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AT LINCOLN CENTER’S VIRTUAL GALA APRIL 14, 2021

6 ORDER OF PERFORMANCE 7 JLCO + SPECIAL GUESTS 8 ABOUT THE HONOREES 14 ABOUT THE SPECIAL GUESTS 24 ABOUT THE JLCO 31 CREDITS

2 3 THE 2021 GALA INNOVATION + SOUL highlights the innovation of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra by featuring original compositions and arrangements. Each composition and each arrangement embodies our theme of Soul + Innovation. We affirm the rich orchestral tradition of Jazz, but also show how we can continue it, highlighting the massive library of new compositions and arrangements created by an array of very talented musicians.

4 5 ORDER OF PERFORMANCE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH + SPECIAL GUESTS

REEDS RHYTHM SECTION Carlos Henriquez Sherman Irby, alto and sopranino , piano saxophones, flute, piccolo, clarinet Carlos Henriquez — The Mandel Family Ted Nash, alto and soprano saxophones, Chair in honor of Kathleen B. Mandel, bass flute, clarinet Obed Calvaire, drums , arranged by Christopher Crenshaw , tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet SPECIAL GUESTS , tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet , host and vocals Lou Donaldson and Gus Kahn, arranged by Sherman Irby Paul Nedzela, baritone and soprano Anna Deavere Smith, speaker saxophones, clarinet Charles “Lil Buck” Riley, dance Veronica Swift, vocals Sean Mason, arranged by Victor Goines TRUMPETS Pedrito Martinez, and vocals Michael Rodriguez, trumpet FROM SPACES Kenny Rampton Wynton Marsalis Sean Mason, piano Marcus Printup

Wynton Marsalis SPECIAL APPEARANCE President Bill Clinton, speaker FROM PRESIDENTIAL SUITE TROMBONES Ted Nash Vincent Gardner Christopher Crenshaw — The Golkin Family Chair Elliot Mason George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, arranged by Vincent Gardner

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Charles Phillips is the Managing Partner Phillips holds a B.S. in Computer Science timely financial aid for single parents, and Co-Founder at Recognize, a from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a J.D. disadvantaged engineering students technology investment and transformation from New York Law School, and an MBA and wounded veterans. company with over $1 billion in assets. from Hampton University and is a member of the Georgia State Bar Association. She also serves on the board of the He is the former CEO and Chairman of American Ballet Theater (“ABT”), and Infor, the third largest business software Phillips serves on the Boards of is involved in Dance Theatre of Harlem applications company in the world with ViacomCBS Corporation, American and Habitat for Humanity. She is also a operations in 190 countries and 17,000 Express, the , and the founding member of Black Economic employees. During his 9-year tenure Council of Foreign Relations. Phillips also Alliance and currently sits on the the company transformed into the first served on President Obama’s Economic advisory board. industry cloud company with over 70 Recovery Board and board of the Federal million subscribers on Amazon AWS. Infor Reserve of New York. He is also the co- Previously, Karen has served on the boards was sold in 2020 for a $13B enterprise founder and Co-Chairman of the Black of the following organizations: Loyola value exit. Economic Alliance, a policy organization School (), The Browning focused on economic growth in Black School (New York City), Schools of the ED BRADLEY AWARD FOR Prior to Infor, Phillips was President of Sacred Heart (San Francisco), Counseling LEADERSHIP IN JAZZ communities and co-founder of OneTen, a Oracle Corporation and a member of its job training network for Black workers and in Schools (New York City), Grace Board of Directors. During his eight-year large employers. Cathedral (San Francisco), and SFJazz tenure, the company tripled in size and (San Francisco). market capitalization and successfully Karen C. Phillips has an extensive acquired 65 companies. background in the non-profit community Karen received her BA in Sociology from through her career and voluntary Grinnell College, Iowa, and her MS in Before Oracle, Phillips was a Managing contributions. She has worked at Counseling and Development from Long Director at Morgan Stanley in the universities in Virginia and New York Island University, New York. Technology Group and served on its and managed the Instructor of Trainers The Phillips have one son, Chaz. Board of Directors and was an Institutional Program at the national headquarters of Investor All Star for 10 consecutive years. the Girl Scouts of the USA.

Phillips served as a Captain in the U.S. Karen serves on the board of the Phillips Marine Corps in the 2nd Battalion, 10th Charitable Organization (“PCO”) and is Marines at Camp Lejeune in a line of three also one of its founding members. PCO generations of military service. is a non-profit organization that provides 8 9 HONOREES

