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Jazz Arts Project Presents
The Joys of Jazz
with
Wycliffe Gordon & Friends
- A Legends & Lions Concert
Event -
Sunday, December 15,
3:00 p.m.
Two River Theater
21 Bridge Avenue
Red Bank, New Jersey
Tickets: $55 or $150 VIP, $10 Students w/valid ID
Tickets available only at Two
River Theater Box Office: By phone: 732-345-1400 or click HERE
- Theater box office fees will be added
The
nonprofit Jazz Arts Project, in partnership with Triumph
Restaurant & Brewery, presents “The Joys of Jazz” with special
guest, jazz great Wycliffe Gordon: A Legends & Lions
Concert & Fundraiser.” Every year, this event brings
together our Jazz Arts Academy students (the young Lions) with one
or more world-class professional jazz artists (the Legend) for a
delightful afternoon of live music and joy. Help support arts
education and jazz programming in the community with us!
The performance is scheduled to last about 90
minutes with no intermission. VIP tickets are available, which
include premier seating and a pre-show private lounge experience
with food and drinks. After the show, Jazz Arts Project will offer
a “fun-raising” reception with food, refreshments, and a cash bar.
About Wycliffe Gordon:
Musical ambassador and interpreter of America’s
music, Wycliffe Gordon, has enjoyed an impressive career touring
the world performing hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz, receiving
great acclaim from audiences and critics alike.
Jazz Journalists Association has awarded him
“Trombonist of the Year” for a record- breaking 15 times, and he’s
topped the Downbeat Critics Poll for “Best Trombone” for an
unprecedented six times. Recent awards include the “Louie Award,”
the International Trombone Award, and the Satchmo Award, among
others. Wycliffe is a prolific recording artist and is extremely
popular for his unmatched signature sound, plunger technique, and
unique vocals. As a leader, he has released more than 20 solo
recordings, including his very popular “Hello Pops: A Tribute to
Louis Armstrong” and “Within These Gates of Mine,” an original
soundtrack and film score for the 1920s silent film “Within Our
Gates” by African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux.
He can be heard on hundreds of recordings,
soundtracks, live DVDs, and documentaries, including work with
other artists such as Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Wynton
Marsalis, Paul Simon, Natalie Merchant, Rene Marie, Dianne Reeves,
Anat Cohen, Ricky Skaggs, Arturo Sandoval, and Doc Severinsen, to
name a few.
Gordon also has an extensive catalog of original
compositions that span the various timbres of jazz and chamber
music. His arrangement of the theme song to NPR’s “All Things
Considered” is heard daily across the globe.
In addition to a successful solo career, Gordon
tours regularly, leading (his band) the International All
Stars, performing at festivals and performing arts centers
worldwide. Gordon is also one of America’s most persuasive and
committed music educators and is highly sought after as a clinician
and guest speaker.
Wycliffe Gordon is a Yamaha Performing Artist and
has his own line of Wycliffe Gordon Pro Signature Mouthpieces and
the highly sought-after “Wybrid” made by Pickett Brass. He also
just launched a Signature Plunger Mute called the “Cone Tone” by
Hirschman Mutes. www.wycliffegordon.com.
jazzartsproject.org
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