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Symphony Center Four Great Winter Concerts
Symphony Center Four Great Winter Concerts
Date Posted: January 09 2012
Written By: Chicago Jazz
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Four winter performances that will warm the hearts of jazz fans
Friday, January 13: Dee Dee Bridgewater & Russell Malone
“To Billie with Love: A Celebration of Lady Day”
Dee Dee Bridgewater – Vocals
Russell Malone Trio – Russell Malone, guitar; David Wong, bass; Rodney Green, drums
This concert highlights the winner of the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee, illustrious jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater’s joyful tribute to Billie Holiday. “This album is my way of paying my respect to a vocalist who made it possible for singers like me to carve out a career for ourselves,” says Bridgewater, who performed the role of Holiday in the triumphant theatrical production, Lady Day. Versatile guitarist Russell Malone opens the program with intimate works for trio.
Tuesday, February 14: Kurt Elling
“Passion World”
Celebrate with your Valentine, as one of the most heartfelt voices in contemporary jazz, Kurt Elling, takes you on a journey through love songs from around the world. Join Kurt, soulful jazz violinist Regina Carter and virtuoso clarinet and saxophone player Anat Cohen as they perform a passionate evening of internationally famous songs from a multitude of countries and eras, all held together by the strand of love.
Friday, February 17: Preservation Hall Band
“Ma Maison”
Preservation Hall Jazz Band with the Trey McIntyre Project
Symphony Center comes alive with the spirit of New Orleans when we present “Ma Maison,” the stunning dance collaboration between the Trey McIntyre Project and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. New Orleans’ Times-Picayune said, “I could almost hear the clatter of bones as nine skeletons, dressed in Carnival motley, shimmied to the wailing clarinet, dangled loose-limbed arms to the thrum of the banjo, and jerked their heads, as if nagged by the long, steady roll of the snare.”
Friday, March 9: Nicholas Payton
Nicholas Payton Television Studio Orchestra
Nicholas Payton trumpet
Trumpet wizard Nicholas Payton, praised for “the sheer range of his expression” (Chicago Tribune) after his appearance on the 2010-11 SCP Jazz Series, returns with his own big band, the Television Studio Orchestra. “Mr. Payton’s gifts as a trumpet soloist have never been open to question, and now with this latest effort he establishes himself as a composer.
All performances begin at 8pm. TICKETS for all 2012 concerts can be purchased by calling CSO ticketing services at (312) 294-3000 or (800) 223-7114, online at cso.org, or by visiting the Symphony Center box office at 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
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