JAZZ ROOTS -
TEN YEARS OF THE
BEST IN LIVE JAZZ
IN FLORIDA!
TEN YEARS OF THE
BEST IN LIVE JAZZ
IN FLORIDA!
MIAMI’S PIONEERING AND CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED
CONCERT
SERIES & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
FEATURES AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE, GRAMMY®
WINNERS,
LEGENDS AND STARS ON THE RISE
ELLA FITZGERALD 100TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
Direct from the Apollo Theater!
November 3, 2017
November 3, 2017
AN EVENING WITH JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN
December 15, 2017
GENERATIONS: JOEY ALEXANDER AND RAMSEY LEWIS
January 12, 2018
GEORGE BENSON: A NIGHT OF BREEZIN’ AND GREATEST HITS
February 16, 2018
GREGORY PORTER: THE VOICE OF OUR TIME
March 2, 2018
CUBISMO! CHUCHO VALDÉS: IRAKERE 45
April 20, 2018
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
proudly announces the extraordinary six-concert lineup for the JAZZ ROOTS2017-2018 season. This season marks the 10th anniversary of the
groundbreaking performance and educational series co-founded by the Arsht
Center with the late legendary music producer/entrepreneur Larry Rosen in 2008.
“The
Arsht Center, as the home of the JAZZ ROOTS series, has added to the vibrant
musical scene in Miami and the Knight Concert Hall has become a destination for
spectacular jazz artists. In the first decade, 80,000 guests have enjoyed JAZZ
ROOTS and more than 8,000 students have participated in the hands-on education
program that is integral to the mission of the series,” said Liz Wallace,
vice president, programming of the Arsht Center. “With the extraordinary talent
scheduled for this season, I am excited to continue our commitment to
presenting great jazz artists as the series begins its second decade. The
collaboration with Dean Shelly Berg has sustained that vision.”
"As an artist
and educator, I am so proud to be a part of this great series. Presenting jazz
to South Florida’s great audiences and educating young people about America’s
music has been my life’s work. As JAZZ ROOTS celebrates it’s 10th anniversary,
I am honored to work with the Arsht Center to carry on Larry Rosen’s legacy and
thrilled that we continue to channel his vision,” said Dean Shelly Berg, JAZZ
ROOTS artistic adviser.
The concert lineup for the JAZZ ROOTS 2017-2018 six-concert season in the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall is as follows:
JAZZ
ROOTS:
ELLA FITZGERALD 100TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
Direct from the Apollo Theater!
Friday, November 3, 2017 at 8 p.m.
ELLA FITZGERALD 100TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
Direct from the Apollo Theater!
Friday, November 3, 2017 at 8 p.m.
The 10th anniversary season kicks off with a
star-studded tribute celebrating the centennial of the Queen of Jazz, Ella
Fitzgerald, with a special blockbuster concert. Featuring the Frost School of
Music’s Henry Mancini Jazz Orchestra and an all-star line-up, this engagement
will honor the career of the “First Lady of Song.”
JAZZ ROOTS:
AN
EVENING WITH JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN
Friday December 15,
2017 at 8 p.m.
We ring in the holiday season with the Arsht Center debut of one
of the most innovative and uplifting bands on the scene today, JON BATISTE
AND STAY HUMAN. The program will feature the unique genre-blending sounds
Batiste and Stay Human call “social music” as well as holiday favorites. With his soulful
voice, virtuosic piano chops and signature “harmonaboard” (a combination of
harmonica and keyboard), BATISTE has ignited the music scene. The Forbes “30
under 30” honoree balances a demanding performance schedule – which often
includes his signature, impromptu ‘love riot’ street parades – with his role as
bandleader with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Artistic Director at
Large of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, public speaking engagements,
master classes and occasional acting gigs. He played himself on the HBO series Treme
and most recently appeared in director Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer.
JAZZ ROOTS - GENERATIONS:
JOEY ALEXANDER AND RAMSEY LEWIS
Friday, January 12, 2018 at 8 p.m.
Showcasing the
extraordinary talents of two generations spanning six decades, the reigning
king of jazz piano, RAMSEY LEWIS and his quartet, will be joined by
13-year-old jazz piano prodigy JOEY ALEXANDER and his trio. An iconic
leader in the contemporary jazz movement for over 50 years, RAMSEY LEWIS
has had a prolific career recording over 80 albums since his debut release, Ramsey
Lewis & His Gentlemen of Jazz, back in 1956. He successfully crossed
over to the pop and R&B charts with hits such as “The ‘In’ Crowd,” “Wade in
the Water,” and “Hang on Sloopy,” with his unforgettable trademark sound –
funky, soulful jazz.
