Friday and Saturday Evening, October 14 and 15, 2016, at 8:00 Wynton Marsalis, Managing and Artistic Director Greg Scholl, Executive Director

JAZZ 100: THE MUSIC OF DIZZY, ELLA, MONGO & MONK DANILO PÉREZ, Music Director, Piano LEDISI, Vocals AVISHAI COHEN, Trumpet WYCLIFFE GORDON, Trombone CHRIS POTTER, Saxophone BEN STREET, Bass ADAM CRUZ, Drums ROMAN DIAZ, Percussion

There will be one 15-minute intermission during this performance.

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Notes on the Program By Jeff Tamarkin On February 26, 1917, the Original Dixieland Jass Band entered a studio and cut what most historians now agree was the first commercially released jazz recording, “Livery Stable Blues.” As momentous as that occasion was, 1917 wasn’t done with jazz yet; that April, both Ella Fitzgerald and Mongo Santamaría came into the world. Six months later, they were followed by Thelonious Monk and John Birks Gillespie (you know him as “Dizzy”). Those four babies would all go on to change the cultural landscape, and as the centennial of their birth year approaches, Jazz at Lincoln Center honors these pioneers. Jazz 100: The Music of Dizzy, Ella, Mongo & Monk is very much about diversity. On the surface we may not see much that Ella and Mongo share, or Dizzy and Monk. But, says Danilo Pérez, the Panama-born pianist and composer serving as the program’s musical director, there were commonalities “in the way that they are able to articulate living their life experiences through the music. They were telling stories of the moment they were living. They used music to bridge cultures.” Pérez is one of several performers who will pay tribute to these four masters. He will be joined by Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), Chris Potter (saxophone), Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Roman Diaz (percussion), and vocalist Ledisi, with bassist Ben Street and drummer Adam Cruz—Pérez’s regular trio mates—serving as the rhythm section. “Each of those people has touched me personally through the years,” Pérez says about the lineup. “They all bring something special to the table and are very different. Avishai Cohen is just a beautiful musician and Wycliffe gets all these colors out of the

trombone. Chris Potter also can arrange different colors. Ledisi brings a sound that is very unique; we are honored that she’s going to be a part of this. Roman Diaz connects Africa and America in very deep ways through Cuba. He’s a master of that Abakuá world, traditional folkloric Cuban music. And then Adam and Ben—we’ve been working together as a rhythm section for many years. “The show is going to be a narrative, with each of the musicians telling how this music has affected us,” he adds. “We’ll take a journey. I’m choosing material from each of the four artists that we can address in two days.” He understandably doesn’t want to divulge too much about the specific setlist in advance, but Pérez does allow, “We’re working with themes. We’ll do [Santamaria’s] ‘Afro Blue’ using some of the sounds that are around now. For Monk I’m planning to do a piano solo. And then we’ll end with [Gillespie’s] ‘Manteca.’” As for the Ella segment of the show, Pérez prefers to keep that secret, but it will naturally involve Ledisi, the nine-time Grammy Award– nominated singer who played gospel great Mahalia Jackson in the 2014 film Selma. “It’s a springboard,” Pérez says of the repertoire that will comprise the show. “Even though I’m considered the musical director there’s going to be a space for everyone to do arrangements. It will be a collective contribution. The first thing that hits me when I’m listening to these artists is how they make connections. That affects me very deeply.” For Pérez himself, some of the connections are quite personal. He recorded an album of Monk compositions 20 years ago and performed with Gillespie for four years. And Pérez’ birthplace, Panama, “has a long and fascinating history with jazz.” Panamanian pianist and bandleader Luis Russell, Pérez says, won money in the

Jazz at Lincoln Center lottery, and then moved to New Orleans and eventually to New York, where he led one of the great early jazz bands, working with Louis Armstrong, among others. The year Russell turned pro? 1917.

“This is really special for me in many ways,” says Pérez. “I feel a special responsibility to Dizzy after working with him to do the best I could. It’s really an honor to be a part of this.”

