2016-2017 Season Show Descriptions Snap Judgment Live Moore Friday, October 7, 2016 SNAP JUDGMENT is the storytelling phenomena electriFying audiences nationwide. Created by Glynn Washington and co-produced by WNYC, Snap delivers a raw, intimate, musical brand oF narrative - daring audiences to see the world through the eyes oF another. SNAP JUDGMENT LIVE Features the world's Finest storytellers, on stage, backed by the SNAP JUDGMENT band. We ask Snap storytellers to dig deep, and marvel as they create magic. SNAP JUDGMENT craFts powerful multi-platForm experiences (radio, stage, screen, web) that deliver raw, intimate narratives - giving audiences a glimpse into the lives oF a stranger. Pop, Lecture Simply Three Moore Saturday, October 8, 2016 The electriFying trio oF Glen McDaniel, Nick Villalobos, and Zack Clark, together known as SIMPLY THREE, has been captivating audiences worldwide with high- octane performances since 2010. Acclaimed as “having what it takes” (Boston Philharmonic) and “highly imaginative and well played” (Maine Today), SIMPLY THREE continues to receive praise For their ability to impress listeners with a multitude oF genres that span From Puccini and Gershwin to artists such as Adele, Coldplay, and Michael Jackson. By reshaping convention through this style oF genre hopping, the trio continues to seek the true essence oF classical crossover with original works as well as innovative arrangements that showcase their technical virtuosity and heartFelt musicality. SIMPLY THREE has old school training but a new school sound. Their quest to look beyond the scope oF possibility has led them to collaborate with some oF the world’s most creative musicians, including Kellindo Parker (Janelle Monáe) and JeFF Smith (M-Pact), in hopes oF creating a new, Fresh genesis For string playing. With this, the trio is able to merge shows into a unique synergy oF thrilling performances and tone-rich sounds not soon to be Forgotten. Live Music, Family Friendly, Pop Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Paramount Thursday, October 13, 2016 Hailed as “an extraordinarily versatile orchestra” by The Los Angeles Times, the JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA is composed oF 15 oF jazz music’s leading soloists under the leadership oF musical director Wynton Marsalis. Drawing From an extensive repertoire that includes original compositions by Mr. Marsalis, Ted Nash, and other members oF the orchestra, as well as the masterworks oF Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane, and other great jazz composers, the JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS concerts are internationally critically-acclaimed. “The Finest big band in the world today,” said the Daily Telegraph, UK. JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER also regularly premieres works commissioned From a variety oF composers including Benny Carter, Joe Henderson, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Wayne Shorter, Sam Rivers, Joe Lovano, Chico O’Farrill, Freddie Hubbard, Charles McPherson, Marcus Roberts, Geri Allen, Eric Reed, Wallace Roney, and Christian McBride, as well as From current and Former JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA members Wynton Marsalis, WycliFFe Gordon, and Ted Nash. Live Music, Jazz BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Paramount Wednesday, October 19, 2016 – Sunday, October 30, 2016 BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL tells the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning inspiring true story oF King’s remarkable rise to stardom, From being part oF a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry GoFFin, to her relationship with Fellow writers and best Friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one oF the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiFul music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation. Broadway Whose Live Anyway? Moore Friday, October 21, 2016 Join the cast From the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line is it Anyway For WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? It's 90 minutes oF hilarious improvised comedy and song, including some oF your Favorite Whose Line games but also many new ones. STG is excited to welcome the show back along with Ryan Stiles, a Bellingham native. Bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast on stage. It's always a new show and it's hilarious! WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? will leave you Feeling good many days later. Comedy, Family Friendly, Pop, Improv Zakir Hussain & Niladri Kumar Moore Sunday, October 23, 2016 ZAKIR HUSSAIN is considered one oF the greatest musicians oF our time. Along with his legendary Father and teacher, Ustad Allarakha, he has elevated the status oF his instrument, the tabla, both in India and around the world. A Favorite accompanist For India’s leading classical musicians and dancers, Zakir is also widely recognized as a chieF architect oF the world music movement with his many historic collaborations, including Shakti, Remember Shakti, Diga, Planet Drum and his ever-changing musical Feast, Masters