WYNTON MARSALIS, Artistic Director
ADRIAN ELLIS, Executive Director
For Immediate Release: December 16, 2009
High resolution, downloadable photos are available:
Ted Nash: http://jalc.org/about/band_photos/solos/images/WY2B1430.JPG
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: http://jalc.org/about/band_photos/jlco_photos/index09.htm
Ted Nash’s portrait in seven shades, performed by
the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis,
AVAILABLE on cd - February 2
live performance and record release event
at jazz at lincoLn center - february 4-6
“PORTRAIT IN SEVEN SHADES” U.S. TOUR IN MARCH
WHO/WHAT/WHEN:
Jazz at Lincoln Center announces the CD release of Portrait in Seven Shades, composed by jazz reedman Ted Nash and performed by the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
Portrait in Seven Shades, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s first CD of original music in nearly four years, will be in stores and available digitally at online retailers on February 2, 2010. The CD is released by Jazz at Lincoln Center and is the first title under a distribution agreement with The Orchard.
Nash’s suite consists of seven movements, each inspired by a master of modern art: Chagall, Dali, Matisse, Monet, Picasso, Pollack and Van Gogh. Special guests on the recording are Nathalie Bonin (violin), Wycliffe Gordon (tuba) and Bill Schimmel (accordion).
To celebrate the CD release, Ted Nash, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guests Nathalie Bonin, Clark Gayton (tuba) and Bill Schimmel will perform the Portrait in Seven Shades suite and other pieces inspired by the visual arts. These live performances will be held at Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, on February 4-6, 2010 at 8pm. Featuring lighting design and projections of the artwork behind the performers, the concert will be a multi-media event. Pre-concert discussions, hosted by Ken Druker, are free for ticketholders on February 4 & 6.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will also embark on the “Portrait in Seven Shades” U.S. Tour in March. The band will perform selections from the suite as well as a repertoire to include tunes by Count Basie, Mary Lou Williams and others.
Ted Nash’s Portrait in Seven Shades performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Track Listing:
1. Monet / 6:42
2. Dali / 6:17
3. Matisse / 7:18
4. Picasso / 8:39
5. Van Gogh / 6:53
6. Chagall / 8:08
7. Pollock / 10:28
Digital UPC: 843436060053
CD UPC: 616892067962
Jazz at Lincoln Center Concert Ticket Information:
Tickets are $10, $30, $50, $75, $95 or $120. *Hot Seats, $10 seats for each Rose Theater performance (excluding Jazz For Young People® concerts), are available for purchase to the general public on the Wednesday of each performance week. Subject to availability. Hot Seats are available only by walk up at the box office.
Tickets can be purchased through jalc.org or CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, open daily from 9am to 9pm. Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor.
Portrait in Seven Shades Tour Dates:
March 1, 2010
Washington, D.C at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
March 4, 2010
Austin, TX at Paramount Theater
March 5-7, 2010
Dallas, TX at Meyerson Symphony Center
March 9, 2010
Baton Rouge, LA at Baton Rouge River Center
March 11, 2010
Fayetteville, AR at Walton Arts Center Baum Walker Hall
March 12, 2010
Germantown, TN at Germantown Performing Arts Centre
March 13, 2010
St. Louis, MO at Sheldon Concert Hall
March 14, 2010
Minneapolis, MN at Orchestra Hall
March 17, 2010
Ann Arbor, MI at Hill Auditorium
March 19, 2010
Chicago, IL at Orchestra Hall
March 20, 2010
Buffalo, NY at University at Buffalo Center for the Arts
March 21, 2010
Reading, PA at Scottish Rite Cathedral Performing Arts Center
March 22, 2010
Rochester, NY at Jazz for the Park Auditorium Theatre
March 23, 2010
Oxford, OH at Millett Hall
March 25, 2010
Huntsville, AL at Von Braun Center Concert Hall
March 26, 2010
Nashville, TN at Schermerhorn Symphony Center
March 27, 2010
Atlanta, GA at Symphony Hall
March 28, 2010
Savannah, GA at Johnny Mercer Theatre
March 29, 2010
Tallahassee, FL at Lee Hall
Sponsorship:
Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges its major corporate partners: Bank of America, BET J, Bloomberg, Brooks Brothers, The Coca-Cola Company, Entergy, Sirius XM Radio.