Jon Batiste is a globally celebrated The New York City-based musician his personal style has been profiled in musician, educator, bandleader and has released several self produced numerous fashion publications including television personality whose musical independent , including MY N.Y. GQ, Vanity Fair, CR Fashion Book, Esquire, skill, artistic vision and exuberant which was recorded entirely on the street Interview, and Vogue. charisma make him a triple threat with corners and subways of NYC and Jazz unlimited potential. Recognized for is Now featuring his singular approach He is strongly committed to the education his originality, jaw-dropping talent and to jazz standards and jazz composition in and mentoring of young musicians. He dapper sense of style, Jon transitions from the classic piano trio format. Jon’s only has led his own Social Music Residency commanding the piano with virtuosic skill label partnership to date occurred when and Mentoring Program sponsored by to soulfully crooning to wailing on the he partnered with Razor & Tie, the small Chase, as well as hundreds of master “harmonaboard” (a kind of harmonica and Greenwich Village based record label, classes throughout the world. He has also keyboard) to curating unique “social music” for his 2013 release entitled Social Music led several cultural exchanges beginning experiences all over the world. Born into which went on to spend over a month in 2006 when he led a cultural exchange a long lineage of musicians, atop the both Billboard Jazz charts and program with the Netherlands Trust Batiste eventually went on to receive both iTunes Jazz charts as the #1 jazz in bringing students from the USA and JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER his undergraduate and masters degrees in the world. Most recently, he released a Holland to perform with him at both AWARD FOR ARTISTIC piano from the and formed new album with the Jazz at Lincoln Center The Royal Concertgebouw and EXCELLENCE his band, Stay Human. Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis entitled Carnegie Hall. The Music of John Lewis. It features For all of his work, both as a pianist and The Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree material written by John Lewis, best balances a demanding performance as a humanitarian, Jon has received known as the pianist and musical director numerous awards, such as the inaugural schedule—which often includes his of the Modern Jazz Quartet. signature, impromptu ‘love riot’ street Benny Golson Award from the city of parades—with his role as bandleader Jon is also a coveted artist brand Philadelphia and the American Jazz with The Late Show with Stephen ambassador—currently featured in ad Museum Lifetime Achievement Award. He Colbert, Artistic Director At Large of the campaigns for Chase Bank, the Apple is also the recipient of the Gordon Parks National Jazz Museum in Harlem, public Watch, Lincoln Continental and numerous Award and received an honorary degree speaking engagements, master classes fashion brands including Polo Ralph from Salve Regina University in Newport, and occasional acting gigs. He played Lauren Black Label, Frye, Kate Spade, Rhode Island this last May. himself on the HBO series Treme and most Jack Spade Barneys, and recently appeared in director Spike Lee’s H&M. He has worked with, among others, Red Hook Summer. Bruce Weber and Annie Leibowitz and

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Dee Dee Bridgewater is a daring Bridgewater was also drawn to musical Anna Deavere Smith is an actress, was named the Jefferson Lecturer, the performer of great depth whose singing theater. Her portrayal of Glinda the Good playwright, teacher, and author. She nation’s highest honor in the humanities. talents have earned her three Grammy Witch in the Broadway musical The Wiz is credited with creating a new form She has been given several honorary Awards as well as a Tony Award. In garnered her a Tony Award in 1975. When of theater. Her most recent original degrees including those from Yale, addition, her commanding personality the international touring company of work, Notes from the Field, looks at the Juilliard, University of Pennsylvania, Smith made her a natural for hosting the award- Sophisticated Ladies (in which she was vulnerability of youth, the criminal justice College, and Spelman. winning National Public Radio syndicated the female lead performer) ended in Paris, system, and contemporary activism. The radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee France, Bridgewater decided to stay. New York Times named the stage version Smith is also a television and film actress. Bridgewater from 2001 to 2014. During her time in Paris from 1986 to 2007, among The Best Theater of 2016 and Credits include such shows as Shonda she starred in Stephen Stahl’s musical TIME Magazine called it one of the Top 10 Rhimes’s new “untitled project,” ABC’s Bridgewater was born Denise Eileen Lady Day in Paris and London (for which Plays of the Year. HBO premiered the film series For the People and Blackish. She Garrett in Memphis, Tennessee, and she earned a Lawrence Olivier Award version in February 2018. It was nominated also co-starred on Showtime’s Nurse raised in Flint, Michigan, in a music-filled nomination), and continued to perform in for a Critics’ Choice Award. Jackie and was featured on the long home. Her mother introduced her to musicals such as Black Ballad (with Archie running series, The West Wing. Films ’s music, which became an Shepp) and Cabaret (being the first black By looking at current events from multiple include The American President, Rachel inspiration to Bridgewater throughout her actress to star as Sally Bowles) while points of view, Smith’s theater combines Getting Married, Philadelphia, Dave, Rent, career, and her father was a jazz trumpeter concurrently performing and recording the journalistic technique of interviewing and Human Stain. who taught music at Memphis’ famed her jazz material. her subjects with the art of interpreting Manassas High School. While attending their words through performance. Plays Smith is a Full Professor at New York the University of , she joined the The vocalist has created a diverse include Fires In the Mirror, Twilight: Los University’s Tisch School of the Arts where University of Illinois jazz band for a U.S. collection of recordings, including tribute Angeles, House Arrest, and Let Me Down she founded the former Institute on the State Department tour of the Soviet Union albums to , Ella Fitzgerald, Easy. Twilight: Los Angeles was nominated Arts and Civic Dialogue. in 1969. In 1970, she wed her first husband, Billie Holiday, and Kurt Weill; an album for two Tony Awards. Fires in the Mirror trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater. They moved of French love songs, J’ai Deux Amours, was runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize. to New York City where she found her first spurred by a Kennedy Center Valentine’s professional gig with the -Mel Day concert; and an album born out of In 2012, President Barack Obama awarded Lewis Jazz Orchestra as lead vocalist. Bridgewater’s search for her African Smith the National Endowment for the Bridgewater’s career then took off and she ancestry, Red Earth, recorded in Bamako, Humanities Medal. She is a recipient of soon performed and recorded with some Mali, and featuring Malian, U.S., and the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. of the giants of the music: , European musicians. Bridgewater has Other awards include the prestigious Dexter Gordon, , Sonny Rollins, produced all her recordings since 1993 2013 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize for and Clark Terry. In 1974, she recorded her and has had her own label, DDB Records, achievement in the arts, the George Polk first album as a leader, Afro Blue. since 2006. Career Award in Journalism, and the Ridenhour Courage Award. In 2015, she

