Juilliard Jazz Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis Pay Tribute to Blue Note Records on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at 7:30pm in Alice Tully Hall

NEW YORK –– The Juilliard Jazz Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis pay tribute to Blue Note Records on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at 7:30pm in Alice Tully Hall. The evening features big band arrangements of classic Blue Note recordings. Founded in 1939, Blue Note Records has been around for nearly 80 years. The label has produced and/or commissioned albums with a list of jazz giants, among them, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Jackie McLean, Woody Shaw, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, and McCoy Tyner. 

On programming the concert, Wynton Marsalis, also a Blue Note recording artist, says: “It’s an important body of work, with a great sound, informative linear notes, and legendary cover art. It’s important history [for our students] to know.”

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra members are saxophonists Gideon Tazelaar, Jarien Jamanila, Abdias Armenteros, Evan Atwell-Harris, and Zoe Obadia; trumpeters Jonah Moss, Noah Halpern, Anthony Hervey, David Adewumi, and Giveton Gelin; trombonists Jasim Perales, Rashaan Salaam, Samuel Chess, and Jacob Melsha; pianist Micah Thomas; bassist Philip Norris; guitarist Jake Kelberman; and drummer Cameron MacIntosh. Jerome Jennings is resident conductor of the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra.

Tickets at $30 are available at juilliard.edu/calendar.

The Juilliard Jazz Orchestra will perform Appointment in Ghana (by Jackie McLean, arr. Wynton Marsalis), Search for Peace (by McCoy Tyner, arr. Chris Crenshaw), The Moontrane (by Woody Shaw, arr. Victor Goines), Señor Blues (by Horace Silver, arr. Carlos Henriquez), Inner Urge (by Joe Henderson, arr. Ted Nash), Peace (by Horace Silver, arr. David Berger), Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum (by Wayne Shorter, arr. Ted Nash), Ernie’s Tune (by Dexter Gordon, arr. Sherman Irby), and Free for All (by Wayne Shorter, arr. Wynton Marsalis).

About Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis is director of jazz studies at Juilliard and managing and artistic director at Jazz at Lincoln Center. A world-renowned trumpeter, composer, educator, and leading advocate for American culture, he was born in New Orleans in 1961 and made his recording debut as a leader in 1982. He has since made more than 80 jazz and classical recordings and has won nine Grammy Awards. In 1983 he became the first and only artist to win both classical and jazz Grammys in the same year. Today he is the only artist ever to win Grammy Awards in five consecutive years (1983–87).

Mr. Marsalis is the recipient of honorary doctorates more than 25 of America’s top academic institutions including Columbia, Harvard, Howard, Princeton, and Yale. His creativity has been celebrated the world over. In 1997 he became the first jazz artist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his oratorio Blood on the Fields. In 2001 he was appointed Messenger of Peace by Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, and in 2005, received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. government. In 2016 he received the National Humanities Medal for his work inspiring music lovers everywhere to embrace America’s quintessential sound.

Mr. Marsalis has authored six books including Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits, Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life, and most recently, Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!. Mr. Marsalis helped lead the effort to construct Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home, the Frederick P. Rose Hall, which opened its doors in 2004.

About Juilliard Jazz

Juilliard Jazz offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees and the Artist Diploma. The curriculum combines classroom, private studio, and performance ensemble courses with substantial interactions with jazz masters and multiple performance opportunities in diverse venues around the city and the world. The repertoire studied covers the entire jazz continuum, highlights its American vernacular roots, and emphasizes the social and cultural vitality of the music. The 2017-18 season sees the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra in six concerts, Juilliard Jazz Ensembles in 11 performances, and the Artist Diploma Ensemble in three concerts. The program engages students in the global jazz scene with residencies in Bolivia, Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil, and Italy. This year’s guest conductors and coaches include Vince Giordano, Marquis Hill, Michael White, Rick Roe, and Abraham Burton, and faculty member Marc Cary.

In New York City the 44 students in Juilliard Jazz present more than 50 performances annually on and off campus in diverse venues including Juilliard’s Paul Recital Hall and Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Alice Tully Hall, the Zinc Bar, the Blue Note, and Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. This season marks a focus on two areas: trumpet innovators of the post-bop era (Booker Little, Lee Morgan, and Miles Davis) and two extraordinary jazz musicians who were each admired educators and trailblazers (pianist Mary Lou Williams and vocalist Betty Carter). Finally, Juilliard Jazz hosts the Tom Jobim Youth Orchestra from São Paolo, Brazil, and students from the Torino Conservatory in Italy.

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Program Listing:

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 7:30pm, Alice Tully Hall

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis Pay Tribute to Blue Note Records

Tickets at $30 are available at juilliard.edu/calendar.