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Jason Moran & Alexander Brown at Koerner Hall

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6 years ago

Mar 12, 2017

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Jason Moran and The Bandwagon & Alexander Brown Trio

2016-2017 Season, The Royal Conservatory, Jazz, TD Jazz: The Art of the Trio

DATE: Saturday, April 1, 2017 | TIME: 8:00 pm
PRICE: Starting at $40.00 | VENUE: Koerner Hall
BUY TICKETS ONLINE: performance.rcmusic.ca/

Jason Moran and The Bandwagon: Jason Moran, piano; Tarus Mateen, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums.
Alexander Brown Trio: Alexander Brown, trumpet; Justin Gray, bass; Ethan Ardelli, drums.

Jason Moran “is like no other pianist at work. His improvisations are dynamic, eruptive, keyed to the compositions at hand.” (Village Voice) A recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship and winner in DownBeat’s 2011 Critics Poll for Jazz Artist of the Year, Jazz Album of the Year, and winner in both 2011 and 2013 for Pianist of the Year, Jason Moran is “a startlingly gifted pianist with a relentless thirst for experimentation.” (The Los Angeles Times) Alexander Brown’s music mingles classical, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, Afro-Caribbean, and Brazilian styles. “Brown can play!” (DownBeat)

Postlude performance in the Leslie & Anna Dan Galleria.

THIS IS PART OF THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY’S TD JAZZ: THE ART OF THE TRIO CONCERT SERIES, A FIVE-CONCERT SERIES SUBSCRIPTION STARTS AT ONLY $182.50, OR MIX WITH CONCERTS FROM OTHER SERIES TO CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE

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Dizzy, Chano and Chico – The Original Influencers 75 Years Later at Town Hall

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2 months ago

Dec 5, 2022

Danilo Navas

[New York] – The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance & The Town Hall Present: Dizzy, Chano and Chico — The Original Influencers — 75 Years Later at Town Hall. A celebration of the monumental moments when jazz met the rhythms of Cuba and changed the face of modern music forever. In 1947, legends Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo composed “Manteca” — one of the earliest foundational compositions of Afro-Cuban jazz and among Gillespie’s most famous recordings. In December ’47, Dizzy and Chano performed it live at the famed Town Hall in New York City. Consecutively, composer Chico O’Farrill’s masterpiece “Afro Cuban Jazz Suite” brought together bandleader Machito with O’Farrill and Charlie Parker, among others. O’Farrill’s work to meld modern jazz with Cuban big band continued with his collaboration with Dizzy on “The Manteca Suite.” ALJA and Town Hall celebrate Dizzy, Chano and Chico for their groundbreaking introduction of Latin music influences in jazz.

On January 14, 2023 at Town Hall, the continuum pushes forward 75 years later with the next generation of performers keeping Afro Cuban/Afro Latin jazz alive and well. Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning Arturo O’Farrill and his 18-piece Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra revisit the acclaimed compositions “Manteca,” “The Manteca Suite,” and “Afro Cuban Jazz Suite” as well as new compositions, arrangements and recent works with some of today’s most distinguished Latin jazz artists. Featured guests include “Superstar of Afro Cuban Percussion” Pedrito Martinez, NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison, Cuban vocalist Daymé Arocena, trumpeter Jon Faddis, as well as emerging talents trumpeter Adam O’Farrill, percussionist Jacquelene Acevedo, and singer/composer Melvis Santa.

This event is part of the on-going centennial celebrations of both Chico O’Farrill and the Town Hall.