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International phenomenon Lil Buck began Still relatively early in her professional jookin’—a street dance that originated in career, Swift has already developed Memphis—at age 13 alongside mentors an impressive repertoire. Raised in Marico Flake and Daniel Price. After Charlottesville, Virginia by her parents— receiving early hip-hop training from Teran pianist Hod O’Brien and singer Stephanie Garry and ballet training on scholarship at Nakasian—she recorded her first album, the New Ballet Ensemble, he performed Veronica’s House of Jazz, when she and choreographed until relocating to Los was only nine years old. In addition to Angeles in 2009. performing with her parents, Swift sang and played trumpet with Dave Adams’ Named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 The Young Razzcals Jazz Project, which to Watch,” his collaboration with Spike afforded her the opportunity to perform at Jonze and Yo-Yo Ma performing “The the Telluride Jazz Festival. Swan" went viral in 2011. Since then, he has collaborated with a broad spectrum of After releasing her sophomore album, It’s artists including JR, Damian Woetzel, the Great to Be Alive, when she was only 11 New York City Ballet, Madonna, Benjamin years old, Swift continued performing at Millepied and Spike Lee. Buck is an avid major venues such as Dizzy’s Club at Jazz arts education advocate, a recipient of at Lincoln Center in New York City. After the WSJ Innovator Award and recently high school, she attended the University launched a capsule collection with of Miami, where she earned her bachelor’s Versace. degree in 2016.

In 2016 he co-founded with Jon Boogz Before college graduation, Swift competed Movement Art Is, an organization which in the 2015 Thelonious Monk International seeks to inspire and change the world Vocal Competition, in which she placed while elevating artistic, educational and second. Two years later, she moved to social impact of dance. New York City to further her career and has since performed and/or toured with a host of jazz luminaries, including trumpeters Wynton Marsalis and Chris Botti, and pianists Benny Green, Michael Feinstein and Emmet Cohen.

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Pedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martinez was born Habana Dreams, their second album, Michael Rodriguez has performed and which was nominated for a Grammy for in Havana, Cuba, Sept 12, 1973 in the Cayo recorded largely in Cuba, was released toured with Clark Terry, , Best Album 2015. In March Hueso neighborhood of Old Havana, in June 10, 2016. Guests include Ruben Quincy Jones, , Toshiko 2013, Rodriguez released his debut solo and began his musical career at the age Blades, Isaac Delgado, Wynton Marsalis, Akiyoshi Orchestra, pop icon Jessica recording under the CrissCross label of 11. Since settling in New York City in Angelique Kidjo. In February of 2019, Simpson, the Chico O’Farrill Orchestra, entitled Reverence. the fall of 1998, Pedrito has recorded or Pedrito and Cuban pianist, Alfredo Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Lincoln performed with Wynton Marsalis, Paul Rodriguez, released a duo album called Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Jon Rodriguez studied at the New World Simon, Paquito D’Rivera, Chucho Valdez, Duologue to critical acclaim and was Faddis and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, School of the Arts in Miami, Florida, at the , , selected by NPR for a First Listen. Carla Bley Band and Quintet, the Clayton University of Miami, and at New School Dave Matthews, Jackson Browne, Elton Quincy Jones was Executive Producer. Brothers, Kenny Baron’s Quintet, Conrad University in New York where he received John, and , and has In July 2019, Pedrito and , Herwig’s Latin Side Projects, Harry his B.A. He frequently travels the globe as contributed to well over 100 albums. recorded a newly arranged version of Connick Jr., Bob Mintzer, Eddie Palmieri a clinician. A consummate master of Afro-Cuban Clapton’s song, "My Father’s Eyes," for Septet, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and folkloric music and the batá drum, he is a new Pedrito Martinez album called the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra, among also the world’s first-call rumbero—playing, Acertijos (Riddles), to be released in early others. He is also a member of Charlie singing, and dancing with dozens of 2021. And on September 22, Pedrito and Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra. Cuban rumba groups and contributing to, Clapton performed the song together at or appearing in, several important films, Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in In December 2003, Rodriguez recorded including Calle 54 (2000) and Chico and Dallas, Texas. On March 12, 2020 at the on Charlie Haden’s Grammy Award- Rita (2010). Beacon Theater in NYC, Pedrito had the winning album, Land of the Sun, featuring honor of performing as special guest, with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Joe Lovano. He Pedrito was a founding member of the Dave Matthews, Jackson Browne, and has also recorded on the Liberation Music highly successful, Afro-Cuban/Afro- The Tedeschi Trucks Band, for a benefit Orchestra’s latest album, Not in Our Name. Beat band, Yerba Buena, with which he concert called Love Rocks NYC. In June In 2008, Rodriguez became a member recorded two albums and toured the of 2020, Pedrito began releasing singles of the Gonzalo Rubalcaba Quintet and world in the mid- to late-’90s. that were recorded for album, due in early recorded Avatar under the Blue Note Label. He and his brother, pianist Robert Mr. Martinez’s career as a leader began 2021, Acertijos—starting with "Yo Si Quiero," an original by Isaac Delgado Jr, Mitchell Rodriguez, have recorded four albums in 2005 with the formation in NYC of together: Introducing the Rodriguez the The Pedrito Martinez Group. The Delgado, and Pedrito, followed by "My Father’s Eyes," a duet with Eric Clapton. Brothers, Conversations, Mood Swing, group’s first, self-titled, studio album was and their most recent album, Impromptu, released October, 2013, was nominated for a Grammy, and was chosen among NPR’s Favorite Albums of 2013 and The Boston Globe Critic's "Top Ten Albums of 2013.” 18 19 SPECIAL GUESTS SPECIAL APPEARANCE

