JAVIER NERO JAZZ ORCHESTRA

The Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra is a fresh and dynamic big band performing all original music and modern arrangements of jazz standards.

Dr. Javier Nero is an award-winning jazz trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator whose musicianship has received significant recognition. Currently based in Baltimore, MD, Javier is busy as both a bandleader and sideman in the greater DMV area. His classical training and versatility have enabled him to perform in various styles and genres alike, ranging from small jazz combos, to symphony orchestras. Dr. Nero’s compositions and arrangements have also earned various awards and accolades including Downbeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards, participation in the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program, and the Banff Centre’s international workshop in jazz and creative music. Dr. Nero has also recently joined the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University as the jazz trombone and arranging and harmony teacher.

Streaming: $15.00 + fees

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BANSANGU ORCHESTRA

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MAX ROACH CENTENNIAL: THE JLCO WITH WYNTON MARSALIS

Max Roach transformed the sound of the drums and became a leader in civil rights and social justice activism. He defied limits, subverted roles, and innovated methods for improvisation and unbound freedom of expression. Profoundly — singularly — his artistry revolutionized how the drums communicate, and influenced the direction of live and recorded music.

Join the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in celebration of this groundbreaking artist and American icon. Expect a transformative evening featuring new and hard-swinging arrangements of enduring repertoire from his seminal albums. Max Roach Centennial features music direction by Obed Calvaire, and special guest appearances by vocalist Shenel Johns and Chorale Le Chateau led by Chorus Master Damien Sneed.

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TRIBUTE TO PHAROAH SANDERS

Gary Bartz [Saxophone]
Jean Carn [Vocals]
Norman Connors [Vocals & Drums]
Eddie Baccus Jr. [Saxophone]

The Starship Orchestra

Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multi-phonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of “sheets of sound”, American jazz musician Pharaoh Sanders played a prominent role in the development of free jazz and spiritual jazz through his work as a member of John Coltrane’s groups in the mid-1960s, and later through his solo work. He released over thirty albums as a leader and collaborated extensively with vocalist Leon Thomas and pianist Alice Coltrane, among many others. Fellow saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as “probably the best tenor player in the world”. Most of Sanders’ best-selling work was made in the late 1960s and early 1970s for Impulse Records, including the 30-minute wave-on-wave of free jazz “The Creator Has a Master Plan” from the album Karma.

A native of Baltimore, Gary Bartz has been known to many as a trail blazer in the music business from the moment he started playing with Art Blakey at his father’s jazz club in his hometown to his own music throughout the 57 years as a professional musician. As if his Grammy Award with McCoy Tyner in 2005 (‘Illuminations’) wasn’t enough to carve out a place for Bartz in the jazz genre, he has broken the mold with more than 40 solo albums and over 200 as a guest artist.

Drummer and producer Norman Connors’ work has become a main staple of jazz-fusion, with tracks including “Mother Of The Future” from album “Slew Foot” (1974), “Captain Connors” from album “This Is Your Life” (1977), “You Are My Starship” (1976) album, et al. He has lead jazz recordings with Carlos Garnett, Gary Bartz, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Herbie Hancock.

Jean Carn began her recording career with her then-husband, pianist Doug Carn, founder of Black Jazz Records and had an astounding five octave voice range. She sang background for artists including the likes of Earth, Wind & Fire and Norman Connors, but in 1977, she debuted solo, playing a crucial role in the golden era of Philly soul.

Streaming: $10.00 + fees

Showtimes ~ Saturday: 7:00 & 9:30pm | Sunday: 5:00 & 7:30pm

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THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

Music In The Meadow

The Count Basie Orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, won 18 Grammy Awards. In the history of Jazz music, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for over 30 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was and still is an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of Jazz. The Count Basie Orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, won 18 Grammy Awards, performed for Kings, Queens, and other world Royalty, appeared in several movies, television shows, at every major jazz festival and major concert hall in the world.

Guest Vocalist: Carmen Bradford

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