard George H. Sands, MD Emily Smith Tides Foundation Winograd Phyllis W. Bertin and Helena and Steve Barry and Joan Tucker Kenneth Zaslav Anthony M. Saytanides Sokoloff Household Zicherman Family Irving Scher and Amy Yuriko and Leonard U.S. Trust Foundation Katz Solondz Cheryl Vollweiler

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UPCOMING EVENTS Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall February 2017 ROSE THEATER Eddie Palmieri: Celebrating 80 Years VARIS LEICHTMAN STUDIO March 3–4 at 8pm Eddie Palmieri is an incomparable performer and The Science of Jazz bandleader of some of the most energetic con - Music & The Structure of the Universe certs in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s history. This sea - February 23 at 6:30pm son, the NEA Jazz Master and nine-time Grammy For the third year, Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Award-winner continues his fast-paced career in one of our most popular events: Science of Jazz . Rose Theater for an 80th birthday blowout. One This unique and intimate lecture series explores of the finest pianists of the past 50 years, Palmieri the dynamic connection between the sciences is a bandleader, arranger, and composer known and jazz. This year’s edition will feature physicist for skillfully fusing complex jazz harmonies with and musician Stephon Alexander in conversation the rhythms of his Puerto Rican heritage and of with saxophonist and composer María Grand. various Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean fusions. 80 Alexander and Grand will use musical samples to years young, Palmieri remains an engaging inno - illustrate how a physicist—or a jazz musician— vator whose ideas explode from the stage with an approaches the process of experimentation. irresistibly kinetic energy. Attendees will discover how some leaps in Free pre-concert discussion at 7pm. physics operate like jazz solos. Free To Be: Jazz of the ‘60s & Beyond March 2017 March 17–18 at 8pm The 1960s was a time of national soul-searching THE APPEL ROOM that brought our country closer to its true identity and expanded our belief in freedom. The Jazz at Metamorphosis Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will March 3–4 at 7pm & 9:30pm perform some of the decade’s most powerful and Trumpeter Dave Douglas is a prolific composer and thought-provoking pieces, many with messages a powerful performer of improvised music. His out - that remain relevant today. The JLCO will perform put as a bandleader is one of the most eclectic in his - masterpieces by Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, tory, featuring dozens of groups on over 50 unique Dave Brubeck, and , and music recordings. Metamorphosis marks a bold new con - director Walter Blanding will debut a big band ceptual approach to organizing music for improvis - arrangement of ’ historic “Freedom ers and features an all-star gallery of legendary Suite.” Another centerpiece of the program will be voices. For this special engagement, Douglas has the premiere of Blanding’s The Happiness of Being , enlisted some of the most influential modern impro - a sprawling musical reflection on the meaning of visers: trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, saxophonist freedom. This soulful new piece asks us, in Oliver Lake, drummer Andrew Cyrille, guitarist Marc Blanding’s words, “What comes to mind when we Ribot, pianist Myra Melford, bassist Mark Dresser, think about freedom? Do we think about the civil and percussionist Susie Ibarra. All of these artists rights movement? Or slavery? Or does it bring to are known for their uninhibited approach to improvi - mind other things, such as the freedom to think, sation and for being highly responsive team players, speak, and act without fear? The Happiness of as well as leaders in their own right. Come witness Being explores all of these thoughts. Perhaps free - the warmth and spontaneity in person as these mas - dom is also simply the joy of being oneself.” This ters create new music on the spot. These Appel ambitious piece is a powerful addition to the JLCO’s Room concerts will be the very first live perfor - collection of expertly crafted original works, and the mances of this bold new music. evening as a whole will be an important reflection Free pre-concert discussions at 6pm and 8:30pm. of jazz’s ever-present role in the pursuit of America’s most sacred right: freedom. Free pre-concert discussion at 7pm.

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Benny Green Trio Nicole Henry: A Time for Love with David Wong and Rodney Green with David Cook, Ben Williams, Jonathan Barber, February 17–19 and Avi Rothbard 7:30pm & 9:30pm March 1–2 7:30pm & 9:30pm Juilliard Jazz Ensembles: Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five and Hot Seven MVP Jazz Quartet: Remembering James February 20 Williams and Mulgrew Miller 7:30pm & 9:30pm Featuring , Ray Drummond, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, and Vibes Quartet March 3–5 With Austin Johnson, William Goble, and David 7:30pm & 9:30pm Potter February 21–22 Monday Nights with WBGO: Loston Harris 7:30pm & 9:30pm with Gianluca Renzi and Mike Lee March 6 The Music of : A Celebration 7:30pm & 9:30pm Dexter Gordon Legacy Ensemble February 23–26 Tessa Souter Quintet 7:30pm & 9:30pm with Adam Platt, Yotam Silberstein, Sean Smith, and Billy Drummond William Paterson University Big Band and March 7 Ensembles 7:30pm & 9:30pm February 27 7:30pm & 9:30pm Person2Person featuring & Eric Person A Gotham Kings Mardi Gras Celebration with Zaccai Curtis, Corcoran Holt, and McClenty February 28 Hunter 7:30pm & 9:30pm March 8–9 7:30pm & 9:30pm

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