Tuesday Evening, April 3, 2018, at 7:30

The Juilliard School presents Juilliard Jazz Orchestra Wynton Marsalis , Conductor

A Tribute to Blue Note Records

JACKIE MCLEAN , arr. Wynton Marsalis Appointment in Ghana

MCCOY TYNER , arr. Chris Crenshaw Search for Peace

WOODY SHAW , arr. Victor Goines The Moontrane

HORACE SILVER , arr. Carlos Henriquez Señor Blues

Intermission

JOE HENDERSON , arr. Ted Nash Inner Urge

HORACE SILVER , arr. David Berger Peace

WAYNE SHORTER , arr. Ted Nash Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum

DEXTER GORDON , arr. Sherman Irby Ernie’s Tune

WAYNER SHORTER , arr. Wynton Marsalis Free for All

Performance time: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including one intermission

Juilliard gratefully acknowledges the Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation, for their generous support of Juilliard Jazz.

The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted in this auditorium.

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Alice Tully Hall Please make certain that all electronic devices are turned off during the performance. Meet the Artist more than 25 of America’s top academic institutions including Columbia, Harvard, Howard, Princeton, and Yale. His creativity has been celebrated the world over. In 1997 he became the first jazz artist to be

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J Wynton Marsalis United Nations, and in 2005 Mr. Marsalis Wynton Marsalis is director of jazz studies received the National Medal of Arts, the at Juilliard and managing and artistic direc - highest award given to artists by the tor at Jazz at Lincoln Center. A world- U.S. government. In September 2016 he renowned trumpeter, composer, educator, received the National Humanities Medal and leading advocate of American culture, for his work inspiring music lovers every - he was born in New Orleans in 1961 and where to embrace America’s quintessen - made his recording debut as a leader in tial sound. Mr. Marsalis has authored six 1982. He has since recorded more than books including Jazz ABZ: An A to Z 80 jazz and classical recordings and has Collection of Jazz Portraits , Moving to won nine Grammy Awards. In 1983 he Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change became the first and only artist to win Your Life , and most recently, Squeak, both classical and jazz Grammys in the Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! Mr. same year. Today he is the only artist ever Marsalis helped lead the effort to con - to win Grammy Awards in five consecu - struct Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home—the tive years (1983–87). Mr. Marsalis is the Frederick P. Rose Hall, which opened its recipient of honorary doctorates from doors in 2004.

About Juilliard Jazz in three concerts. The program engages students in the global jazz scene with res - idencies in Bolivia, Mexico, Switzerland, Now in its 16th season, Juilliard Jazz Brazil, and Italy. This year’s guest conduc - offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees tors and coaches include Vince Giordano, and the artist diploma. The curriculum Marquis Hill, Dave Douglas, Michael combines classroom, private studio, and White, Rick Roe, and Abraham Burton, and performance ensemble courses with sub - stantial interactions with jazz masters and faculty member Marc Cary. multiple performance opportunities in diverse venues around the city and the In New York City the 44 students in Juilliard world. The repertoire studied covers the Jazz present more than 50 performances entire jazz continuum, highlights its annually on and off campus in diverse American vernacular roots, and empha - venues including Juilliard’s Paul Recital Hall sizes the social and cultural vitality of the and Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Alice Tully music. The 2017–18 season sees the Hall, the Zinc Bar, Blue Note, and Dizzy’s Juilliard Jazz Orchestra in six concerts, Club Coca-Cola. This season marks a focus Juilliard Jazz Ensembles in 11 perfor - on two areas. The first is on trumpet inno - mances, and the Artist Diploma Ensemble vators of the post-bop era: Booker Little, Lee Morgan, and Miles Davis. The second Williams and vocalist Betty Carter. Finally, is on two extraordinary jazz musicians who Juilliard Jazz will host the Tom Jobim Youth were both admired educators and trailblaz - Orchestra form São Paulo, Brazil, and stu - ers in their own right, pianist Mary Lou dents from the Torino Conservatory in Italy.

Administration Wynton Marsalis , Director Aaron Flagg , Chair and Associate Director Anika Adilifu , Administrative Manager and Production Associate Carlvin Sanon , Jazz Production and Library Manager

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra Jerome Jennings , Resident Conductor

Saxophones Trumpets Trombones Rhythm Gideon Tazelaar Jonah Moss Jasim Perales Micah Thomas, Piano Jarien Jamanila Noah Halpern Rashaan Salaam Philip Norris, Bass Abdias Armenteros Anthony Hervey Samuel Chess Jake Kelberman, Guitar Evan Atwell-Harris David Adewumi Jacob Melsha Cameron MacIntosh, Zoe Obadia Giveton Gelin Drums Celebrating Blue Note Records

Founded in 1939, it is hard to believe that Blue Note Records has been around for nearly 80 years. Synonymous with extraordinary jazz since its inception, the label has produced and/ or commissioned albums from an almost endless list of genre titans, including Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Jackie McLean, Woody Shaw, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, and McCoy Tyner—all of whom have works on tonight’s program.

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Jasim Perales: First off, what would you like and legendary cover art. It’s important us as students and musicians to come away history to know. I hope you all study the with and learn from this particular concert history and do the work outside of the and repertoire? classroom.

Wynton Marsalis: I would like all of you to JP: What are some of your favorite learn about the knowledge and the history recordings from this repertoire and how of jazz, know the jazz continuum, and come have they influenced you as an artist? away with different ways to improvise. WM: There are so many, I couldn’t name I want you to know the way the musicians them all. Blue Note started with Sidney played, learn the modern big band language, Bechet, and the New Orleans style of music. and use that language and apply it to From Sidney Bechet to all of Art Blakey’s small-band settings. A lot of these tunes music—and I played in his band—his early weren’t written for large ensembles, and classic albums. Wayne Shorter, Herbie I want you all to understand that style of Hancock, Dexter Gordon, Lee Morgan, playing. Freddie Hubbard—they all covered a lot of music, made a lot possible, and had JP: Why did you choose this theme and a lot of creativity. It’s important to learn what is it about Blue Note Records that about them because they shaped the makes it an interesting concert theme music we hear today. here and now?

WM: Every day is the present day. So it Trombonist Jasim Perales is a first-year doesn’t matter if it is yesterday, today, or bachelor’s student in Jazz Studies at tomorrow, it’s an important body of work, Juilliard where he holds a Jerome L. with a great sound, informative linear notes, Greene Fellowship.

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A great deal has happened in Tianjin since September 28, 2015, when Juilliard president Joseph W. Polisi announced plans for The Tianjin Juilliard School. Last spring, Alexander Brose was selected to serve as the first executive director and C.E.O. and Wei He as the artistic director and dean. From the ceremonial ground breaking over the summer to the start of construction earlier this year, the school is gearing up to welcome its first class in 2019.

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