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Meet the Artists

Danilo Pérez Pianist, composer, educator, and social activist Danilo Pérez (Music Director, Piano) is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. Born in Panama in 1965, Pérez started his musical studies with his father, a bandleader and singer. By age ten he was studying European classical piano at the National Conservatory in Panama. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in electronics, he studied jazz composition at Berklee College of Music, where he performed with Jon Hendricks, Terence Blanchard, Slide Hampton, Claudio Roditi, and Paquito D’Rivera. He soon toured or recorded with artists such as the Dizzy Gillespie United Nations Orchestra, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz, Charlie Haden, Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Tito Puente, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Harrell, Gary Burton, and Roy Haynes. In 2000 Pérez joined Wayne Shorter to form Shorter’s great quartet with John Patitucci and Brian Blade. Since 2003 he has been touring with his regular trio featuring Ben Street and Adam Cruz. In 1993 Pérez turned his focus to his own ensembles and recording projects, releasing eight albums as a leader and earning Grammy and Latin Grammy Award nominations for Central Avenue (1989), Motherland (2000), and Across the Crystal Sea (2008). In 1996 he was signed to the Impulse label and recorded the Thelonious Monk tribute Panamonk, called one of the most important jazz piano albums in history by DownBeat magazine. Pérez also released Providencia, his debut for Mack Avenue Records, in 2010. The album was also nominated for a 2011 Best Instrumental Jazz

Album Grammy Award. As a composer he has been commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Chicago Jazz Festival, and Imani Winds Quintet, among others. Carnegie Hall recently commissioned him to write an octet for members of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. In 2014 he was commissioned by The Banff Centre to write a piano quintet (Camino de Cruces) for the Cecilia String Quartet, and he also composed music for the Museum of Biodiversity in Panama, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry. Pérez served as goodwill ambassador to UNICEF and currently serves as a UNESCO artist for peace, cultural ambassador to the Republic of Panama, founder and artistic director of the Panama Jazz Festival, and artistic director of Berklee’s Global Jazz Institute. His latest album, Children of the Light (Mack Avenue), was released in 2015 and features fellow Wayne Shorter Quartet members John Patitucci and Brian Blade. In 2015 Pérez premiered two brand new commissions: Expeditions–Panamania 2015 at the Panamerican games in Toronto; and Detroit World Suite–La leyenda de Bayano at the Detroit Jazz Festival.

Ledisi Ledisi (Vocals) has been wowing fans and earning critical acclaim since she first came onto the R&B scene in 2000. In 2007 she recorded her third album, Lost & Found, which earned her two Grammy Award nominations, including Best New Artist. She has since received seven additional Grammy Award nominations. Ledisi has performed at the White House for the President and First Lady Obama nine times. Beyond singing, Ledisi is an advocate for the arts and an educator, author, entrepreneur, philanthropist, songwriter, producer, and innovator. She has been lauded by music greats like Prince, Patti LaBelle, Bill Withers, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder, and though she proudly calls herself an R&B artist, she

Jazz at Lincoln Center continues to step outside genre-defining boxes. She has performed with country legend Vince Gill and blues icon Keb’ Mo’, sung jazz with top artists, and recorded with the Count Basie Orchestra. Most recently she appeared as a special guest, in tribute to Nina Simone, at the sold-out Soulful Symphony’s 15th Anniversary Concert at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. She released The Truth in 2014, featuring the singles “I Blame You,” “Rock with You,” and the Grammy Award–nominated “Like This.” She headlined two national sold-out tours, appeared onstage alongside Kelly Clarkson and Jill Scott, and has performed on shows like Good Morning America, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, HBO’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and VH1’s Divas Live. She also played the role of Mahalia Jackson in the Oscar-nominated film Selma. In 2015 Ledisi partnered with Design Essentials to create a lookbook showcasing her beauty with versatile, creative hair styles, and became Design Essentials Natural’s first “Natural Beauty Ambassador.” Ledisi has also served as an ambassador for the San Francisco Chapter of The Recording Academy. Among other duties, Ledisi has also participated in Grammys on the Hill, lobbying for the fair and equitable treatment of music industry members. In 2016 Ledisi will be an advocate at the Conference of Mayors.

