04-20 Sollee:GP 4/9/13 9:46 AM Page 1 Saturday Evening, April 20, 2013, at 8:00 Ben Sollee (Lincoln Center debut) Jordon Ellis, Drums and Synthesizer Luke Reynolds, Guitar, Bass, and Vocals Zach Brock, Violin This evening’s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will be performed without intermission. Major support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by Fisher Brothers, In Memory of Richard L. Fisher; and Amy & Joseph Perella. Additional corporate support is provided by Bank of America and PVH Corp. 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. Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse Please make certain your cellular phone, pager, or watch alarm is switched off. 04-20 Sollee:GP 4/9/13 9:46 AM Page 2 Lincoln Center Additional support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Shubert Foundation, TopPatch, Inc. , Jill and Irwin Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great Performers Circle, Chairman’s Council, and Friends of Lincoln Center. 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 . Lincoln Center Programming Department Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Hanako Yamaguchi, Director, Music Programming Jon Nakagawa, Director, Contemporary Programming Lisa Takemoto, Production Manager Bill Bragin, Director, Public Programming Charles Cermele, Producer, Contemporary Programming Kate Monaghan, Associate Director, Programming Jill Sternheimer, Producer, Public Programming Mauricio Lomelin, Associate Producer, Contemporary Programming Nicole Cotton, Production Coordinator Regina Grande, Assistant to the Artistic Director Julia Lin, Programming Associate Ann Crews Melton, Programming Publications Editor John Ng, Programming Assistant For American Songbook Matt Berman, Lighting Design Scott Stauffer, Sound Design Kyle Moore, Sound Engineer 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. 04-20 Sollee:GP 4/9/13 9:46 AM Page 3 Lincoln Center Dangerous Liaisons with the North Carolina Meet the Artists Dance Theatre. Mr. Sollee wrote his first original film score for the documentary Maidentrip , which premiered and won the Visions Audience Award at SXSW Film 2013. He is also the featured solo cellist in s o i d the upcoming film Killing Season , starring u t s T Robert De Niro and John Travolta. N I L G Ben Sollee Mr. Sollee was born and raised in Kentucky, Known for his thrilling cello playing that learned to play cello in Kentucky, and will incorporates new techniques to create a likely always live in Kentucky. Learn more unique mix of folk, bluegrass, jazz, and R&B, at bensollee.com. Ben Sollee possesses rough-smooth-smoky vocal stylings and a knack for intricate arrangements. Mr. Sollee shares himself completely with his audience, whether it be through personal lyrics or his commit ment to the environment. In 2012 he self- released his fourth album, Half-Made Man , Jordon Ellis a revealing, deeply moving work that explores a man trying to figure himself out, Jordon Ellis’s (drums and synthesizer) musi - just as we all are. cal lifestyle began when he was just a tot, and early musical support from his parents Mr. Sollee first gained major notice with his had him banging on congas along to Sergio 2008 debut, Learning to Bend , shortly after Mendes before he was out of his diapers. NPR’s Morning Edition named him one of At age five, he received an electric bass. At the Top Ten Great Unknown Artists of 2007 . age nine, a snare drum came along, and by Around the same time, Mr. Sollee was tour - age ten, there was a full drum set, thus ing the world with Abigail Washburn’s beginning his lifelong addiction to music. Sparrow Quartet alongside Grammy nomi - With a combination of private, mentored, nee Casey Driessen and multi-Grammy and collegiate studies of music, coupled winner Béla Fleck. Mr. Sollee’s music drew with a versatile recording and performing the attention of My Morning Jacket front - schedule and a compulsive music-listening man Jim James, who produced his second appetite, Mr. Ellis has developed a drum - full -length album, Dear Companion , a col - ming style that is intensely passionate and laboration with Daniel Martin Moore. The uniquely musical. album, a stunning collection of songs meant to inspire environmental steward - ship, was released in 2010. Between touring and releasing Half-Made Man , in the past year Mr. Sollee has per - formed at TEDxSanDiego, held workshops Luke Reynolds in public schools in Kentucky, and com - posed and recorded performances for two Luke Reynolds (guitar, bass, and vocals) is feature -length films and two original ballet a Grammy-nominated writer and multi- pieces, including a live performance of instrumentalist, best known for his work in 04-20 Sollee:GP 4/9/13 9:46 AM Page 4 Lincoln Center Blue Merle, Guster , and Pictures and telling glimpse of why Mr. Brock is being Sound. He has recorded with Willie Nelson; heralded as the preeminent improvising performed at Farm Aid, Bonnaroo , and violinist of his generation. Lollapalooza; and opened for Van Morrison, My Morning Jacket, and JJ Cale. In addi - American Songbook tion to his solo and band work, Mr. In 1998, Lincoln Center launched American Reynolds is an in-demand session musician Songbook, dedicated to the celebration of and an accomplished sideman who has popular American song. Designed to high - toured and recorded with a wide range of light and affirm the creative mastery of artists, from Brett Dennen to bluegrass leg - America’s songwriters from their emer - end Tim O’Brien. gence at the turn of the 19th century up through the present, American Songbook As an avid outdoors enthusiast and ex - spans all styles and genres , from the form’s wilderness guide, he has collaborated with early roots in Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to organizations such as the Conservation the eclecticism of today’s singer-songwrit ers. Alliance, Patagonia, Gulf Restoration Net- American Songbook also showcases the work, Timex Expedition’s Return to the outstanding interpreters of popular song, Outdoors , and REVERB to help promote including established and emerging concert, wilderness conservation and environmen - cabaret, theater, and songwriter performers. tal stewardship through music and art. Mr. American Songbook presentations include Reynolds is based in Brooklyn and owns major concert programs in venues around land in his home state of Vermont. His Lincoln Center. most recent album , Maps , was recorded analog to tape and is available now. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: presen - ter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and community rela - tions, and manager of the Lincoln Center Zach Brock campus. A presenter of more than 3,000 One of the most virtuosic and emotive free and ticketed events, performances, voices of contemporary jazz violin, Zach tours, and educational activities annually, Brock (violin) has followed a path that LCPA offers 15 programs, series, and festi - embraces not only jazz but also classical, vals including American Songbook , Great world, and popular music. From critical Performers , Lincoln Center Festival , Lincoln acclaim as a bandleader to international Center Out of Doors , Midsummer Night exposure in collaborations with Stanley Swing , the Mostly Mozart Festival , and the Clarke, Snarky Puppy, and Phil Markowitz, White Light Festival, as well as the Emmy Mr. Brock continues to gain admiration Award –winning Live From Lincoln Center , from jazz purists and music enthusi asts which airs nationally on PBS. As manager alike. His repertoire includes re-workings of of the Lincoln Center campus, LCPA pro - songs by John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, and vides support and services for the Lincoln Zbigniew Seifert, in addition to an evolving Center complex and the 11 resident orga - catalog of his own compositions. His debut nizations. In addition, LCPA led a $1.2 bil - on Criss Cross Jazz with Aaron Goldberg, lion campus renovation, completed in Matt Penman, and Eric Harland offers a October 2012..