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Courtesy of Jazz Promo Services:
http://www.jazzpromoservices.com/ - jim@jazzpromoservices.com
Lost Jazz Shrines: 52nd Street in the Modern Mode
The Lost Jazz Shrines series is dedicated to bringing legendary NYC jazz clubs back
into the consciousness of the world with a thorough remembrance and celebration.
This season (13th) pays homage to the legendary jazz haunts, musicians, and influences
of the 52nd Street (aka "Swing Street") jazz scene in its heyday
from the 1930's through the early 1950's.
52nd Street in the Modern Mode, Part 1 – MULTIMONK - Friday, May 20
Humanities program at 7PM, Free: Recollections of 52nd Street -
Willard Jenkins to interview Dan Morgenstern (NEA Jazz Master and Director
of the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University).
Concert at 8:30PM - $25 / students, seniors $15
Matt Wilson – musical director / drums
Scott Robinson- saxophones, brass
Frank Kimbrough - piano
Ray Drummond - bass
No stranger to the 52nd Street scene, Thelonius Monk, considered "one
of the giants of American music," is recognized as a multi-dimensional genius of
modern jazz. This concert will be inspired by the great jazz master.
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Part 2 - Topsy Turvy- A Bebop Redux - Friday, May 27
Humanities program at 7PM, Free: Willard Jenkins to interview Musical Director
Matt Wilson.
Concert at 8:30PM - $25 / students, seniors $15
Matt Wilson – musical director / drums; Jeff Lederer - reeds; Tia
Fuller - reeds; Kirk Knuffke - brass; Curtis Fowlkes - brass;
Vijay Iyer - piano; Mary Halvorson - guitar and Chris Lightcap
– bass.
New York's 52nd St. is most often associated with small-combo
jazz performances. However, a wide range of larger groups graced the stages of the
clubs of Swing Street. This concert will focus on the music of these groups. Dizzy
Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams, Fats Waller, Tadd Dameron, John Lewis, John Kirby
and other notables of the era will be explored.
Part 3 – Arts and Crafts & Candio - Friday, June 3
Humanities program at 7PM, Free: Film screening of Candido: Hands of Fire.
Concert at 8:30PM - $25 / students, seniors $15
Matt Wilson – musical director / drums; Terell Stafford - trumpet;
Gary Versace - piano / organ; Martin Wind - bass and Candido
- conga
In 1947, Dizzy Gillespie partnered with Chano Pazo to create a new recipe
for jazz called Afro-Cuban jazz. This unique fusion of sounds and cultures became
a significant part of the jazz landscape. We will commemorate this soulful marriage
by pairing one of today's most acclaimed jazz groups, 'Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts,'
with conga and bongo master, Candido Camero. Maestro Candido, who will celebrate
his 90th birthday on April 21, performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Machito
and other Afro-Cuban pioneers. The concert will focus on those collaborations as
well as music from Candido's influential jazz debut, Candido, which displays
Candido's exquisite blending of hand drums in the swing time feel.
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