As a seventeen-year-old, Sean Mason Founder and Chairman of the Board, wife, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, won first place in the Loonis McGlohon Clinton Foundation have one daughter, Chelsea, and three Young Jazz Artist Competition sponsored 42nd President of the grandchildren, Charlotte, Aidan and by the Jazz Arts Initiative (JAI) and the Jasper. They live in Chappaqua, New York. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in William Jefferson Clinton, the first Charlotte. A four-year veteran of the Democratic president in six decades to be JAI Youth Ensembles and Workshops elected twice, led the United States to the program, he was already a devotee of longest economic expansion in American Oscar Peterson, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, history, including the creation of more than and Erroll Garner, and had made his way 22 million jobs. into Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett. After leaving the White House, President Clinton established the Clinton He was a part of the JAI All Star Jazz Foundation in order to continue working Youth Ensemble and was the featured jazz on the causes he cared about. Since its pianist before a concert by trombonist and founding, the Foundation has endeavored composer at the Loonis to help build more resilient communities McGlohon Theater in Charlotte’s Spirit by developing and implementing Square. Mason was also the organist and programs that improve people’s health, pianist at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. strengthen local economies, and protect the environment. But then it came time for him to choose a college to attend, and for a college to In addition to his Foundation work, choose him. President Clinton served as the top United Nations envoy for the Indian From the director of the Miles Davis Ocean tsunami recovery effort, the UN Jazz Studies Program at UNCG, Mason Special Envoy to Haiti—and has partnered received the news that he was not only numerous times with Presidents George admitted to the UNCG School of Music, H.W. Bush and George W. Bush to support but also had received the Alyse Smith relief efforts for communities devastated Cooper Music Scholarship. He was by natural disasters. overjoyed, because it was his dream to continue playing music and earn a President Clinton was born on August college degree. 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. He and his

20 21 22 23 Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Governor Landrieu’s National Advisory performed the piece with the Berliner Board for Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Philharmoniker in Berlin and the New York a national advisory board to guide the Philharmonic in New York City in 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s administration’s and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic plans to rebuild Louisiana’s tourism in Los Angeles in 2011. Mr. Marsalis is also and cultural economies. He has also WYNTON MARSALIS (Music Director Sony Classical released All Rise on CD an internationally respected teacher and been named to the Bring and Trumpet, JLCO) is the Managing in 2002. Recorded on September 14 spokesman for music education, and has Back Commission, former New Orleans and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln and 15, 2001 in Los Angeles in the tense received honorary doctorates from dozens Mayor C. Ray Nagin’s initiative to help Center which Mr. Marsalis co-founded days following 9/11, All Rise features the of universities and colleges throughout the rebuild New Orleans culturally, socially, in 1989. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra along U.S. He conducts educational programs economically, and uniquely for every in 1961, Mr. Marsalis began his classical with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, for students of all ages and hosts the citizen. Mr. Marsalis was instrumental training on trumpet at age 12 and soon the Morgan State University Choir, the popular Jazz for Young Peoplesm concerts in the Higher Ground Hurricane Relief began playing in local bands of diverse Paul Smith Singers and the Northridge produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center. concert, produced by Jazz at Lincoln genres. He entered The Juilliard School Singers. In 2004, Marsalis released The Mr. Marsalis is also writer and host of Center, which raised over $3 million for at age 17 and joined and the Magic Hour, his first of six albums on Blue the video series Marsalis on Music and the Higher Ground Relief Fund to benefit Jazz Messengers. Mr. Marsalis made his Note Records. He followed up his Blue the radio series Making the Music. He the musicians, music industry related recording debut as a leader in 1982, and Note debut with Unforgivable Blackness: has also written six books: Sweet Swing enterprises, and other individuals and has since recorded more than 70 jazz and The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, the on the Road, in collaboration with entities from the areas in Greater New classical albums which have garnered companion soundtrack recording to Ken photographer Frank Stewart; Jazz in Orleans who were impacted by Hurricane him nine GRAMMY® Awards. In 1983, he Burns’ PBS documentary of the great the Bittersweet Blues of Life, with Carl Katrina. He led the effort to construct Jazz became the first and only artist to win African-American boxer; Wynton Marsalis: Vigeland; To a Young Musician: Letters at Lincoln Center’s new home, Frederick both classical and jazz GRAMMY®s in the Live at The House Of Tribes (2005); from the Road, with Selwyn Seyfu Hinds; P. Rose Hall, opened in October 2004, same year; he repeated this feat in 1984. From the Plantation to the Penitentiary Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! the first education, performance, and Mr. Marsalis’ rich body of compositions (2007); , featuring Whomp!, illustrated by Paul Rogers broadcast facility devoted to jazz. includes Sweet Release; Jazz: Six Willie Nelson (2008); He and She (2009); published in 2012; and Moving to Higher Syncopated Movements; Jump Start and and Here We Go Again featuring Willie Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your WALTER BLANDING (Tenor Saxophone, Jazz; Citi Movement/Griot New York; At Nelson, Wynton Marsalis and Life, with Geoffrey C. Ward, published JLCO) was born into a musical family on the Octoroon Balls; In This House, On This (2011). To mark the 200th Anniversary by Random House in 2008. In October August 14, 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio and Morning; and Big Train. In 1997, Mr. Marsalis of Harlem’s historical Abyssinian Baptist 2005, Candlewick Press released Marsalis’ began playing the saxophone at age six. became the first jazz artist to be awarded Church in 2008, Mr. Marsalis composed Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz In 1981, he moved with his family to New the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in music for a full mass for choir and jazz orchestra. Portraits, 26 poems celebrating jazz greats, York City; by age 16, he was performing his oratorio , which was The piece premiered at Jazz at Lincoln illustrated by poster artist Paul Rogers. regularly with his parents at the Village commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center. Center and followed with performances In 2001, Mr. Marsalis was appointed Gate. Blanding attended LaGuardia High In 1999, he released eight new recordings at the celebrated church. Mr. Marsalis Messenger of Peace by Mr. Kofi Annan, School of Music & Art and Performing in his unprecedented Swinging into the composed his second symphony, Blues former Secretary-General of the United Arts and continued his studies at the 21st series, and premiered several new Symphony, which was premiered in 2009 Nations; he has also been designated New School for Social Research where compositions, including the ballet Them by the Symphony Orchestra cultural ambassador to the United States he earned a B.F.A. in 2005. His 1991 Twos, for a 1999 collaboration with the and performed in 2010 by the Boston of America by the U.S. State Department debut release, Tough Young Tenors, was New York City Ballet. That same year, Symphony Orchestra. In 2010, Marsalis through their CultureConnect program. In acclaimed as one of the best jazz albums he premiered the monumental work All premiered his third symphony, Swing 2009, Mr. Marsalis was awarded France’s of the year, and his artistry began to Rise, commissioned and performed by Symphony, a Co-Commission by the New Legion of Honor, the highest honor impress listeners and critics alike. He has the New York Philharmonic along with York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, bestowed by the French government. been a member of the Jazz at Lincoln the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Los Angeles Philharmonic, and The Mr. Marsalis serves on former Lieutenant Center Orchestra since 1998 and has and the Morgan State University Choir. Barbican Centre. The Jazz at Lincoln

