| 2011-12 Season Performances |
| Basie and Beyond |
Friday, December 9, 2011, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 10, 2011, 7:30pm
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Marcus Printup
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Count Basie's famed arrangers, including Frank Foster, Neal Hefti, and Sammy Nestico, are featured.
Matt Holman, director
Marcus Printup, trumpet
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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| Jazz Meets the East |
Friday, March 16, 2012, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 17, 2012, 7:30pm
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Donny McCaslin
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Big band music steps out with classic jazz inspired by sounds from around the world. Selections by Billy Strayhorn, Tommy Dorsey, and Dave Brubeck.
Matt Holman, director
Donny McCaslin, saxophone
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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| Sounds from the City |
Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 7:30pm |
Ann Hampton Callaway
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Jazz Band Classic honors songs from New York City with music
by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, and Frank Sinatra.
Also featured is a big band salute to Broadway.
Matt Holman, director
Ann Hampton Callaway, vocalist
The Allen Room at
Frederick P. Rose Hall,
home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
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| Past Performances |
| Latin from Manhattan |
Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at 7:30pm |
Paquito D'Rivera
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Latin fever takes over with Stan Kenton's "The Peanut Vendor," Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia," and "Wave," by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Matt Holman, director
Paquito D'Rivera, saxophone
The Allen Room at
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
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| Thad Jones Legacy |
Friday, Mar 25, 2011, at 7:30pm
Saturday, Mar 26, 2011, at 7:30pm |
Alex Sipiagin
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The music of the legendary trumpeter and band leader includes "April in Paris," "Corner Pocket," and the exquisite jazz poem,
"A Child Is Born."
Matt Holman, director
Alex Sipiagin, trumpet
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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| The Joy of the Blues |
Friday, Dec 10, 2010, at 7:30pm
Saturday, Dec 11, 2010, at 7:30pm |
Steve Wilson
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Big band music steps out with Glenn Miller's "St. Louis Blues March," Count Basie's hoppin' "One O'Clock Jump," and Mercer Ellington's reminiscence of "Things Ain't What They Used to Be."
Matt Holman, director
Steve Wilson, saxophones
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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| Swingin' the Eighty-Eights |
Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at 7:30pm
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Geoffrey Keezer
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Featuring music of Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, and Maria Schneider
Chris Winans, director
Geoffrey Keezer, piano
The Allen Room at
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
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| Setting Standards |
Friday, Mar 26, 2010, at 7:30pm
Saturday, Mar 27, 2010, at 7:30pm |
Ingrid Jensen
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Jazz Band Classic performs big band arrangements from the Great American Songbook including "Days of Wine and Roses," "Just Friends," and "The Song is You."
Chris Winans, director
Ingrid Jensen, trumpet
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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| Bebop Big Band |
Friday, Dec 11, 2009, at 7:30pm
Saturday, Dec 12, 2009, at 7:30pm |
Rich Perry
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Featuring Bebop favorites such as "Bebop," "Maneca," and "Birk's Works"
Chris Winans, director
Rich Perry, tenor saxophone
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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| Unsung Heroes |
Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 7:30pm |
Dick Oatts
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Featuring music from legendary arrangers Eddie Sauter
(for Benny Goodman), Si Oliver (for Tommy Dorsey),
and Neal Hefti (for Count Basie)
Chris Winans, director
Dick Oatts , saxophone
The Allen Room at
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
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| The Study of Bones |
Friday, Mar 20, 2009, at 7:30pm
Saturday, Mar 21, 2009, at 7:30pm |
Conrad Herwig
"the best trombonist on the planet"
-Eddie Palmieri |
Featuring Tommy Dorsey’s “Opus One,”
Stan Kenton’s “But Beautiful” and Slide Hampton’s “Serenity”
Chris Winans, director
Conrad Herwig, trombone
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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| Royal Procession |
Friday, Dec 19, 2008, at 7:30pm
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008, at 7:30pm |
Marvin Stamm
"top notch jazz player”"
-Thor Christensen |
Featuring the music of the great Duke Ellington, including “Caravan,” “Blue Ramble” and “Cottontail”
Chris Winans, director
Marvin Stamm, trumpet
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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| Legendary Lovano |
Thursday, May 22, 2008, 7:30pm-10:00pm |
Joe Lovano
"prodigious technique"
Los Angeles Times |
The Tenor Titan
Including Woody Herman's "Woodchopper's Ball" and Thad Jones's "A Child is Born."
Chris Winans, director
Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone
The Allen Room at
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
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| My Boy Bill |
Friday, Mar 28, 2008, 7:30pm-10:00pm
Saturday, Mar 29, 2008, 7:30pm-10:00pm |
Scott Wendholt
"amazing assurance"
Greenwich Village News |
The Eminent Arranger Bill Holman
Big band arrangements made popular by
Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich and Doc Severinsen
Chris Winans, director
Scott Wendholt, trumpet
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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| In Walked Love |
Friday, Dec 14, 2007, 7:30pm-10:00pm
Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 7:30pm-10:00pm |
Suzanne Morrison
"a dazzling talent"
Greenwich Village News |
Themes of Love
Romantic swing-era classics including
"Avalon" "Georgia on My Mind" and "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"
Chris Winans, director
Suzanne Morrison, vocalist
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at
Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street
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