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Who Is Billie Holiday? 02-25 SB Arias_GP2 copy 2/13/15 2:22 PM Page 1 Sponsored by Prudential Investment Management Wednesday Evening, February 25, 2015, at 8:30 m a r g Joey Arias: o r A Centennial Tribute to P Billie Holiday e Matt Ray , Musical Director and Piano h Dana Lyn , Violin T Yair Evnine , Cello and Guitar Antoine Drye , Trumpet Danton Boller , Bass Will Terrill , Drums This evening’s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will be performed without intermission. Please make certain all your electronic devices are switched off. Major support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by Amy & Joseph Perella. Wine generously donated by William Hill Estate Winery, Official Wine of Lincoln Center. This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center. Steinway Piano The Appel Room Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall 02-25 SB Arias_GP2 copy 2/13/15 2:22 PM Page 2 American Songbook Additional support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston, The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Shubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great Performers Circle, Chairman’s Council, and Friends of Lincoln Center. Endowment support is provided by Bank of America. Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts. Artist catering is provided by Zabar’s and zabars.com. MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center. Movado is an Official Sponsor of Lincoln Center. United Airlines is the Official Airline of Lincoln Center. WABC-TV is the Official Broadcast Partner of Lincoln Center. William Hill Estate Winery is the Official Wine of Lincoln Center. UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTS IN THE APPEL ROOM: Thursday Evening, February 26, at 8:30 Shovels & Rope Friday Evening, February 27, at 8:30 People Get Ready’s Steven Reker Saturday Evening, February 28, at 8:30 Barbara Cook IN THE STANLEY H. KAPLAN PENTHOUSE: Wednesday Evening, March 11, at 8:00 In Need of Music: The Songs of Ben Toth Thursday Evening, March 12, at 8:00 Jose Llana Friday Evening, March 13, at 8:00 The Villalobos Brothers The Appel Room is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse is located at 165 West 65th Street, 10th floor. For tickets, call (212) 721-6500 or visit AmericanSongbook.org. Call the Lincoln Center Info Request Line at (212) 875-5766 or visit AmericanSongbook.org for complete program information. Join the conversation: #LCSongbook We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper might distract the performers and your fellow audience members. In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who must leave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces . The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building. 02-25 SB Arias_GP2 copy 2/13/15 2:22 PM Page 3 American Songbook I Meet the Artists s t s i t r A e E P I L h E F t O G A I T t N A S e e Joey Arias M Joey Arias has been revered since the 1980s as a central figure in New York City’s fertile downtown performance scene. Born in North Carolina, Mr. Arias moved with his family to Los Angeles at the age of six. Gary Austin, founder the famed Groundlings improv troupe, invited him to become an original Groundling at the age of 16, making him the youngest member in the history of the group. Soon thereafter he was signed to Capitol Records as the lead singer for the band Purlie. Mr. Arias later became a close friend and collaborator of German countertenor Klaus Nomi, and the pair was scouted by David Bowie, who invited them to per - form with him as part his infamous appearance on Saturday Night Live . A fan of Billie Holiday since childhood, Mr. Arias first displayed his affinity for Lady Day on his 1987 release Arias on Holiday . The album featured “Good Morning Heartache,” original songs, and more contemporary tracks, including The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night” and a cheeky inter - pretation of Madonna’s “Holiday”—all sung in a jazzy style evocative of Holiday. Soon thereafter, Mr. Arias starred in Strange Fruit , an homage to Holiday that ran for over a year downtown and appeared in an expanded version at the Antony Hegarty–curated Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre in London. In the ’90s Mr. Arias established himself with twice-weekly shows at Bar d’O. He became close to fashion designer Thierry Mugler, frequently appearing in Mugler’s fashion shows. Mr. Arias continues to play muse to Mugler and recently starred in the Mugler-directed short film Z Chromosome . Mr. Arias capped his decade-long run at Bar d’O with a move to Las Vegas, where he originated the role of Mistress of Seduction in Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity and co-wrote three songs for the show. After six years in that role, he returned to New York, where he became star and co-creator of Arias with a Twist with master puppeteer Basil Twist. 