24 25 performed, toured and/or recorded with Holland, Sean Jones, Yosvany Terry, to Brooklyn, New York after graduating Ross, Stevie Wonder, and a host of his own groups and with such renowned among others. from college, completed a world tour with others. Currently, he is the Director of artists as the Orchestra, Lauryn Hill in 2000, then joined the Jazz Jazz Studies and Professor of Music at , Hilton Ruiz, Count Basie CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW (Trombone, at Lincoln Center Orchestra that same Northwestern University. He received a Orchestra, Big Band, JLCO) The Golkin Family Chair was year. Gardner has served as Instructor at Bachelor of Music from Loyola University , , Wynton born in Augusta, Georgia on December The Juilliard School, as Visiting Instructor in New Orleans in 1984, and a Master Marsalis Quintet, Isaac Hayes, and many 20, 1982. A product of Thomson High at Florida State University and Michigan of Music from Virginia Commonwealth others. Blanding lived in Israel for four School, Valdosta State University, and State University, and as Adjunct Instructor University in Richmond in 1990. years and had a major impact on the music The Juilliard School, Crenshaw started at . He has contributed scene while touring the country with his playing piano at three years old and many arrangements to the Jazz at Lincoln CARLOS HENRIQUEZ (Bass, JLCO) The own ensemble and with U.S. artists such started playing trombone at eleven years Center Orchestra and other ensembles. Mandel Family Chair was born in 1979 in as , , Vanessa Rubin, old. He grew up playing keyboard with In 2009 he was commissioned by Jazz the Bronx, New York. He studied music and others invited to perform there. He his father Casper in the gospel quartet at Lincoln Center to write The Jesse B. at a young age, played guitar through taught music in several Israeli schools from Thomson, Georgia, the Echoes of Semple Suite, a 60-minute suite inspired junior high school and took up the bass and eventually opened his own private Joy, and Mama’s Boys, an instrumental by the short stories of Langston Hughes. while enrolled in The Juilliard School’s school in Tel Aviv. During this period, group of high school friends and cousins. Gardner is featured on a number of Music Advancement Program. He entered Newsweek International called him a “Jazz Crenshaw has been with the Jazz at notable recordings and has recorded five LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts Ambassador to Israel.” Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton CDs as a leader for Steeplechase Records. and Performing Arts and was involved with Marsalis since 2006. He has transcribed He has performed with The the LaGuardia Concert Jazz Ensemble OBED CALVAIRE (Drums, JLCO) A music and written arrangements for two Orchestra, Bobby McFerrin, Harry which went on to win first place in Jazz native of Miami and of Haitian descent, Tony Award nominated musicals, After Connick, Jr., The Saturday Night Live at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington Calvaire is a graduate with both a master Midnight, and Shuffle Along. Crenshaw Band, Chaka Khan, A Tribe Called Quest, High School Jazz Band Competition & and bachelor degree of music from one appears on numerous albums including and many others. Festival in 1996. In 1998, swiftly after high of America’s premiere private music Marcus Printup’s Ballads All Night, Wynton school, Henriquez joined the Wynton conservatories in the nation, Manhattan Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the VICTOR GOINES (Tenor Saxophone, Marsalis Septet and the Jazz at Lincoln School of Music. He received his Blues, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra JLCO) is a native of New Orleans, Center Orchestra. He has toured the bachelor’s degree in 2003, completing with Wynton Marsalis’ Live in Cuba, Big Louisiana. He has been a member of the world and is featured on more than 25 the undergraduate degree requirements Band Holidays, The Abyssinian Mass, and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and albums. Henriquez has performed with in three years and receiving his master’s Ted Nash’s The Presidential Suite. In the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1993, artists including Chucho Valdes, Paco De in 2005. Calvaire has performed and 2012 he composed “God’s Trombones,” he has toured throughout the world Lucia, Tito Puente, the Marsalis Family, recorded with artists such as Wynton a spiritually focused work which was and has recorded over 20 albums. As a Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Marsalis, Seal, Eddie Palmeri, Vanessa premiered by the Jazz at Lincoln Center leader, Goines has recorded seven albums Lenny Kravitz, Marc Anthony, and many Williams, Dave Holland, David Foster, Mary Orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s including his latest releases, Pastels others. He has been a member of the J. Blige, , Kurt Rosenwinkel, Rose Theater. of Ballads and Blues (2007) and Love music faculty at Northwestern University Peter Cincotti, Music Soulchild, Nellie School of Music since 2008 and was music VINCENT GARDNER (Trombone, JLCO) Dance (2007) on Criss Cross Records. A McKay, Yellow