CAL PERFORMANCE PRESENTS ABOUT THE ARTISTS Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 8pm The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), Freddie Hubbard, Charles McPherson, Marcus Zellerbach Hall composed of 15 of today’s finest jazz soloists and en- Roberts, Geri Allen, Eric Reed, Wallace Roney semble players, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center and Christian McBride, as well as from current and resident orchestra for over 13 years. Featured in all former JLCO members Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra aspects of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s programming, Gordon, Ted Nash and Ron Westray. Over the last the remarkably versatile JLCO performs and leads few years, the JLCO has performed collaborations with educational events in New York, across the United with many of the world’s leading symphony or- States and around the world; in concert halls, chestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Wynton Marsalis dance venues, jazz clubs, public parks, river boats the Russian National Orchestra, the Berlin and churches; and with symphony orchestras, bal- Philharmonic, the Boston, Chicago, and London let troupes, local students and an ever-expanding symphonies, and the Orchestra Esperimentale in roster of guest artists. Education is a major part São Paolo, Brazil. In 2006, the JLCO collaborated Wynton Marsalis music director, trumpet of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s mission, and its educa- with Ghanaian drum collective Odadaa!, led by James Zollar trumpet tional activities are coordinated with concert and Yacub Addy, to perform Congo Square, a compo- Ryan Kisor trumpet JLCO tour programming. sition Mr. Marsalis and Mr. Addy co-wrote and Marcus Printup trumpet These programs, many of which feature JLCO dedicated to Mr. Marsalis’s native New Orleans. Vincent R. Gardner trombone members, include the celebrated Jazz for Young The JLCO has also been featured in several SM Elliot Mason trombone People family concert series, the Essentially education and performance residencies in the last Christopher Crenshaw trombone Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & few years, including those in Vienne, Perugia, TM Sherman Irby saxophones Festival, the Jazz for Young People Curriculum, Prague, London, Lucerne, Berlin, São Paulo and educational residencies, workshops and concerts Yokohama. Television broadcasts of Jazz at Lincoln Ted Nash alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet for students and adults worldwide. Jazz at Lincoln Center programs have helped broaden the aware- Walter Blanding tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet Center educational programs reach over 100,000 ness of its unique efforts in the music. Concerts Victor Goines tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet students, teachers and general audience members. by the JLCO have aired in the United States, Joe Temperley baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet The Jazz at Lincoln Center weekly radio series, England, France, Spain, Germany, the Czech Dan Nimmer piano Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio, is distributed by Republic, Portugal, Norway, Brazil, Argentina, Carlos Henriquez bass the WFMT Radio Network. Winner of a 1997 Australia, China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines. Ali Jackson drums Peabody Award, Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio Jazz at Lincoln Center has appeared on several is produced in conjunction with Murray Street XM Satellite Radio live broadcasts and seven Live Enterprises, New York. from Lincoln Center broadcasts, carried by PBS Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the stations nationwide; most recently on October Personnel subject to change. JLCO spends over a third of the year on tour. 18, 2004, during the grand opening of Jazz at This performance is made possible, in part, by Patron Sponsors Joseph and Sherry Felson and The big band performs a vast repertoire, from rare Lincoln Center’s new home, Frederick P. Rose Corporate Sponsor Pacific National Bank. historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center- Hall, and on September 17, 2005, during Jazz at commissioned works, including compositions and Lincoln Center’s Higher Ground Benefit Concert. Cal Performances’ 2009–2010 season is sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank. arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, The benefit concert raised funds for the Higher Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Ground Relief Fund that was established by Jazz Williams, Billy Strayhorn, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny at Lincoln Center and administered through the Goodman, Charles Mingus, Sy Oliver, Oliver Baton Rouge Area Foundation to benefit the musi- Key Notes Nelson and many others. Guest conductors have cians, music industry related enterprises and other Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis included Benny Carter, John Lewis, Jimmy Heath, individuals and entities from the areas in Greater Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 5–6:15 pm, Zellerbach Hall Lobby Mezzanine Chico O’Farrill, Ray Santos, Paquito