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SMOKIN' JAZZ SESSION SERIES (SJS)
For those who love soul, heat and a generous helping of cool.
4 concerts
The Allen Room, 7:30pm/9:30pm
Series packages start at only $224
Fridays 7:30pm 10/2, 11/13, 1/22, 4/16
Fridays 9:30pm 10/2, 11/13, 1/22, 4/16
Saturdays 7:30pm 10/3, 11/14, 1/23, 4/17
Saturdays 9:30pm 10/3, 11/14, 1/23, 4/17
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Monty Alexander: Harlem-Kingston Express
October 2-3
Back by popular demand! For nearly forty years, the multi-cultural pianist and bandleader Monty Alexander has been artfully blending the rhythms of his native Jamaica with the classic sounds of modern jazz. For two evenings, Monty returns to The Allen Room to lead us on an exciting journey from Harlem to Kingston, Jamaica. From Harry Belafonte hits to Bob Marley classics, it’s all what Louis Jordan called ‘The New Calypso Bebop.’
Maceo Parker
November 13-14
Maceo Parker, perhaps best known as the second-in-command to the legendary James Brown, helped define funk from its origins. A long- venerated saxophone master, he steps into the solo spotlight, playing and singing music he recorded with James Brown and classic R&B tunes from his recent salute to Ray Charles.
The Beats of NYC: A Jazz Journey Through Dance, Rhythm and Rhyme
January 22-23
For our first-ever Culture Slam, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra drummer Ali Jackson takes a hard and swinging look at the function of the beat in contemporary musical culture such as music, dance and spoken word and how they tangle with the classic traditions of jazz percussion. Ali will present an evening of original compositions and re-imagined interpretations of Duke Ellington, Horace Silver and Dizzy Gillespie to explore this collision of rap, tap, poetry and song. Special guests will include Hope Boykin from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and pianist Marc Carey.
Fats Waller: Handful of Keys
April 16-17
Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller’s contribution to jazz was three-fold: he was the most ingenious of all stride pianists, he was an exceptional composer, responsible for all-time standards like ‘Honeysuckle Rose’ and he was an astoundingly gifted entertainer, with a fantastic voice and an unrelenting sense of humor. Tonight in The Allen Room, veteran stridemasters Dick Hyman, Judy Carmichael and Marcus Roberts will reinterpret the Fats Waller Songbook
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