Jackets, Joshua Redman, gifted composer, Goines has more than director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Steve Turre, and to name a was born in Chicago in 1972 and was Orchestra’s cultural exchange with the raised in Hampton, Virginia. After singing, 50 original works to his credit. He has few. He has also performed with large recorded and/or performed with many Cuban Institute of Music with Chucho ensembles such as the Village Vanguard playing piano, violin, saxophone, and Valdes in 2010. French horn at an early age, he decided noted jazz and popular artists including Orchestra, Metropole Orchestra, The Ahmad Jamal, Ruth Brown, Dee Dee Clayton Brothers, The Mingus Big Band, on the trombone at age 12. He attended SHERMAN IRBY (Alto Saxophone, Florida A&M University and the University Bridgewater, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, JLCO) was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, RoyHargrove big band, and the Bob Dizzy Gillespie, Lenny Kravitz, Branford Mintzer Big Band. Currently, Obed of North Florida. He soon caught the ear Alabama and began playing music at of Mercer Ellington, who hired Gardner Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, the age of 12. During high school he had Calvaire can be found playing with the Willie Nelson, Marcus Roberts, Diana Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Dave for his first professional job. He moved the opportunity to play and record with 26 27 gospel immortal James Cleveland. Irby with the Mingus Big Band, the Gil Evans Nash, and uncle, the late Ted Nash, were Twyla Tharp’s Broadway show, “Come garnered a B.A. in Music Education from Orchestra, Horace Silver, well known jazz and studio musicians. A Fly Away,” and in major festivals around Clark Atlanta University. After college, he and Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music GRAMMY® award-winning artist, Nash the world. He has studied with some of performed in Atlanta-based piano legend Orchestra, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, has enjoyed an extraordinary career the foremost baritone saxophonists in Johnny O’Neal’s quintet for a time. In 1994 the Philip Morris Jazz All-Stars, and others. as a performer, conductor, composer, the world including Joe Temperley, Gary he moved to New York City where he In addition to being an active sideman, arranger and educator. He has an uncanny Smulyan, and Roger Rosenberg. Nedzela caught the attention of Kisor has recorded several albums as a ability to mix freedom with substance, graduated with honors from McGill while playing at Smalls Jazz Club. For the leader including Battle Cry (1997), The blues with intellect, and risk-taking with University in Montreal with a Bachelor Blue Note Records label, Irby recorded his Usual Suspects (1998), and Point of Arrival clarity. He is co-founder of the New of Arts degree in mathematics in 2006. first two albums Full Circle (1996) and Big (2000). York-based Jazz Composers Collective, A recipient of the Samuel L. Jackson Mama’s Biscuits (1998). He toured the U.S. an innovative musician-run, non-profit Scholarship Award, he continued his and the Caribbean with the Boys Choir of ELLIOT MASON (Trombone, JLCO) was dedicated to presenting the original works musical studies at The Juilliard School and Harlem in 1995 and was a member of the born in England in 1977 and at age four of composers pushing the boundaries of graduated with a Master of Music in 2008. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra from began trumpet lessons with his father. their self-expression. Presidential Suite: 1995 to 1997. During that tenure, he also At age seven, he switched his focus Eight Variations on Freedom released DAN NIMMER (Piano, JLCO) was born recorded and toured with Marcus Roberts from trumpet to trombone. At 11 years in 2016, is Nash’s most significant work. in 1982 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With and was part of Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead old, he was performing professionally, Inspired by great political speeches of prodigious technique and an innate Program and Roy Hargrove’s groups. After concentrating on jazz and improvisation. the 20th century dealing with the theme sense of swing, his playing often recalls a four-year stint with Roy Hargrove, Irby By 16, Mason received a full tuition of freedom, the album is rich with social that of his own heroes, specifically Oscar focused on his own group while being scholarship to attend Berklee College and political awareness. In 2017, Nash Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Erroll Garner, a member of Elvin Jones’ ensemble and of Music in Boston. After graduating, he was awarded a GRAMMY® in the Best and Art Tatum. As a young man, Nimmer’s Papo Vazquez’s Pirates Troubadours. moved to New York City. Mason is on the Large Jazz Ensemble Album category family inherited a piano and he started From 2003-11, Sherman was a regional jazz faculties as jazz trombone professor for Presidential Suite: Eight Variations playing by ear. He studied classical piano director for JazzMasters workshop, a at New York University and the Juilliard on Freedom and a GRAMMY® in the and eventually became interested in