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The Steve Turre Sextet celebrate what would have been Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s 80th birthday with a weekend of shows at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.
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It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Staff, Board of Directors, and Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, say goodbye to our beloved orchestra member, saxophonist Joe Temperley.
A former member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Joe was a founding member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. For more than 25 years, he performed and toured with the band, and spent a lifetime tirelessly teaching and inspiring students around the world.
“With Joe, there’s the sound, and the integrity in the sound, the originality of it. When you hear his sound, you know him automatically, because it’s so full of warmth, soul and feeling,” Wynton Marsalis said. “We would always have Joe play at or near the end of pieces because his sound carried the meaning of our music. For someone from another country and culture to exhibit the depth of belief that animated his sound was, and still is, truly miraculous. From the coal mines of Scotland, to clubs and concert halls all over the world, Joe’s journey was epochal, and he did it with integrity, style, and piss and vinegar. We will miss him deeply and his spirit will forever live on in the sound of our orchestra.”
We celebrate the memories of our time with Joe and the privilege of having in our Orchestra the big, full, singular sound of such an accomplished musician and wonderful person.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Life Raft Group, Wayne NJ.
https://liferaftgroup.org/donate/
Photograph by Frank StewartforJazz at Lincoln Center.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s label Blue Engine Records is excited to announce its second release: THE BRONX PYRAMID, the debut album from Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis bassist Carlos Henriquez. Details >> jazz.org/carlos
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Cécile McLorin Salvant has released a video of her performing Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, and Herbert Stothart’s “Optimistic Voices” and Gregory Porter’s “No Love Dying,” from her Nonesuch debut album, Ghost Song, with Sullivan Fortner on piano, Marvin Sewell on guitar, Alexa Tarantino on flute, and Keita Ogawa on percussion. Salvant and the band will give the New York premiere performance of Ghost Song in two shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater tonight and on Friday. Tonight’s performance will also stream live and will be available on demand through May 18.
New video up about my first time Directing a music video and all the gushy reminiscing that comes with finally being able to share it with you!
