SFJAZZ Presents A Night in Treme: Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, Big Sam Williams & More
Davies Symphony Hall, Between Hayes and Grove (201 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94102)
- Full Price:
- $20.00 - $35.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00 - $17.50*
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The last date listed for A Night in Treme was Friday June 10, 2011 / 8:00pm.
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San Francisco Symphony: Ravel and Gershwin
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David Robertson conducts the San Francisco Symphony in a program of 20th-century classics, featuring guest pianist Marc-André Hamelin in a unique Maurice Ravel concerto. George Gershwin's famous Rhapsody in Blue is one of the most popular American classical works, and possibly the greatest fusion of orchestral and jazz influences ever written. The concert features Maurice Ravel's La Valse, an homage to Viennese waltz filled with dark undertones reflecting the chaos of post-World War I Europe. Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand was also influenced by the Great war -- it was originally written for Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm during World War I. Elliott Carter's powerful Variations for Orchestra, another 20th-century masterwork, opens the program. Arrive an hour early to hear conductor David Robertson in conversation with San Francisco Symphony Artistic Planning Director John Mangum. Learn More
6 Goldstar Member Reviews
Goldstar Member
Written on Jun 13 2011The Show was GREAT!! ALL the performers were Excellent. If music heals, everyone who attended the show left in Good Health. Outstanding!! Thank you for this memory.
Nina
Written on Jun 13 2011The music was fantastic as anticipated, the crowd was great too; everybody came ready to have fun. The only negative is the sound quality where we were seated. It was muffled at best. Everyone in our section couldn't understand half of the narration. Very surprising for a music venue. I guess the orchestra is the only way to go.....
NorCalGuy
Written on Jun 13 2011AAA+++ Great evening
Laura Thomas
Written on Jun 13 2011A wonderful and exhilirating event with a lot of brass blowing hard; it might have been better as a street event since it was hard to get up and dance, but a lot of people did it anyway. A little more narration from Wendell Pierce and a few more varied numbers would have made it even better.
BenDeal
Written on Jun 13 2011Treme live...I need to get to New Orleans ASAP. Thanks!
kivew
Written on Jun 13 2011great band, great music, great crowd
More Information About A Night in Treme
Website
http://www.sfjazz.org/events/night-treme
Quotes & Highlights
- Learn more about the artists at their websites: Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, Dr. Michael White, Donald Harrison, Jr., and Big Sam Williams
Description
David Simon and Eric Overmyer’s acclaimed HBO series Treme (pronounced Tre-may) isn’t about the New Orleans music scene per se. But as a gritty, affectionate and ground level post-Katrina character study centered on the Crescent City neighborhood that gives the show its name, infectious New Orleans grooves tie the drama together and shine a welcome national spotlight on a place where music is inextricably woven into the fabric of every day life. A Night In Treme showcases several of the irreplaceable artists who have appeared on the series as themselves, including the powerhouse Rebirth Brass Band, an institution for nearly three decades. Rebirth will be joined by other New Orleans mainstays, such as vocalist and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, clarinetist Dr. Michael White, Mardi Gras Indian chief and alto saxophone star Donald Harrison Jr. and trombonist Big Sam Williams. Wendell Pierce, who plays the smooth talking trombonist Antoine Batiste on Treme, provides narration on the neighborhood’s history and the struggle to rebuild houses and lives after Katrina. It all adds up to a vivid musical portrait of a city that has shaped American (and international) music for more than a century.
About the Ticket Supplier: SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ presents a wealth of year-round programs, including the internationally acclaimed San Francisco Jazz Festival, the SFJAZZ Spring Season and numerous community outreach and education programs.
Founded in 1983 under the name of Jazz in the City, the organization adopted its new identity as SFJAZZ in late 1999, in recognition of its expansion from seasonal music presenter to year-round arts institution.
All SFJAZZ programs reflect a spirit of artistic exploration, embracing the full breadth of jazz and its related musics; emphasize thematic programming, with tributes to jazz masters and celebrations of particular musical instruments, trends or styles; and strive to instill enthusiasm for jazz among wider audiences.