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Kurt Elling Thursday, October 8, 2009 7PM and 9PM Kurt Elling’s rich baritone voice spans four octaves and displays an astonishing technical facility and emotional depth. Elling has an awesome command of rhythm, texture, phrasing, and dynamics, often sounding more like a virtuoso jazz musician than a mere singer. His repertoire ranges from his own compositions to modern interpretations of standards, both of which can be the springboard for free form improvisation, scatting, spoken word and poetry. As composer and lyricist, Elling has written scores of his own compositions and set lyrics to the songs and improvised solos of many jazz masters. In addition to the compositional work he has done with collaborator-in-chief Laurence Hobgood, Elling has collaborated in the creation of new pieces with John Clayton, Fred Hersch, Bob Mintzer, Charlie Hunter and Orbert Davis, among others. Tickets $25-$45 Plus Order Fee (?)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 7PM and 9PM Tickets $25-$45 Plus Order Fee (?) Celebrated pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal continues his performance schedule around the world, as he has for well over the last four decades. Noted for his outstanding technical command and identifiable sound as a piano stylist, Mr. Jamal was born on July 2, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A child prodigy who began to play the piano at the age of 3, he began formal studies at 7. At once majestic and familiar, the soon-to-be 78-years-old maestro, who was a major influence on Miles Davis, continues to expand his fan base, selling out concerts and garnering awards and honors. Check out a true master in the best venue in town!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8PM The most acclaimed jazz musician and composer of his generation and a distinguished classical performer, Wynton Marsalis has by force of personality, intelligence, and achievement brought jazz back to center stage in American culture. Born October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, the second of six sons of Dolores and Ellis Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis began studying trumpet seriously at age 12. During high school, he performed in local marching bands, jazz bands, funk bands, and classical orchestras, and at age 18 he moved to New York to attend the Julliard School. In the summer of 1980 he became a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and that same year signed with Columbia Records. Since his self-titled debut was released in 1982, Marsalis has recorded over 30 jazz and classical albums for Columbia and for Sony Classical, and has made guest appearances on countless others. He has taken his jazz groups to thirty countries on six continents, performing more than 120 concerts per year for each of the past fifteen years. Marsalis disbanded his septet at the end of 1994, and over the next few years plans to concentrate on writing music, studying composition, and further honing his skills on trumpet.
Thursday, April 22, 2010 7PM and 9PM Tickets $25-$45 Plus Order Fee (?) Paquito D'Rivera defies categorization. The winner of nine GRAMMY Awards, he is celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz and his achievements as a classical composer. |
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Wynton Marsalis at The Rivercenter 