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Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
Brandee Younger Trio
Eliane Elias
Edmar Castañeda: Family
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Charles Lloyd Quartet
Legacy of Wayne Shorter featuring Pérez, Patitucci, Blade & Turner
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Bill Charlap Trio with special guests
Dee Dee Bridgewater & Nicholas Payton
Oscar Peterson’s Africa Suite
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“Music of total transport and delight” jazzwise
Experience an evening highlighting two of jazz’s pioneering saxophonists and composers. Bringing his lifetime of genre-blending and experimentation to the stage, Charles Lloyd’s performances “perfectly represent the idea that the best jazz needs to be experienced live” (The New York Times). Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade, the three remaining members of Wayne Shorter’s legendary quartet, are joined by special guest Mark Turner to honor Shorter’s pivotal contributions to jazz through their interpretations of his compositions.
6 24 | 25 Season JAZZ A|A2 FRI OCT 25 8:00
“The most provocative thinker in current jazz” rolling stone
Jason Moran, “a startlingly gifted pianist with a relentless thirst for experimentation” (Los Angeles Times), shares his multimedia tribute to James Reese Europe. As a bandleader, composer, organizer for Black musicians and World War I hero, Europe helped lay the groundwork for jazz in the early 20th century. Moran uses his distinct interpretational and compositional voice to connect Europe’s signature syncopated sound to the jazz legends who followed and the music of today.
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JAZZ A|A1 FRI NOV 22 8:00
Jason Moran piano
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Tarus Mateen bass Nasheet Waits drums
“The greatest large jazz ensemble working today ” chicago tribune
8 24 | 25 Season JAZZ A|A1
Led by Wynton Marsalis — “truly a living legend as a trumpeter, composer, educator, producer, artistic director and arts advocate” (NPR) — the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra returns to Symphony Center.
FRI JAN 24 8:00
By drawing on the genre’s history and performing the vast catalogs of artists like Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie, the ensemble works to ensure jazz lives long into the future.
“Without a doubt, her generation’s most accomplished jazz vocalist”
angela y. davis
Revealing the connections between vaudeville, blues, jazz, baroque and traditional folk music, singer and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant bridges the gap between our musical past and contemporary world. Featuring imaginative interpretations of standards and original works, “her live shows are absolutely electric, full of drama, invention and commitment to the music” (BBC Radio 3).
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JAZZ A|A2 FRI FEB 21 8:00 9 cso.org/jazz
Pianist Bill Charlap and his trio — known for its masterful interpretations of the Great American Songbook in styles ranging from rollicking stride piano to bebop virtuosity and harmonically opulent modernism — are joined by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Nicholas Payton. Bridgewater puts her unique spin on those standards and takes leaps of faith in reimagining jazz classics, while trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist Payton honors the tradition of what he terms “postmodern New Orleans music.”
“Well-crafted songs and a fierce commitment to authentic performance” the new yorker
Bill Charlap piano
Dee Dee Bridgewater vocals
Nicholas Payton trumpet
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FRI MAR 21 8:00 JAZZ A|A2 10 24 | 25 Season
“A maximal sound that brings crowds to their feet” the guardian
With her new quartet, Japanese pianist and composer Hiromi taps into her funky side, exploring the avant-garde worlds of video game soundtracks and pioneering jazz-fusion albums like Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters. It is “a showcase of Hiromi’s virtuosic dexterity across two keyboards and a grand piano — it’s a celebration of pure musical joy” (NPR). Harpist Brandee Younger and her trio open the program, paying homage to jazz harp pioneers Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane.
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“Her vibrancy is a force unto itself” downbeat
Grammy-winning pianist, singer and Brazilian superstar Eliane Elias “sings like an angel, plays like the devil and is renowned for the sumptuous sparkling eloquence she brings to jazz” (Icon Magazine). She seamlessly intertwines straight-ahead jazz and Afro-Latin rhythms like samba and bossa nova. Colombian-born jazz harpist Edmar Castañeda performs original compositions and interpretations of traditional Colombian songs from his album Family — nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best Latin Jazz Album category.
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JAZZ A|A1 FRI MAY 9 8:00
HONORING THE LEGACIES OF OSCAR PETERSON AND NELSON MANDELA
John Clayton conductor
Benny Green piano
Christian McBride bass
Lewis Nash drums
Russell Malone guitar
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
In a rare live performance, Oscar Peterson’s Africa Suite is presented by an all-star ensemble including his protégé Benny Green and led by legendary composer and arranger John Clayton. The suite, inspired in part by Nelson Mandela and the intense struggle for human rights in apartheid South Africa, accentuates Peterson’s “technically brilliant and melodically inventive” (All About Jazz) style and reverence for social justice activism.
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JAZZ A|A2 FRI JUNE 13 8:00 13 cso.org/jazz
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Located at 65 E. Adams St., Symphony Center’s restaurant, Forte, offers seamless preconcert dining as well as a bar menu. Featuring Mediterranean-influenced cuisine, classic cocktails, global wines, draft beer, locally roasted coffee and gelato, Forte is the perfect on-site spot to enjoy a meal, beverage or snack before a performance.
In addition, The Richard & Helen Thomas Club, located on the ninth floor of Symphony Center, offers a seasonal prix fixe menu on select dates, bringing ticket holders a delightful dining experience with a spectacular view of Lake Michigan.
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A 8 concerts Save 30% A1 4 concerts Save 20% A2 4 concerts Save 20% Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (Jan 24) Legacy of Wayne Shorter; Oscar Peterson’s Africa Suite Cécile McLorin Salvant; Charlap / Bridgewater / Payton; Hiromi; Eliane Elias Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters 1M 523 302 294 132 89 67 55 2M 523 302 294 132 89 67 55 3M 413 241 230 110 72 50 47 4M 349 203 192 84 55 47 38 5M 294 169 166 84 55 33 30 1B 712 422 390 189 123 109 94 1L 530 310 294 140 89 67 55 2L 502 310 262 140 72 67 55 3L 348 214 182 106 55 42 38 4L 348 214 182 106 55 42 38 5L 306 182 166 84 50 38 33 1G 238 137 134 50 38 33 30 2G 238 137 134 50 38 33 30 1T 342 195 192 84 55 47 30 2T 252 153 134 67 38 33 30
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JAN 25 Additional program!
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
The always-swinging Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra delivers a 21stcentury take on the classic big-band sound. Led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis — one of the most famous jazz musicians alive — this “virtuoso ensemble fluent in multiple jazz languages” (Chicago Tribune) performs everything from rare historic compositions to newly commissioned works.
FEB 28
Pink Martini featuring China Forbes: 30th Anniversary Tour
Celebrating 30 years, Pink Martini has taken audiences around the world, sashaying between French café music, Brazilian sambas, Cuban rumbas and a dash of jazz. Featuring the multilingual vocals of China Forbes, the ensemble from Portland, Oregon, presents a mixture of recent songs and vintage favorites.
MAY 31
An American Suite
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan CONDUCTOR
Janai Brugger SOPRANO
DVOŘÁK American Suite
BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
GERSHWIN Summertime from Porgy and Bess
GERSHWIN My Man’s Gone Now from Porgy and Bess
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
Dvořák’s radiant salute to the New World kicks off an American road trip with James Gaffigan at the wheel. Take in poignant selections from Gershwin’s landmark opera — sung by Janai Brugger — and the composer’s urbane and nostalgic love letter to Paris. A pair of symphonic showstoppers by Bernstein transports audiences to “New York, New York” and beyond.
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