Maucha Adnet, Freddy Cole, Duduka Da Fonseca, Jon Faddis, Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Houston Person, Bucky Pizzarelli, Renee Rosnes, Carol Sloane, Sandy Stewart, Warren, Vaché, Frank Wess, Phil Woods
All Concerts at 8:00 pm
92nd Street Y / Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
Tickets:
Jul 20 (Opening Night):
$75 + $65 / Under 35: $25
Jul 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 (Remaining Concerts):
$65 + $50 / Under 35: $25
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New York, NY: The 92nd Street Y announces this summer's lineup for the annual Jazz in July Festival, which runs from Tuesday, July 20 to Thursday, July 29. This is the sixth year for pianist and Blue Note recording artist Bill Charlap as Jazz in July's Artistic Director.
Charlap brings together some of the world's best jazz players for once-in-a-lifetime performances. The Festival opens with acclaimed vocalist Carol Sloane's return to Jazz in July to shine the jazz spotlight on songs from classic Hollywood movies, and the week closes out with a program devoted to Jerome Kern, the father of American popular song, featuring saxophone titan Joe Lovano and trumpet virtuoso Jon Faddis. The Festival pays tribute to Jimmy Heath with the tenor saxman himself and an all-star line-up, and spends another evening celebrating the legendary partnership of Billie Holiday and Lester Young, featuring vocalist Mary Stallings and NEA Jazz Master Frank Wess. Two of Brazil's music masters--vocalist Maucha Adnet and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca--along with alto giant Phil Woods are part of a night devoted to Brazilian jazz, and Jazz in July closes on a romantic note with the blues and soul side of jazz.
One of the world's premiere jazz pianists, Bill Charlap has performed and recorded with many of the leading jazz artists of our time. With his long-term working trio of bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington, he has released a series of highly-acclaimed albums for the Blue Note label, including the Grammy-nominated CDs The Bill Charlap Trio--Live at the Village Vanguard and Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein. Last year he produced and performed on Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records, a collection of classic Blue Note repertoire, and this June will see the release of Double Portrait, a collaboration with his wife, the renowned pianist Renee Rosnes, recorded at the 92nd Street Y.
Charlap creates the Festival program in conjunction with Hanna Arie-Gaifman, director of the 92nd Street Y Tisch Center for the Arts, which produces the 92nd Street Y's concert series, including Jazz in July.
Tuesday, July 20, 8 pm, $75 / $65 / Under 35--$25
HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD: Starring Songs from Classic Hollywood Movies
Movies have given us some of our greatest songs, and from Gershwin to Berlin, Mancini to Mandel, jazz musicians have always embraced the great songs of the silver screen. Hear new arrangements of classic songs like “Somewhere over the Rainbow," “An Affair to Remember," “Moon River" and more.
Carol Sloane, vocals / Ken Peplowski, clarinet & tenor sax / Byron Stripling, trumpet / John Allred, trombone / Bill Charlap, piano / Ted Rosenthal, piano / Sean Smith, bass / Lewis Nash, drums
Wednesday, July 21, 8 pm, $65 / $50 / Under 35--$25
PICTURE OF HEATH: A Tribute to Living Legend Jimmy Heath
Miles Davis called Jimmy Heath “one of the thoroughbreds." An NEA Jazz Master, Heath is a player, composer and arranger like no other. This tribute features an all-star line-up--including Heath Brothers band members Jeb Patton and David Wong.
Jimmy Heath, tenor sax / Jeremy Pelt, trumpet / Steve Wilson, alto sax / Steve Davis, trombone / Bill Charlap, piano / Jeb Patton, piano / David Wong, bass / Lewis Nash, drums
Thursday, July 22, 8 pm, $65 / $50 / Under 35--$25
PREZ & LADY DAY: The Legendary Partnership of Billie Holiday & Lester Young
Lester Young's lyrical innovations influenced generations of tenor saxophonists, and Billie Holiday's deeply personal style defined jazz singing. Together, they were magic. In this concert, Jazz in July honors their legacies with a stellar ensemble including the legendary tenor saxophonist Frank Wess, vocalist Mary Stallings and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli.
Mary Stallings, vocals / Frank Wess, tenor sax / Harry Allen, tenor sax / Warren Vaché, trumpet / Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar / Bill Charlap, piano / Peter Washington, bass / Dennis Mackrel, drums
Tuesday, July 27, 8 pm, $65 / $50 / Under 35--$25
THE SONG IS YOU: Jerome Kern, The First Standard-Bearer
When it comes to American popular song, Jerome Kern is Chapter One, setting the bar for songwriters like Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter. American popular song has a symbiotic relationship with jazz, its repertoire a perennial inspiration to jazz artists. Kern's songs remain as vital, current and modern as ever and this show's musicians perform fresh interpretations of such timeless classics as “The Song is You," “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and “All the Things You Are."
Sandy Stewart, vocals / Jon Faddis, trumpet / Joe Lovano, tenor sax / Jon Gordon, alto sax / Bill Charlap, piano / Renee Rosnes, piano / Peter Washington, bass / Kenny Washington, drums
Wednesday, July 28, 8 pm, $65 / $50 / Under 35--$25
POSTCARD FROM BRAZIL
The bossa nova, the choro, the samba: Brazilian music and American jazz have influenced each other for over half a century. Jazz in July celebrates this unique cultural melding, branching out to include the music of Argentina as well. The line-up includes two artists--Maucha Adnet and Duduka Da Fonseca--who played with Brazilian master Antonio Carlos Jobim. The great Phil Woods showcases his Brazilian chops, and Erik Friedlander's cello adds a unique twist.
Maucha Adnet, vocals / Phil Woods, alto sax / Erik Friedlander, cello / Bill Charlap, piano / Renee Rosnes, piano / Reg Schwager, guitar / David Finck, bass / Duduka Da Fonseca, drums
Thursday, July 29, 8 pm, $65 / $50 / Under 35--$25
BALLADS & BLUES: An Evening of Romance and Soul
Whether it's “Everyday I Have the Blues," or “Stormy Weather," the blues is the underlying element of all American popular music, and one of the elements distinguishing jazz from any other kind of music. Sit back, relax and enjoy an evening of song and sax with Freddy Cole, Houston Person and--new to Jazz in July's Charlap era--the soulful sounds of the Hammond B3 organ.
Freddy Cole, vocals / Houston Person, tenor sax / Jeremy Pelt, trumpet / Bill Charlap, piano / Mike LeDonne, organ & piano / Paul Bollenback, guitar / Peter Washington, bass / Kenny Washington, drums
ABOUT JAZZ IN JULY
This annual summer jazz festival, directed by pianist and Blue Note recording artist Bill Charlap, brings together some of the world's best jazz musicians for once-in-a-lifetime performances at the 92nd Street Y. Recent festival shows have explored be-bop and Latin jazz; celebrated living jazz legends Jim Hall, James Moody and former artistic director Dick Hyman; and sampled the work of great composers, from Cole Porter to Thelonious Monk. Recent line-ups have featured jazz greats Ray Bryant, Barry Harris, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Trio Da Paz, and Frank Wess.
The Jazz in July Festival at 92Y is partially endowed by a generous gift from Simona and Jerome A. Chazen.
ABOUT THE 92nd STREET Y
Founded in 1874 by a group of visionary Jewish leaders, the 92nd Street Y has grown into a wide-ranging cultural, educational and community center serving people of all ages, races, faiths and backgrounds--about 300,000 people annually.