MasterCard is the preferred card of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Brooks Brothers is the official clothier of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
For high res photos:
http://www.jalc.org/about/band_photos/jlco_photos/index.htm
FOR PRESS INQUIRIES and INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH TED NASH:
Zooey T. Jones, Associate Director, zjones@jalc.org, 212.258.9821
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For Immediate Release: January 19, 2010
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS
ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE TOUR TO FOLLOW RELEASE OF NEW CD!
PORTRAIT IN SEVEN SHADES CD AVAILABLE ON FEB. 2
Who/What:
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra celebrates its latest CD release, Portrait in Seven Shades, with a 19-city U.S. tour that commences in Washington, D.C. on March 1 and takes the band to cities including Dallas, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta and Tallahassee (see complete tour dates below). On the Portrait in Seven Shades tour, the world-renown big band will perform selections from the CD as well as tunes by Count Basie, Mary Lou Williams and others.
Portrait in Seven Shades is the band’s first recording of original music in nearly four years and will be in-stores and available digitally at online retailers on February 2, 2010.
The suite, composed by jazz reedman Ted Nash, is released by Jazz at Lincoln Center and is the first title under a distribution agreement with The Orchard. Nash’s suite consists of seven movements, each inspired by a master of modern art: Chagall, Dali, Matisse, Monet, Picasso, Pollack and Van Gogh. Special guests on the recording are Nathalie Bonin (violin), Wycliffe Gordon (tuba) and Bill Schimmel (accordion).
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis is composed of 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players and is the resident orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra tours worldwide performing a vast and unique repertoire: from rare historic compositions to modern Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works, including compositions and arrangements by the jazz masters and members of the band.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is: Music Director and Trumpet: WYNTON MARSALIS; Trumpets: RYAN KISOR, MARCUS PRINTUP, SEAN JONES; Trombones: CHRIS CRENSHAW, VINCENT GARDNER, ELLIOT MASON; Reeds: WALTER BLANDING, VICTOR GOINES, SHERMAN IRBY, TED NASH, JOE TEMPERLEY; Piano: DAN NIMMER; Bass: CARLOS HENRIQUEZ; Drums: ALI JACKSON.
Portrait in Seven Shades Tour Dates:
March 1, 2010
Washington, D.C at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
March 4, 2010
Austin, TX at Paramount Theater
March 5-7, 2010
Dallas, TX at Meyerson Symphony Center
March 9, 2010
Baton Rouge, LA at Baton Rouge River Center
March 11, 2010
Fayetteville, AR at Walton Arts Center Baum Walker Hall
March 12, 2010
Germantown, TN at Germantown Performing Arts Centre
March 13, 2010
St. Louis, MO at Sheldon Concert Hall
March 14, 2010
Minneapolis, MN at Orchestra Hall
March 17, 2010
Ann Arbor, MI at Hill Auditorium
March 19, 2010
Chicago, IL at Orchestra Hall
March 20, 2010
Buffalo, NY at University at Buffalo Center for the Arts
March 21, 2010
Reading, PA at Scottish Rite Cathedral Performing Arts Center
March 22, 2010
Rochester, NY at Jazz for the Park Auditorium Theatre
March 23, 2010
Oxford, OH at Millett Hall
March 25, 2010
Huntsville, AL at Von Braun Center Concert Hall
March 26, 2010
Nashville, TN at Schermerhorn Symphony Center
March 27, 2010
Atlanta, GA at Symphony Hall
March 28, 2010
Savannah, GA at Johnny Mercer Theatre
March 29, 2010
Tallahassee, FL at Lee Hall
Ted Nash’s Portrait in Seven Shades performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis track listing:
1. Monet / 6:42
2. Dali / 6:17
3. Matisse / 7:18
4. Picasso / 8:39
5. Van Gogh / 6:53
6. Chagall / 8:08
7. Pollock / 10:28
Digital UPC: 843436060053, CD UPC: 616892067962
Brooks Brothers is the official clothier of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
High resolution, downloadable photos are available: http://www.jalc.org/about/band_photos/jlco_photos/index.htm and live shots: http://www.jalc.org/about/2007_galleries/jlco_live/
For more information:
Zooey T. Jones
Associate Director • Public Relations
Phone 212.258.9821
Email zjones@jalc.org
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