The Shape of Jazz
These three performances promise to be adventures of musical discovery. Grammy-winning Terence Blanchard leads the way, Brazilian Eliane Elias infuses styles and traverses borders, and saxophone master James Moody brings it all home.
Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Zankel Hall
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Program is approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes, and will be performed without intermission
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Excerpt from "Exactly Like You" (McHugh)
Terence Blanchard, Trumpet / Brice Winston. Tenor Saxophone
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10 PM
Zankel Hall
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Brazilian pianist and singer Eliane Elias performs a program of the classic Bossa Nova and American songbooks, sung in English and Portuguese, and accompanied by her long-standing quartet.
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Excerpt from "She's Carioca" (Jobim)
Eliane Elias, Vocalist
1998 Something Else Records
Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Zankel Hall
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NEA Jazz Master James Moody, who joined Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1946, celebrates 85 years of life and jazz with an all-star band and special guests during a night of be-bop, swing and standards
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Excerpt from "I'm In The Mood For Love" (Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields)
James Moody and The Swedish All-Stars
Fantasy Records
Excerpt from "The Flight" (aka "The Flight Of The Bopple Bee")
James Moody and The Swedish All-Stars
Fantasy Records