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Jazz at Lincoln Center Celebrates the Music of Dizzy Gillespie

Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center (33 West 60th Street New York, NY 10023)
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Full Price:
$75.00 - $95.00
Our Price:
$37.50 - $47.50*
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Jazz at Lincoln Center presents The Jon Faddis Orchestra, playing the music of Dizzy Gillespie. Jon Faddis may have the closest personal connection to Gillespie of any living trumpet player. Gillespie came across Faddis when the younger trumpeter was just a teen, and the jazz legend became a friend and mentor to him. Faddis knows Gillespie's music inside and out and is a fantastic choice to lead his orchestra through new transcriptions from Gillespie's pioneering 1940s big band. The orchestra will also perform pieces from Gillespie's days as a jazz ambassador in the 1950s, when the State Department sent jazz musicians around the world to combat anti-American propaganda during the Cold War. Finally, Faddis will lead a quintet through selected gems from Gillespie's small group recordings, giving you a taste of the stunning variety of music in this jazz legend's repertoire.

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The last date listed for Celebrating Dizzy Gillespie was Saturday March 9, 2013 / 8:00pm.

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33 West 60th Street
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2 Goldstar Member Reviews

Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 David
5.0

Great seats in small venue. If you love Jazz this is for you...mix of big band and small group.

Written on Mar 11 2013
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

There is not a better venue in NYC for watching live jazz than Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jon Faddis and his orchestra put on an amazing show to honor the music of Dizzy Gillespie. Tremendous!

Written on Mar 11 2013
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Website

http://jalc.org/events/event/t-232#.US46SfKKLgA

Quotes & Highlights

  • There is a free pre-concert festival before each show, beginning at 6:30pm and followed by a free pre-concert discussion at 7:00pm.

Description

With special guests Ignacio Berroa, drums; NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath, tenor saxophone; Pedrito Martinez, congas; and Steve Turre, trombone and conch shells (March 8 show only).

About the Ticket Supplier: Jazz at Lincoln Center

Their mission is to enrich the artistic substance and perpetuate the democratic spirit of America's music. From down home and elegant concert performances by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra... to entertaining educational programs that bring the sound and feeling of jazz into the lives of thousands of kids and grownups... to innovative collaborative programs with artists in diverse idioms: they offer top quality musicianship and universal friendship. By taking the feeling of jazz on tour and by inviting artists and audiences from all over the world into their new home in New York City, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center brings people together for a simple purpose: To Have a Profoundly Good Time. Welcome is their motto.