D’Rivera, Jon New Orleans who were impacted by Hurricane Faddis, Robert Sadin, David Berger, Gerald Wilson Katrina and to provide other general hurricane Chuy Varela and Clifford Brown Jr. of KSCM-FM discuss the big-band sound of and Loren Schoenberg. Jazz at Lincoln Center also relief. The band is also featured in the Higher the 21st century as exemplified by Wynton Marsalis and the JLCO. Artists will regularly premieres works commissioned from a Ground Benefit Concert CD that was released participate in the discussion, schedule permitting. variety of composers, including Benny Carter, Joe on Blue Note Records following the concert. The Henderson, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Wayne JLCO was featured in a Thirteen/WNET produc- Shorter, Sam Rivers, Joe Lovano, Chico O’Farrill, tion of Great Performances entitled Swingin’ with 22 CAL PERFORMANCES CAL PERFORMANCES 23 ABOUT THE ARTISTS ABOUT THE ARTISTS Duke: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton recorded many albums, his most recent being He Arts and continued his studies at the New School Vincent R. Gardner (trombone) was born in Marsalis, which aired on PBS. In September 2002, and She (2009) on Blue Note Records. Following for Social Research. Mr. Blanding lived in Israel Chicago in 1972 and raised in Virginia. His fam- BET Jazz premiered a weekly series called Journey Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Marsalis co-wrote a com- for four years, where he had a major impact on the ily had a strong musical background, including with Jazz at Lincoln Center, featuring performances position entitled Congo Square with Ghanaian music scene, inviting great artists such as Louis his mother, his brother and his father, Burgess by the JLCO around the world. drummer Yacub Addy and dedicated the piece to Hayes, Eric Reed and others to perform. He also Gardner, a trumpeter and music educator who has To date, 11 recordings featuring the JLCO with Mr. Marsalis’s native New Orleans. The Jazz at taught in several Israeli schools and toured the been very active on the Chicago music scene since Wynton Marsalis have been released and interna- Lincoln Center Orchestra, in collaboration with country with his ensemble. During this period, the 1960s. Singing in church from an early age, he tionally distributed: Congo Square (2007), Don’t Be Yacub Addy’s group Odadaa!, premiered Congo Newsweek described him as “Jazz’s Ambassador to began playing piano when he was six, and soon Afraid…The Music of Charles Mingus (2005), A Love Square on April 23, 2006 in New Orleans then Israel.” His first recording, Tough Young Tenors, switched to the violin, saxophone and French horn Supreme (2005), All Rise (2002), Big Train (1999), performed the piece on tour from Florida to New was acclaimed as one of the best jazz albums of before finally deciding on the trombone at age 12. Sweet Release & Ghost Story (1999), Live in Swing York. Mr. Marsalis is also an internationally re- 1991. Since then, he has performed or recorded Mr. Gardner became interested in jazz while at- City (1999), Jump Start and Jazz (1997), Blood on spected teacher and spokesman for music educa- with many artists, including Cab Calloway, the tending high school and upon graduating went the Fields (1997), They Came to Swing (1994), The tion, and has received honorary doctorates from Wynton Marsalis Septet, Marcus Roberts, Illinois on to Florida A&M University in Tallahassee and Fire of the Fundamentals (1993) and Portraits by dozens of universities and colleges throughout the Jacquet, Eric Reed, Roy Hargrove and others. His the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. In Ellington (1992). For more information on Jazz at United States. He conducts educational programs latest release, The Olive Tree, features fellow mem- college, he took a summer job performing with Lincoln Center, please visit www.jalc.org. for students of all ages and hosts the popular Jazz bers of the JLCO. a jazz band at Walt Disney World in Orlando, for Young PeopleTM concerts produced by Jazz at where he caught the ear of Mercer Ellington, Lincoln Center. He has also written four books, Christopher Crenshaw (trombone) was born who hired him on his first professional job. After most recently Jazz ABZ, in collaboration with Phil on December 20, 1982. He is originally from graduating in 1996, he moved to New York to Schapp and illustrated by poster artist Paul Rogers. Thomson, Georgia, and currently resides in Saint pursue his professional career. Mr. Gardner has In 2001, Mr. Marsalis was appointed Messenger of Albans, New York. Ever since he was born, mu- performed, toured and/or recorded with the Duke Peace by Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of sic has been his driving force. His mother Jeanette Ellington Orchestra, Bobby McFerrin, the Count the United Nations, and he has also been desig- says that he did not speak a word until his sister Basie Orchestra, Frank Foster, the Glenn Miller nated cultural ambassador to the United States of Christian was born. He grew up with music all Orchestra, Chaka Khan, A Tribe Called Quest, America by the U.S. State Department through around him and of various influences and started Nancy Wilson, McCoy Tyner, Nicholas Payton, their CultureConnect program.