02-25 SB Arias_GP2 copy 2/13/15 2:22 PM Page 4 American Songbook I Meet the Artists In recent years Mr. Arias has headlined Town Hall and Central Park’s SummerStage, and enjoyed several sold-out residencies at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater. With MAC Cosmetics, he developed and starred in Joey Arias: A to Z , a large-scale “retro-futurespective” of his life and career in New York, London, and Paris. On film, Mr. Arias has appeared in Mondo New York , Big Top Pee-wee , Elvira : Mistress of the Dark , Wigstock: the Movie , Flawless , and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar . Matt Ray Matt Ray (musical director and piano) can be seen in some of New York’s best venues, where he performs nightly either fronting his own band or accompa - nying some of the city’s most dynamic performers. Recent work includes per - forming at Carnegie Hall with Kat Edmonson, touring with reggae legend Burning Spear, music-directing The Billie Holiday Project at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, writing string and piano arrangements for the fifth season finale of Showtime’s Nurse Jackie, performing at Joe’s Pub with Joey Arias and in Paris with Mx Justin Vivian Bond, and in monthly gigs at Joe’s Pub with Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments. Other highlights include performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Lady Rizo and music-directing Taylor Mac’s show A 24-Decade History of Popular Music . In addition, Mr. Ray music-directed and played piano in Taylor Mac’s Obie Award –winning play The Lily’s Revenge at the HERE arts center in New York. He has released two jazz albums as a leader, We Got It! (2001) and Lost in New York (2006), and one album of original pop/folk material called Songs for the Anonymous (2013). Dana Lyn Dana Lyn (violin) is a multi-instrumentalist and composer. She is at home in multiple musical worlds as a keyboard player and violinist, ranging from clas sical and contemporary classical to folk, electronica, and improvisatory music. Selected theater credits as an onstage musician include Hamlet (2008, the Public Theater), A Winter’s Tale and The Cherry Orchard (2009, BAM, directed by Sam Mendes), and Clive (2013, the New Group, directed by Ethan Hawke). Most recently Ms. Lyn music-directed Family Album (2014, Oregon Shakespeare Festival) , a new musical by Tony Award –winning collaborators Stew and Heidi Rodewald. In 2013 Ms. Lyn released Aqualude , an album of original compositions for mixed quintet, and next month will release her col - laboration with actor Vincent D’Onofrio, Slim Bone Head Volt . Yair Evnine Yair Evnine (cello and guitar) is a classically trained cellist and guitarist who has performed, recorded, produced, and written with many theatrical and recording artists, including Duncan Sheik, Meow Meow, Alan Cumming, Lady Rizo, Taylor 02-25 SB Arias_GP2 copy 2/13/15 2:22 PM Page 5 American Songbook I Meet the Artists Mac, Mx Justin Vivian Bond, and Spencer Day. Mr. Evnine has performed as a musician in the La Jolla Playhouse production of The Nightingale , written by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater ( Spring Awakening ), and is involved in another Sheik/Sater musical currently in development. Recently he was commissioned to co-compose the music for I Kiss Your Heart , a musical based on newly dis - covered love letters of Dylan Thomas, which was produced at the Soho Theatre in London and directed by Steve Marmion. Antoine Drye Antoine Drye (trumpet) is a New York City–based musician who freelances on trumpet and runs the Samurai Hotel recording studio with his partners. He has worked with a wide range of artists, including Tim Warfield, Jason Marsalis, Wilson Pickett, the Brand New Heavies, Paul Simon, Brian Blade, and Daniel Lanois. Danton Boller Danton Boller (bass) has been on the New York music scene since 1997. He has recorded and performed on stages around the world with artists such as Roy Hargrove, Jon Fishman, Robert Glasper, Elysian Fields, Joey Arias, Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Norah Jones, Matt Ray, Q Tip, Taylor Mac, and Patti LaBelle. Mr. Boller leads the New York City band The Sides, an instrumental sound - scape that illuminates avant-jazz, dub, Afrobeat, and rock. In addition, Mr. Boller records and produces in his New York studio.
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