jazz. mentoring program for young children. School. Mason serves as a clinician and Best Instrumental Composition category At the same time, he began playing gigs He has served as Artist-in-Residence for leads workshops and master classes for his work, “Spoken At Midnight.” The around Milwaukee. Upon graduation from Jazz Camp West, as an instructor for the worldwide. He is endorsed by B.A.C. Washington Post said of Nash: “Neither high school, Nimmer left Milwaukee to Band Camp, and as musical instruments and plays his own a poster boy for the avant-garde nor a study music at Northern Illinois University. a board member for several years with the co-designed custom line of trombones. blinders-on traditionalist, Nash is simply He quickly became one of Chicago’s CubaNOLA Collective. Sherman formed Mason has performed with the Count his own man.” busiest pianists. After working consistently his own label, Black Warrior Records, Basie Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, in Chicago, he moved to New York City which has released Black Warrior, Faith, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, and the PAUL NEDZELA (Baritone Saxophone, where he immediately emerged on the Organ Starter, Live at The Otto Club, and Maynard Ferguson Big Bop Nouveau, JLCO) has become one of today’s top New York scene. Within a year of moving Andy Farber’s This Could Be the Start of Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, Bobby baritone saxophone players. He has to New York, Nimmer became a member Something Big. Hutcherson, Ahmad Jamal, Randy Brecker, played with many renowned artists and of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Carl Fontana. Along with being a member ensembles including Wess Anderson, and the Wynton Marsalis Quintet. He has RYAN KISOR (Trumpet, JLCO) was born of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra George Benson, The Birdland Big Band, worked with Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, on April 12, 1973 in Sioux City, Iowa, and since 2006, Mason also co-leads the Bill Charlap, Chick Corea, Paquito Dianne Reeves, George Benson, Frank began playing trumpet at age four. In 1990, Mason Brothers Quintet with his brother D’Rivera, Michael Feinstein, Benny Golson, Wess, Clark Terry, Tom Jones, Benny he won first prize at the Thelonious Monk Brad. In 2016, the Mason Brothers released Wycliffe Gordon, Roy Haynes, Christian Golson, Lewis Nash, , Ed Institute’s first annual Louis Armstrong their second album Efflorescence. McBride, Eric Reed, Dianne Reeves, Herlin Thigpen, Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Trumpet Competition. Kisor enrolled in Riley, Maria Schneider, Frank Sinatra Fareed Haque, and many more. He has Manhattan School of Music in 1991 where TED NASH (Alto Saxophone, JLCO) Jr., The Temptations, The Vanguard appeared on The Tonight Show with he studied with trumpeter . was born into a musical family in Los Jazz Orchestra, Reginald Veal, and Max Jay Leno, The Late Show with David He has performed and/or recorded Angeles, California. His father, Dick Weinberg. Nedzela has performed in Letterman, The View, The Kennedy Center 28 29 Honors, Live from Abbey Road, and PBS’ other projects. Rampton has performed CREDITS Live from Lincoln Center, among other with The Mingus Big Band, The Mingus broadcasts. He has released four of his Orchestra, The Ray Charles Orchestra, JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER LEADERSHIP COVID COMPLIANCE OFFICER own albums on the Japanese recording legendary jazz drummer Panama Francis Clarence Otis, Chairman of the Board Domingo Cabrera label, Venus. and The Savoy Sultans, The Jimmy Wynton Marsalis, Managing and WARDROBE Kim Greenberg, Jaime Ray Soto, McGriff Quartet, The Mingus Dynasty, Artistic Director Alyson Reim-Friedman MARCUS PRINTUP (Trumpet, JLCO) was George Gruntz’ Concert Jazz Band, and Greg Scholl, Executive Director LIVE VIDEO PRODUCER born and raised in Conyers, Georgia. His The Manhattan Jazz Orchestra under Justin Bias first musical experiences were hearing the direction of Dave Matthews. In 2010, JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER 2021 VIRTUAL GALA LIVE VIDEO DIRECTOR the fiery gospel music his parents sang in Rampton performed with The Scottish EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Wynton Marsalis Jim Sapione church. While attending the University of National Jazz Orchestra at the Edinburgh CAMERA OPERATORS North Florida on a music scholarship, he International Festival as the featured PRODUCERS Gabrielle Armand, Pamela Butler, Hiram Becker, Andrew Trost, won the International Trumpet Guild Jazz soloist on the Miles Davis/Gil Evans classic Georgina Javor, Jason Olaine Evan Fairbanks Trumpet competition. In 1991, Printup’s version of Porgy and Bess. Since 2010, he VIDEO PRODUCER SCORE READER life changed when he met his mentor, has been the trumpet voice on “Sesame Adam Meeks Aaron DiPiazza the great pianist Marcus Roberts who Street.” In recent years, Rampton has introduced him to Wynton Marsalis. This ASSOCIATE VIDEO PRODUCER AND EDITOR AUDIO POST PRODUCER AND written and arranged the music for two Chloe Jury-Fogel MIXING ENGINEER led to Printup’s induction into the Jazz at plays directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson: Todd Whitelock at Amplified Art Lincoln Center Orchestra in 1993. Printup ART DIRECTION and Sound LLC Paradise Blue, written by award-winning Brian Welesko has recorded with Betty Carter, Dianne playwright Dominique Morisseau in 2015 RECORDING ENGINEER Reeves, Eric Reed, Madeline Peyroux, Ted PHOTOGRAPHY Rob Macomber and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom written by Ayano Hisa Nash, , Wycliffe Gordon, August Wilson in 2016. Rampton produced PROTOOLS EDITOR and Marcus Roberts, among others. He PROGRAM BOOKLET DESIGN Gloria Kaba Tynan Davis’ album Tynan in 2016. His Iris Dai has recorded several records as a leader: Broadway credits include Anything Goes MUSIC ADMINISTRATION Song for the Beautiful Woman, Unveiled, CONCERT PROGRAMMING Kay Wolff, Christi English (lead/solo trumpet), Finian’s Rainbow, The Jason Olaine, Raynel Frazier Hub Songs, Nocturnal Traces, The New Wiz, Chicago: The Musical, In The Heights, MUSIC COPYISTS Boogaloo, Peace in the Abstract, Bird CONCERT PRODUCER Geoff Burke, Jonathan Kelly, Kate Sain Hair, The Producers, The Color Purple, and Justin Bias of Paradise, London Lullaby, Ballads Young Frankenstein. LEGAL All Night, A Time for Love, and his most PROJECT MANAGERS Daphnée Saget Woodley Raynel Frazier, Madeleine Cuddy recent Homage (2012) and Desire (2013) PUBLIC RELATIONS featuring harpist Riza Printup. In 1999, PRODUCTION & LIGHTING DESIGN Zooey T. Jones, Alyssa Bendetson, Zakaria Al-Alami Printup made a big screen appearance Madelyn Gardner in Playing by Heart and recorded on the STAGE MANAGER Lori Wekselblatt film’s soundtrack. Focused on his work “LIKE A SNAKE” FROM SPACES as an educator, Printup is a clinician in ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Damian Woetzel, Director and Co-Choreographer Madison Ellis, Yunie Mojica middle schools, high schools and colleges Claudia Schreier, Rehearsal Director and Assistant Choreographer across the U.S. He teaches privately at the SCRIPTWRITER Seton Hawkins Charles “Lil Buck” Riley, Dancer and prestigious Mannes New School of Music. Co-Choreographer ADDITIONAL EDITING His hometown, Conyers, Georgia, declared Jared Grimes, Co-Choreographer Will Mayo August 22 as “Marcus Printup Day.” Generous support for Spaces provided by Jody and PRODUCTION MANAGER John Arnhold. KENNY RAMPTON (Trumpet, JLCO) John Starmer STAGEHANDS joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Recorded on March 22 and 23, 2021 at Jazz at Lincoln Orchestra in 2010. In addition, he leads his Juan Carlos Andrews, Federico Diaz, Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in accordance with the New David Gibson, Lisa Gountas, Phil Hirsch, York State Department of Health Interim Guidance on Media own groups, and he performs and records David Moodey, Wayne Roelle, Jeff Turner, Production during the Covid-19 Emergency. 30 John Uhl 31 32 33 DONOR CREDITS Ian Carleton Schaefer Loeb & Loeb LLP Barry F. Schwartz Susan L. Lynch The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is presented by the Arnhold Family. Iris Smith Janice and Steve Miller Jonelle Procope and Frederick O. Terrell The Philippe and Deborah Leadership support for Jazz at Lincoln Center is provided by Jody and Dauman Foundation John Arnhold, Helen and Robert Appel, Diana and Joe DiMenna, Yvonne Pollack and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. GALA BENEFACTORS Gordon J. Davis and Peggy Cooper Davis The Samuel J. & Ethel LeFrak Charitable Trust Major support made possible through America’s Cultural Treasures, Grain Management, LLC a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Sandy & Terri Roberts Foundation Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, Aaron Siegel Major support also provided by Susan and J. Alan Kahn. GRoW @ Annenberg Marcus Mitchell and Steward Family Foundation Support for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s webcasting is provided by Courtney Lee-Mitchell Genevieve and Michael Stewart The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Louise and Leonard Riggio. Jack O'Kelley Carolyn Strecker Additional support provided by 4Wall Entertainment, WorldStage and Susan Rudin Leo Tick Gibson Entertainment Services. Joan and Barry Tucker GALA SUPPORTERS Yuki and Nicolas Zea Stephen R. Aiello / H+K Strategies, Inc. Anonymous (1) GALA YOUNG PATRONS 2021 GALA COMMITTEE Robert K. Kraft Amy Ballard Imani Garner Diane Mulcahy Coffey, Chair Amelia and Bayo Ogunlesi Gayle and Stephen R. Bernstein Alex Maccaro Taylor L. Goodridge Arlene Blau Mark Norbury Courtney Lee-Mitchell GALA VICE CHAIRS BNY Mellon Lance Polivy Mark Rosenthal Abrams Foundation Maury and Joseph Bohan Joshua Ruthizer Ian Carleton Schaefer Advent Capital Management, LLC Dale Mason Cochran James Simpson Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn Diane M. Coffey Amelia Wierzbicki GALA CHAIRS Jessica and Natan Bibliowicz Cheryl and Blair Effron Helen and Robert J. Appel Betsy Cohn Melanie A. Shorin and Greg S. Feldman Donors current as of April 7, 2021 Jody and John Arnhold Robyn and N. Anthony Coles Taylor L. Goodridge Lisa and Dick Cashin Nancy and David Denton Helen Gordon Jacqueline L. 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