Avishai Cohen For four years running, Avishai Cohen (Trumpet) has been voted a Rising Star in the DownBeat Critics Poll. Along with leading his Triveni trio with Omer Avital and Nasheet Waits, he has been a member of the SFJAZZ Collective for six years. He also records and tours with his siblings Anat and Yuval as part of the 3 Cohens Sextet. The trumpeter began performing in 1988 at age ten, soloing with a big band and eventually touring with the Young Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra under the likes of maestros Zubin Mehta,

Kurt Masur, and Kent Nagano. Having worked with Israeli folk and pop artists and performed on television at a young age, Cohen arrived as an experienced professional when he took up a full scholarship at Berklee College of Music. In 1997 he placed third in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition, and he came of age as a jazz player on the club scene in New York at Smalls. Cohen first recorded for ECM as part of Mark Turner’s quartet on Lathe of Heaven (2014). He has performed at venues like the Village Vanguard with Turner and as a member of Kenny Werner’s band. Cohen often plays in the Mingus Big Band and Mingus Dynasty ensemble. He has recorded with artists including Jason Lindner and French-Israeli pop singer Keren Ann. Cohen was named the artistic director of the International Jerusalem Festival in 2015. The Avishai Cohen Quartet performed music from Into the Silence at New York’s Winter Jazzfest before touring Europe and the United States from February through May.

Wycliffe Gordon Musical ambassador and interpreter of America’s music, Wycliffe Gordon (Trombone ) enjoys a career of touring the world, performing hard-swinging, straightahead jazz to great acclaim. He is recognized for his modern mastery of the plunger mute, exceptional technique, and signature sound. Gordon was named Best in Trombone by the DownBeat Critics Poll in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016, and the Jazz Journalists Association named him Trombonist of the Year in 2016 (for the ninth time since 2001). He is a past recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award. In addition to an extremely successful solo career, Gordon regularly tours the world with the Wycliffe Gordon Quartet. Gordon is a former member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and has been a featured guest artist on Billy Taylor’s Jazz at the Kennedy

Jazz at Lincoln Center Center series. His “Jazz a la Carte” show, which debuted at the Apollo Theater, was named one of the “top five best moments in jazz” of 2011 by the Wall Street Journal. Gordon has released 20 solo albums and eight as a co-leader. His most recent releases include Within Our Gates, Somebody New, and Signature Series. In 2013 Criss Cross Jazz released The Intimate Ellington: Ballads and Blues, showcasing Gordon’s knowledge of Ellington and Strayhorn techniques. Gordon is also a gifted (and frequently commissioned) composer and arranger, with an extensive catalog of original compositions that spans jazz and chamber music. His music is performed throughout the world, and his arrangement of the theme song to NPR’s All Things Considered is heard daily. Gordon is a committed music educator, and he serves as artist-in-residence at Augusta University. He also serves on the jazz arts program faculty at Manhattan School of Music and as music director for the Louis Armstrong Legacy Project in Chicago. His songbook and accompanying CD, This Rhythm on My Mind, was released in 2012, and Sing It First, covering Gordon’s unique approach to playing, was released in 2011. His lead sheets, trombone music, and big band charts are all available on his website. Across the world, he works with musicians and audiences, from elementary schools to universities, through master classes, clinics, workshops, children’s concerts, and lectures.

Chris Potter World-class soloist, composer, bandleader, and saxophonist Chris Potter (Tenor and Soprano Saxophones ) has emerged as a leading light of his generation. DownBeat magazine called him “One of the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet,” and he was voted second only to the great Sonny Rollins in the 2008

DownBeat Readers Poll. Born in Chicago in 1971, his family moved to Columbia, South Carolina, when he was three. At age 18 Potter moved to New York to study at The New School and Manhattan School of Music. A potent improviser and the youngest musician to win Denmark’s Jazzpar Prize, his impressive discography includes 15 albums as a leader and sideman appearances on more than 100 albums. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his solo work in Joanne Brackeen’s “In Vogue” and was prominently featured on Steely Dan’s Grammy Award–winning Two Against Nature. He has performed or recorded with many of jazz’s leaders, such as Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, John Scofield, the Mingus Big Band, Jim Hall, Paul Motian, Dave Douglas, and Ray Brown. His album Ultrahang is the culmination of five years’ work with his Underground quartet with Adam Rogers on guitar, Craig Taborn on Fender Rhodes, and Nate Smith on drums. Since his days as an 18year-old prodigy with bebop icon Red Rodney, Potter has grown as an instrumentalist and composer-arranger. Acclaimed outings like 1997’s Unspoken (with Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, and John Scofield), 1998’s Vertigo, 2001’s Gratitude, and 2002’s Traveling Mercies showed a penchant for risk-taking and genre-bending. Potter explored new territory on 2004’s partly electric Lift: Live at the Village Vanguard (with bassist Scott Colley, drummer Bill Stewart, and keyboardist Kevin Hays), then pushed the envelope further on 2006’s Underground. He continued in this electrified, groove-oriented vein with 2007’s Follow The Red Line: Live at the Village Vanguard. With Song For Anyone (dedicated to the memory of Michael Brecker), Potter writes and arranges for an expanded ensemble featuring strings and woodwinds. Important long-term musical relationships include Red Rodney, drummer Paul Motian’s

