Juilliard Jazz Ensembles: Jazz and Freedom

Juilliard Jazz Ensembles: Jazz and Freedom

Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024, 5:30PM

FREE; no tickets required

  • Juilliard Station
  • 130 W. 66th St., New York, NY 10023

Program information:

Dave Brubeck Ensemble
Jennifer Krupa, Coach

Dizzy Gillespie Ensemble
Elio Villafranca, Coach

The Freedom Suite: Movements I-IV (Sonny Rollins; arr. Adam Stein, Beckett Miles, and Ben Feldman)
Driva’man (Max Roach, Oscar Brown Jr.; arr. Aidan McKeon) with special guest Ava Preston
Freedom Day (Max Roach, Oscar Brown Jr.; arr. Miles Keingstein)
Triptych: Prayer; Protest; Peace (inspired by Max Roach’s composition, composed/arr. Dave Brubeck Ensemble)
Bantu (Randy Weston, orch./arr. Holly Bean) with special guest Isaiah Bravo
Kucheza Blues (Randy Weston, arr. Blake Slaughter) with special guest Isaiah Bravo
Miles Keingstein, Trumpet
Adam Stein, Alto Saxophone
Aidan McKeon, Tenor Saxophone
Blake Slaughter, Guitar
Holly Bean, Piano
Ben Feldman, Bass
Beckett Miles, Drums

Black and Tan Fantasy (Duke Ellington, arr. Luke Ramee)
Little Niles (Randy Weston, arr. Dizzy Gillespie Ensemble)
African Lady (Randy Weston, arr. Logan Zaud)
Freedom Day (Max Roach, arr. Jesse Parker)
Liberia (John Coltrane, arr. Lazlo Torok)
Meditation (Charles Mingus, arr. Sophia Kickhofel)
Seriously (Sara Bareilles, arr. Ava Preston)
Ava Preston, Voice
Nathaniel Williford, Trumpet
Sophia Kickhofel, Alto Saxophone
Luke Ramee, Trombone
Lazlo Torok, Vibraphone
Caelan Cardello, Piano
Logan Zaud, Bass
Jesse Parker, Drums

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