SYMPHONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT SPECIAL GUESTS George Duke, Luciana Souza & Raul Midon
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8 PM at UCLA's Royce Hall
Concert also Features World Premiere of “Elements," a SJO Commissioned Piece from Composer/Conductor Charles Floyd
The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO), the only ensemble of its kind in the country dedicated to the unique American genre of symphonic jazz—music that blends the American language of jazz with European orchestral traditions—will perform in concert on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at UCLA's Royce Hall. Conducted by Mitch Glickman, the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra will perform with special guests George Duke, Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist and Brazilian native Luciana Souza and vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Raul Midón, in an eclectic night of jazz, Brazilian, funk, classical and world premieres. Comedian/actor/singer, Tommy Davidson, will host the evening. More guest artists to be announced in mid-August.
The 67-member professional ensemble, under the leadership of Music Directors George Duke and Mitch Glickman, is dedicated to the commissioning and performing of symphonic jazz compositions. Since its debut in 2002, the Orchestra has performed six world premieres along with three U.S. premieres in concerts throughout Southern California including Royce Hall, Ford Amphitheatre, Schoenberg Hall, San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, and the Walt Disney Theater at CalArts.
The evening will also feature the world premiere of “Elements," written by composer and conductor Charles Floyd that was commissioned by the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra with support from the James Irvine Foundation. This piece showcases the Orchestra and will also feature soloists from within the orchestra.
The SJO also has an active Community Outreach Program which has presented free family and educational concerts, master classes, assemblies, workshops, and in-school residencies to over 21,500 students and their families throughout underserved areas of Los Angeles County. As part of the California Arts Council's “Artists-in-Schools" program, the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra began a yearlong pilot music program for second grade students in the Fall of 2007 that has grown to include a weekly residency program for first grade students and an Instrumental Workshop program for third grade students. For 2008/09, over 1,200 students received sequential, comprehensive music education taught by members of the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra. The program, funded by a seed grant from the California Arts Council, provides for weekly music classes for five public schools in the Culver City Unified School District.
Tickets for the concert range from $35 to $69 and can be purchased online through ticketmaster.com or the Royce Hall Box Office (310) 825-2101. VIP tickets, which include preferred seating and a post-show reception are $150.00 and are also available through Ticketmaster, the Royce Hall Box Office, or by calling the SJO office at (310) 876-8130. Royce Hall is located on the UCLA Campus; enter the Campus at Royce Drive off of Sunset Blvd., one mile east of the 405 fwy. Parking is $10.
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8 PM at UCLA's Royce Hall
Concert also Features World Premiere of “Elements," a SJO Commissioned Piece from Composer/Conductor Charles Floyd
The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO), the only ensemble of its kind in the country dedicated to the unique American genre of symphonic jazz—music that blends the American language of jazz with European orchestral traditions—will perform in concert on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at UCLA's Royce Hall. Conducted by Mitch Glickman, the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra will perform with special guests George Duke, Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist and Brazilian native Luciana Souza and vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Raul Midón, in an eclectic night of jazz, Brazilian, funk, classical and world premieres. Comedian/actor/singer, Tommy Davidson, will host the evening. More guest artists to be announced in mid-August.
The 67-member professional ensemble, under the leadership of Music Directors George Duke and Mitch Glickman, is dedicated to the commissioning and performing of symphonic jazz compositions. Since its debut in 2002, the Orchestra has performed six world premieres along with three U.S. premieres in concerts throughout Southern California including Royce Hall, Ford Amphitheatre, Schoenberg Hall, San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, and the Walt Disney Theater at CalArts.
The evening will also feature the world premiere of “Elements," written by composer and conductor Charles Floyd that was commissioned by the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra with support from the James Irvine Foundation. This piece showcases the Orchestra and will also feature soloists from within the orchestra.
The SJO also has an active Community Outreach Program which has presented free family and educational concerts, master classes, assemblies, workshops, and in-school residencies to over 21,500 students and their families throughout underserved areas of Los Angeles County. As part of the California Arts Council's “Artists-in-Schools" program, the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra began a yearlong pilot music program for second grade students in the Fall of 2007 that has grown to include a weekly residency program for first grade students and an Instrumental Workshop program for third grade students. For 2008/09, over 1,200 students received sequential, comprehensive music education taught by members of the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra. The program, funded by a seed grant from the California Arts Council, provides for weekly music classes for five public schools in the Culver City Unified School District.
Tickets for the concert range from $35 to $69 and can be purchased online through ticketmaster.com or the Royce Hall Box Office (310) 825-2101. VIP tickets, which include preferred seating and a post-show reception are $150.00 and are also available through Ticketmaster, the Royce Hall Box Office, or by calling the SJO office at (310) 876-8130. Royce Hall is located on the UCLA Campus; enter the Campus at Royce Drive off of Sunset Blvd., one mile east of the 405 fwy. Parking is $10.