Jazz at Lincoln Center Electric Bebop Band, bassist-bandleader Dave Holland, guitarist Jim Hall, and the enigmatic duo of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (Steely Dan). Now a respected veteran (and new father), Potter continues to work as a bandleader and featured sideman. His most recent recordings are 2013’s The Sirens and 2015’s Imaginary Cities.

Ben Street Ben Street (Bass) is a New York-area jazz double-bassist. He has played with many great jazz artists, notably Kurt Rosenwinkel on the abum Next Step, Ben Monder on the album Dust, and the legendary Sam Rivers on the album Violet Violets. Other collaborators include John Scofield, Mark Turner, Billy Hart, Danilo Pérez, and Adam Cruz. Street studied acoustic bass with the former Weather Report bassist Miroslav Vitous. He is the son of saxophonist and saxophone mouthpiece maker Bill Street and is a native of Maine. Street has an appreciation of New Zealand white wines, amongst others.

Adam Cruz Drummer, composer, and educator Adam Cruz (Drums) was born in New York City and has been a vital creative force on the international jazz scene for the last two decades. He leads his own group, is an integral part of renowned pianist Danilo Pérez’s trio, and regularly works with such artists as Tom Harrell, the Mingus Big Band, Joey Calderazzo, Chris Potter, Steve Wilson, and Edward Simon. Cruz currently teaches at the City College of New York and the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. As a drummer, Cruz represents a unique place in the American jazz lineage. His mixed ethnic background informs his playing in ways that transcend easy stylistic categorization. The wealth of his rhythmic knowledge, his deep sense of jazz swing, and his knowledge of Latin American rhythms all coalesce into his personal sound, giving his

playing a powerful depth and a rare and distinctive musicality. Cruz emerged professionally in the early 1990s, performing and recording extensively with saxophonist David Sanchez and the Charles Mingus Big Band. He toured with pianist Chick Corea, recording Origin—A Week at the Blue Note. He spent the end of that decade touring as a duo with guitarist Charlie Hunter and then began his long-term association with pianist Danilo Pérez and bassist Ben Street in 2000. Cruz studied at Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts and received his degree from The New School for Social Research. He was first introduced to music by his father Ray Cruz, a renowned New York-born percussionist of Puerto Rican heritage. His mother hails from a rich musical background as well. She is the daughter of Italian-American trumpeter Ricky Trent (who worked with Paul Whiteman and Tommy Dorsey) and Jewish-American dancer Mildred Kapner. The diversity of Cruz’ background is greatly reflected in his work as a musician and educator. In 2010 he was awarded a grant from the Association Culturelle FrancoManitobaine to record Milestone, his debut recording as a composer and bandleader. Milestone was released in 2011 on Sunnyside Records to great significant acclaim. Throughout his illustrious career as a drummer, Cruz has toured and recorded with artists as diverse as Danilo Pérez, Tom Harrell, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Pharoah Sanders, John Patitucci, Eddie Palmieri, Joanne Brackeen, Chris Potter, Edward Simon, Steve Wilson, Charlie Hunter, and Lee Konitz.

Roman Diaz Master percussionist, scholar, and composer Román Díaz (Percussion) is considered a “living repository” of Afro-Cuban music. A former member of the seminal ensemble Yoruba Andabo, he has aided in creating rumba’s definitive sound in Cuba

Jazz at Lincoln Center and around the world since the 1980s. Díaz piously carries on the late Pancho Quinto’s legacy of Guarapachangeo, incorporating batá and the once archaic cajón into modern rumba. As a producer, he has brought together some of the finest interpreters of rumba from the island for the album Wemilere. Díaz left Cuba in 1999 to come to New York City. He has since been featured in Dame La Mano, a film documenting Union City’s Esquina Habanera, the Grammy Award–nominated rumba ensemble Raíces Habanera, and its followers. Díaz is also a scholar and international teacher of Afro-Cuban traditions, and in Cuba he taught at the Escuela Nacional de Instructores de Arte.

