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September 4 - September 6, 2009
On Friday, September 4, 8pm, the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival opened with “An Evening with Paquito d’Rivera” in which the famed clarinetist performed pieces from his Latin jazz and classical repertoires. A 2005 NEA Jazz Master, winner of the 2008 Downbeat Reader’s Poll for best clarinetist and guest artist on Yo-Yo Ma’s most recent recording, Songs of Joy and Peace,d’Rivera has extensive expertise in both the jazz and classical musical worlds. The Friday night concert was preceded by alto saxophonist, Benny Reid, in the Jazz Café. His first CD, Findings, is on Concord Records.
Check out this article on Radio Deluxe at ruralintelligence.com! On Saturday, September 5, 2pm, John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molskey (in her Tanglewood debut) taped their popular radio program, “Radio Deluxe,” at the festival for later broadcast on more than 60 stations nation-wide. Normally broadcast from their living room “high atop Lexington Avenue”, the Tanglewood program officially took “Radio Deluxe” on the road for the first time. The show’s format, marked by the duo’s urban, sophisticated humor, inventive playlist and extensive knowledge of the Great American Songbook, is expanding its repertoire to include such rock era voices as Randy Newman and Joni Mitchell. “Radio Deluxe” from Tanglewood featured guest artists guitarist (and John’s father) Bucky Pizzarelli, violinist Aaron Weinstein and tenor saxophonist Harry Allen. “Radio Deluxe” was preceded by pianist and vocalist Michael Kaeshammer. His upcoming CD, Lovelight, will be released in May.
On Saturday, September 5, 8pm, jazz violinist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, Regina Carter performed with her quartet in a program titled “Reverse Thread,” which included material from her Paganini project plus music from Mali, Senegal and Uganda. O Magazine said “Carter is a knockout violinist who leads a knockout band.” “Reverse Thread” was preceded by pianist Evgeny Lebedev and his trio in the Jazz Café. Following Ms. Carter was be Grammy nominated jazz vocalist, Nnenna Freelon and classical vocalist, Harolyn Blackwell in “Dreaming the Duke,” a program that celebrated the legacy and influences of the great Duke Ellington with innovative solo pieces, duets and chamber and jazz quartets and intimate vocal-piano selections. Noted pianist and arranger, Mike Garson, whose work with David Bowie and in jazz and classical genres has earned him high praise as an arranger, performed as accompanist and musical director. They performed classical Ellington standards and selections from Ellington’s famed “Black, Brown and Beige Suite.”
Sunday, September 6, 2pm, opened with a rare and exclusive piano duet featuring Kenny Barron and Mulgrew Miller on two nine-foot Steinways performed spontaneous improvisations on original and jazz standard compositions. Performed at the 2005 Marciac Jazz Festival in France, the program has only been performed a few times in the U.S. and in Europe. Barron recently received the BNY Mellon Jazz 2008 Living Legacy Award by the Bank of New York/Mellon. The piano duet concert was preceded by Kat Edmonson and her Sextet in the Jazz Café. Barron and Miller were followed by one of the most enduring large jazz ensembles in the U.S. , the Grammy winning Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Founded by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, the orchestra received two Grammy nominations in 2008 for its recording Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard, (Planet Arts Records) and received the Grammy in the “Best Large Jazz Ensemble” category. For over four decades the Orchestra has performed on Monday nights at the world famous jazz club, the Village Vanguard in New York.
Sunday, September 6, 8pm, featured trumpeter Jon Faddis and his quartet with guest trumpeters Sean Jones and Wallace Roney. “A Triumph of Trumpets” is a celebration of the role of the trumpet in jazz throughout the past century from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and more. Preceding “A Triumph of Trumpets” was violinist Ben Powell and his quartet in the Jazz Café. Following Jon Faddis was bassist and big band leader, Dave Holland, with his all-star band including saxophonists Chris Potter, Antonio Hart and Gary Smulyan; vibraphonist, Steve Nelson; and trombonist, Robin Eubanks. A native of the United Kingdom, Holland worked extensively with Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Jack DeJohnette and Herbie Hancock in addition performed with chamber orchestras and classical composers.
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2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival: An evening with Paquito d'Rivera
Tanglewood
September 4, 2009 8:00 PM
Seiji Ozawa Hall
Lenox, Massachusetts
2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival: "Radio Deluxe" with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey. Special guests Bucky Pizzarelli, Aaron Weinstein, Harry Allen, and Kurt Elling
Tanglewood
September 5, 2009 2:00 PM
Seiji Ozawa Hall
Lenox, Massachusetts
$18.00
- $55.00
2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival: Regina Carter Quartet "Reverse Thread" and "Dreaming the Duke" with Nnenna Freelon, Harolyn Blackwell and Mike Garson
Tanglewood
September 5, 2009 8:00 PM
Seiji Ozawa Hall
Lenox, Massachusetts
$19.00
- $75.00
2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival: Piano Duet with Kenny Barron and Mulgrew Miller Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Tanglewood
September 6, 2009 2:00 PM
Seiji Ozawa Hall
Lenox, Massachusetts
$18.00
- $55.00
2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival: "The Majesty of the Trumpet" with the Jon Faddis Quartet and special guests Sean Jones and Wallace Roney" and The Dave Holland Octet
Tanglewood
September 6, 2009 8:00 PM
Tanglewood Grounds
