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AFRICAN ROOTS
JULY 3 BÉLA FLECK'S AFRICA PROJECT featuring
OUMOU SANGARE and her Band
Friday, 8:00pm ~ Venetian Theater
Tickets: $15.00, $30.00, $40.00, $55.00 order online
The world's premiere banjo virtuoso, Béla Fleck, has been a dominant creative force in bluegrass, jazz, pop, classical, and world musics. For The Africa Project, Béla journeys to Africa to explore the little known African origins of the banjo. This pioneering collaboration with some of the continent's greatest musicians resulted in an award-winning documentary and recording, Throw Down Your Heart. |
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Dianne Reeves |
Chuchito Valdés |
Luciana Souza |
Randy Weston |
Jazz Producer Jim Luce assembles an absolutely stellar line-up of jazz legends and new forces on the scene for Caramoor's weekend Jazz Festival.
Dianne Reeves, one of the premier vocalists in the world, headlines this year's festival with her Strings Attached featuring guitar masters Russell Malone and Romero Lubambo. After his sizzling performance in last year's Cuban Piano Summit, pianist Chuchito Valdés returns with his quartet to kick off the evening Cubanismo style. New York City-based French pianist and composer Jean-Michel Pilc opens the afternoon with his trio, in a performance of his Chaplin Suite: music reflecting and inspired by Charlie Chaplin's films. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the recording of the John Coltrane masterpiece 'Giant Steps'. Legendary pianist, Cedar Walton, who participated in these sessions, has assembled a band to pay tribute to this historic music. Twenty-five year old Gerald Clayton, with his trio, demonstrates why he is one of the most significant young pianists emerging today.
On Sunday, jazz piano legend Randy Weston tops off the 2009 Jazz Festival with his African Rhythms band in an exploration of the connections between Afro-American classical music and the ancestral rhythms of the African continent. The leading Brazilian duo of singer Luciana Souza and guitarist Romero Lubambo present a sultry and expansive set of music from their native Brazil.
Two master pianists - Junior Mance and Cyrus Chestnut - each with his own trio kick off the afternoon in swinging elegance.
Performers and programs are subject to change.
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Jean-Michel Pilc |
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Cedar Walton |
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Romero Lubambo | AUGUST 1 Saturday ~ Venetian Theater
Tickets: $25.00, $40.00, $55.00 order online
| 3:00pm |
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Modern Lights, original music by Jean-Michel Pilc |
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Scenes inspired by the work and music of Charlie Chaplin |
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Jean-Michel Pilc Trio |
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Jean-Michel Pilc, piano; Chris Tordini, bass; Ari Hoenig, drums |
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(Created with support from Chamber Music America's New Works: Creation and Presentation Program, funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.) |
| 4:15pm |
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Cedar Walton presents 50 years of Giant Steps: |
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The Music of Coltrane and Walton |
| 5:30pm |
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Gerald Clayton Trio |
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Gerald Clayon, piano; Joe Sanders, bass; Justin Brown, drums |
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Dinner Break |
| 8:00pm |
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Chuchito Valdés Quartet |
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Sonidos Latinos IV |
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Dianne Reeves: Strings Attached, |
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featuring Romero Lubambo and Russell Malone |
Just for Jazz: Great Performances® will grill chicken, ribs, burgers, and hot dogs on the picnic lawns.
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Junior Mance |
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Cyrus Chestnut | AUGUST 2 Sunday ~ Venetian Theater
Tickets: $20.00, $35.00, $50.00 order online
| 2:30pm |
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Junior Mance Trio |
| 3:30pm |
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Cyrus Chestnut Trio |
| 4:45pm |
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Luciana Souza, vocals and Romero Lubambo, guitar |
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Sonidos Latinos V |
| 6:00pm |
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Randy Weston's African Rhythms Trio |
Just for Jazz: Great Performances® will grill chicken, ribs, burgers, and hot dogs on the picnic lawns.
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