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David Swope Gloria and Philip Talkow Jay Tanenbaum Tides Foundation Barry and Joan Tucker Household U.S. Trust Cheryl Vollweiler Margaret and George Vranesh Barry and Ellen Wagenberg David Walters Raymond Wedderburn

As of September 13, 2016

Richard and Josephine Weil Joan and Howard Weinstein Katherine C. Wickham Amelia Wierzbicki May Wilson Audrey Strauss Lisa and Matthew Winkler Richard M. Winn III The Craig E. Wishman Foundation Kenneth Zaslav Zicherman Family Foundation

UPCOMING EVENTS Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall

October 2016

ROSE THEATER

THE APPEL ROOM

The Jazz Age: Untamed Elegance October 28–29 at 8pm 100 years after the first known jazz recording, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis transports audiences to the wild and sophisticated 1920s. Led by master saxophonist and veteran JLCO member Victor Goines, the Orchestra will showcase the hot jazz of New Orleans, the sweet sounds of 1920s dance bands, and demonstrate how the integration of the two led to the Swing Era of the 1930s. This concert will feature essential compositions by artists including Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, and Louis Armstrong and His Hot 7. Goines will also debut Untamed Elegance, a brand new composition written for the Orchestra, inspired by the Prohibition years. Free pre-concert discussion nightly at 7pm.

Elio Villafranca’s Letters to Mother Africa October 14–15 at 7pm & 9:30pm Visionary Cuban pianist and composer Elio Villafranca leads an all-star band comprising saxophonists Billy Harper and David Murray, bassist Dezron Douglas, drummer Lewis Nash, percussionist Abdou Mboup, and South African vocalist Vuyo Sotashe. Exploring jazz’s deep, unifying roots in Africa, they will incorporate musical traditions and instruments from across the continent into Western jazz contexts, demonstrating common traits as well as the deep diversity of African influences. In addition to original compositions, the group will perform unique arrangements of music by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, Randy Weston, Charles Mingus, and Wayne Shorter. Free pre-concert discussions nightly at 6pm and 8:30pm. Jimmy Heath: Life of A Legend October 21–22 at 7pm & 9:30pm Tonight we celebrate the life and 90th birthday of a true living legend, saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath. With music, stories, conversation, and images from Heath’s extensive personal archive, this intimate performance will be an insightful look into the colorful career of a profoundly influential artist. Heath’s earliest career highlights include long-term partnerships with icons like Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, and after 70 years he remains a major fixture and creative leader in jazz. These days, Heath leads his own Big Band, works with various small groups, and co-leads the highly successful Heath Brothers. Audiences tonight will get a full taste of Heath’s brilliance as he performs original pieces with both his big band and a small group featuring vocalist Roberta Gambarini, Jon Faddis, Stanley Cowell, Tootie Heath, and Melissa Aldana. Jazz radio icon Gary Walker of WBGO will host the proceedings, engaging Heath in dialogue between musical segments.

November 2016 Family Concert: Who is Count Basie? November 5 at 1pm & 3pm Piano player and bandleader William “Count” Basie brought America out of the Depression with the elegant and irresistible swing of Kansas City. Establishing 4/4 swing as a primary jazz style, The Count led one of the greatest big bands of all time, featuring the hard-swinging All-American Rhythm Section, iconic soloists, and a communal feeling that kept the dance floor moving all night. In this hour-long narrated concert featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, crowd participation, and engaging storytelling by Wynton Marsalis, families will learn about Basie’s exciting career and infectious music. After nearly 25 years, this beloved family-oriented series continues to be a wellspring of enlightenment for curious minds, with concerts “as illuminating as they are entertaining.” (Chicago Tribune) Free pre-concert activities at 12:15 and 2:15pm.