oF Percussion. A child prodigy, Zakir began touring at the age oF 12, becoming the most acclaimed Indian musician oF his generation and one oF the world’s leading percussionists. The innocence oF a Four year old plucking at the sitar under the guidance oF his Father and guru, Sitar Maestro Pandit Kartick Kumar, marked the beginning oF NILADRI KUMAR's musical journey. Blessed by the lineage oF Five generations oF sitar players his First public performance at the tender age oF six was only one oF the many milestones to Follow. As a result oF his numerous years oF training, NILADRI KUMAR'S proFound understanding oF diverse gharana styles and mastery oF technical skill gradually began to resonate through the magical touch oF his swiFt, agile Fingers. Live Music, International Maceo Parker with The Jones Family Singers Moore Saturday, October 29, 2016 Saxophonist MACEO PARKER embodies the legacy oF soul and Funk music like no other musician can. Always at the ForeFront, Maceo has been a common thread in the history oF Funk — helping to pioneer the sound oF the genre in collaborations alongside seminal icons like James Brown, George Clinton, and Prince, all the while honing his own signature brand oF showmanship. Leading his Flawlessly tight band with a cool conFidence, Maceo transports audiences to the slickest oF eras in performances that are positively timeless. Maceo will release a new album in Fall 2016 called Roots Revisited – The Bremen Concert, a live recording From the First incarnation oF Maceo’s own band in 1990 (which, at the time, included Fred Wesley on trombone, Pee Wee Ellis on tenor saxophone, Larry Goldings on B-3 organ, Rodney Jones on guitar, and Bill Stewart on drums). Maceo’s current band hits the road this season in celebration oF repertoire spanning the proliFic career oF this Funk legend. THE JONES FAMILY SINGERS, consisting in part oF Five sisters, two brothers and their Father, have been tearing up churches and Festivals alike For over two decades. But they’ve never beFore made a studio album that displays the depth oF their pure musical giFts quite like The Spirit Speaks, recorded to analog tape at Jim Eno’s Public Hi-Fi studio in Austin, TX and released on April 1, 2014 via Arts+Labor. Live Music Silent Movie Mondays – Halloween Special - Nosferatu Paramount Monday, October 31, 2016 NOSFERATU (1922), directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as vampire Count Oriok, has been considered the most inFluential horror Film in the history oF cinema. The Film was restored in 2006 For the F.W. Murnau Foundation, which was chartered to preserve and curate a collection oF the works oF Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau as well as a collection oF other German Films produced between 1900 and 1960. Featuring Christian Elliott joins on the Might Wurlitzer Organ. The evening will also include a “Halloween Takeover” oF The Paramount including costume contests, a photo booth and many other scary things. Running time: 94 min. CineClub will immediately Follow the Film in the Paramount Lobby bar. Silent Film, Film, Live Music, History Bill Frisell - “When You Wish Upon a Star” featuring Petra Haden, Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston Moore Saturday, November 5, 2016 WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR, the newest project From guitarist BILL FRISELL, draws upon the classic Film and television music we have heard on screen and how it shapes and inForms our emotional relationships to what we see. Frisell, whose own music has been Featured in major motion pictures like Finding Forrester and The Million Dollar Hotel performs with singer Petra Haden, bassist Thomas Morgan, and drummer Rudy Royston in re-imagining time- honored gems such as “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Shadow oF Your Smile,” “Moon River,” “You Only Live Twice,” Frisell's own theme For Gary Larson’s television special, Tales from the Far Side and others. Produced by Lee Townsend; engineered by Tucker Martine and Adam Muñoz and mastered with Greg Calbi. BILL FRISELL’S career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 35 years and 250 recordings, including 40 oF his own. Described as being "at the very epicenter oF modern American Music” (BBC), Frisell’s recording catalog has been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output oF the decade,” including his recent album, All We Are Saying, a new collection oF John Lennon interpretations. Currently Frisell is the Guest Curator For the Roots oF Americana series at Jazz at Lincoln Center and Resident Artistic Director at San Francisco Jazz. Live Music Dorrance Dance with Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely – “The Blues Project” Moore Friday, November 11, 2016 – Saturday, November 12, 2016 DORRANCE DANCE WITH TOSHI REAGON AND BIGLOVELY IN THE BLUES PROJECT brings together today’s best tap artists, musicians, and choreographers, including Michelle Dorrance, Derick K. Grant, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, with acclaimed composer/musician Toshi Reagon, in an innovative evening oF rhythm, original live music, explosive energy, and raw emotion.