Except where noted, all venues are located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center, 5th floor. Tickets starting at $10. To purchase tickets: Visit jazz.org or call CenterCharge: 212-721-6500. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office is located on Broadway at 60th Street, Ground Floor. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 12pm-6pm. For groups of 15 or more: 212-258-9875 or jazz.org/groups. For more information about our education programs, visit academy.jazz.org. For Swing University and WeBop enrollment: 212-258-9922. Find us on Facebook (jazzatlincolncenter), Twitter (@jazzdotorg), YouTube (jazzatlincolncenter), and Instagram (jazzdotorg).

UPCOMING EVENTS

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall

October 2016 Matt Wilson Quartet with Kirk Knuffke, Jeff Lederer, and Chris Lightcap October 14 7:30pm & 9:30pm Matt Wilson’s Scrimmage with Ron Miles, Dave Stryker, Orrin Evans, and Martin Wind October 15 7:30pm & 9:30pm Matt Wilson’s Big Happy Family with Ron Miles, Kirk Knuffke, Jeff Lederer, Joel Frahm, Jaleel Shaw, Orrin Evans, Chris Lightcap, and Martin Wind October 16 7:30pm & 9:30pm Juilliard Jazz Ensembles: Music of Charles Mingus October 17 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Russell Gunn’s “Blackhawk Revisited” featuring Jimmy Cobb A Tribute to Miles Davis Live At The Blackhawk with Corcoran Holt, Kevin Bales, and Morgan Guerin October 19–20 7:30pm & 9:30pm Jeff “Tain” Watts Quintet Album Release Party with David Kikoski, Paul Bollenback, Troy Roberts, and Yunior Terry Cabrera October 21–23 7:30pm & 9:30pm Monday Nights with WBGO: Victor Provost Group “Bright Eyes” Album Release with Alex Brown, Zach Brown, and Billy Williams October 24 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Terell Stafford Quintet: Celebrating Lee Morgan with Tim Warfield, Jr., Bruce Barth, Peter Washington, and Billy Williams Moutin Factory Quintet with Francois Moutin, Louis Moutin, Jean Michel October 25–26 7:30pm & 9:30pm Pilc, Manu Codjia, and Christophe Monniot October 18 TRIO 3: Andrew Cyrille, Oliver Lake, and 7:30pm & 9:30pm Reggie Workman October 27 7:30pm & 9:30pm

In deference to the artists, patrons of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola are encouraged to keep conversations to a whisper during the performance. Artists and schedule subject to change. Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center, 5th floor New York. Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys; Group Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys-reservations Nightly Artist sets at 7:30pm & 9:30pm. Late Night Session sets Tuesday through Saturday; doors open at 11:15pm Cover Charge: $20–45. Special rates for students with valid student ID. Full dinner available at each artist set. Rose Theater and The Appel Room concert attendees, present your ticket stub to get 50% off the late-night cover charge at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Fridays and Saturdays. Jazz at Lincoln Center merchandise is now available at the concession stands during performances in Rose Theater and The Appel Room. Items also available in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola during evening operating hours. Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola gift cards now available. Find us on Facebook (DizzysClubCocaCola), Twitter (@jazzdotorg), YouTube (jazzatlincolncenter), and Instagram (jazzdotorg).

OCT 14–15 • 7PM & 9:30PM

ELIO VILLAFRANCA’S LETTERS TO MOTHER AFRICA Elio Villafranca, Billy Harper, David Murray, Lewis Nash, and Vuyo Sotashe perform new music and classics by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Randy Weston – all written with reverence to Africa THE APPEL ROOM OCT 14–15 • 8PM

JAZZ 100: THE MUSIC OF DIZZY, ELLA, MONGO & MONK Featuring music director Danilo Pérez, Wycliffe Gordon, Chris Potter, Avishai Cohen, Ben Street, Adam Cruz, Roman Diaz, and special guest vocalist Ledisi ROSE THEATER OCT 21–22 • 7PM & 9:30PM

JIMMY HEATH: LIFE OF A LEGEND NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath celebrates his 90th birthday with the Jimmy Heath Big Band, Roberta Gambarini, Jon Faddis, Stanley Cowell, Tootie Heath, Melissa Aldana, and host Gary Walker of WBGO THE APPEL ROOM

OCT 28–29 • 8PM

THE JAZZ AGE: UNTAMED ELEGANCE The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and music director Victor Goines performs the music of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and more ROSE THEATER

OCTOBER venue fredrick p. rose hall

box office broadway at 60th st. ground fl.

CenterCharge 212-721-6500

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