JOEY ALEXANDER is one of the fastest
and youngest rising stars in jazz today. At just 13 years old, he has already
earned two GRAMMY Award nominations for his debut album, My Favorite Things.
He is a master of improvisation with a deft touch and adventurous spirit that
belies his age. “Joey is a little genius…playing with emotional depth like that
of above a young adult.” - Wynton Marsalis
JAZZ ROOTS - GEORGE
BENSON:
A NIGHT OF BREEZIN’ AND GREATEST HITS
Jake Shimabukuro,
special guest
Friday, February 16, 2018 at 8
p.m.
Simply one of the greatest artists in jazz
history, 10-time GRAMMY winner and NEA Jazz Master GEORGE BENSON is an
amazingly versatile musician, whose adept skills find him crossing easily
between straight-ahead jazz, smooth jazz, and contemporary R&B. At various
points along the five-decade continuum of his storied career, he has been
heralded as a jazz guitarist of unparalleled chops, a vocalist with great
emotional range and sophistication or a combination of both. However, he
regards himself as an entertainer in the broadest sense of the word – a singer
of songs, a spinner of tales.
The evening will
begin with JAKE SHIMABUKURO who has become one of the most exceptional
and innovative uke players in the history of the instrument—an artist who has
drawn comparisons to musical titans such as Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis.
He has collaborated with artists from Yo-Yo Ma, Jimmy Buffett, Jack Johnson and
Cyndi Lauper to Ziggy Marley, Dave Koz, Lyle Lovett and Bette Midler, and wowed
audiences at SXSW, Bonnaroo, the Playboy Jazz Festival, and the cutting-edge
TED conference.
JAZZ ROOTS - GREGORY PORTER:
THE VOICE OF OUR TIME
Friday, March 2, 2018 at 8 p.m.
An artist whose music is at once timeless yet utterly of its
time, GREGORY PORTER solidifies his standing as his generation’s most
soulful jazz singer-songwriter with Take Me to the Alley, winner of the
2017 GRAMMY Award for Jazz Vocal Album of the Year and the much-anticipated
follow-up to his sensational 2013 Blue Note debut Liquid Spirit. Porter
has time and again demonstrated an innate ability to transcend genre and
connect with audiences from all walks of life, and his new music reflects the
singer’s continued and mindful growth as an artist and as a person amidst the
constant touring demands that have resulted from tremendous international
success.
Liquid Spirit followed the critically
acclaimed and GRAMMY-nominated albums Water (2010) and Be Good
(2012) and quickly grew into a global phenomenon, selling one million albums
worldwide and becoming the most streamed jazz album of all time with over 20
million streams. The album has sold Platinum in the U.K. and Germany, and Gold
in France, The Netherlands, and Austria. In the U.S., Porter made his
first-ever national TV appearances on “The Tonight Show” and “Jimmy
Kimmel Live” while both ESQUIRE and NPR Music declared him “America’s
next great jazz singer.”
JAZZ ROOTS:
CUBISMO! CHUCHO VALDÉS: IRAKERE 45
Friday, April 20, 2018 at 8 p.m.
Cuban
pianist, composer and arranger CHUCHO VALDÉS is the most influential
figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Winner of six GRAMMY and three Latin
GRAMMY Awards, the giant of Cuban piano makes a rare Miami appearance with his
very special project, IRAKERE 45, in honor of the legendary group Irakere, for
which he was the director, pianist, main composer and arranger for more than 30
years. Joined by his band of top young Cuban musicians, Valdés will
revisit and reinterpret the music of the legendary group in conjunction with
its 45th anniversary.
Launched
in 1973, Irakere created an extraordinary body of work that includes seminal
hits of Cuban popular dance music and
Afro-Cuban jazz in many forms. Tribute to Irakere: Live at Marciac, a
celebration of 40 years of Irakere, won a GRAMMY as the Best Latin Jazz Album
of 2016. Since 2005, he has focused on his personal career, highlighting his
work as a pianist and leading small ensembles. His 2014 recording, Border-Free, finds Chucho
at the top of his game, leading his Afro-Cuban Messengers, a spectacular
quintet comprising yet another generation of young brilliant Cuban musicians,
in a search that transcends styles and traditions.
JAZZ ROOTS 2017-2018 series
subscriptions, which include tickets to all six performances, are on sale to
the public beginning June 21 at 12 p.m. with seating priority given to renewing
subscribers. Subscribers can save up to 25% with six-show packages ranging in
price from $232-$760*. Subscriptions can be purchased through the Adrienne
Arsht Center Box Office at 1300 Biscayne Blvd., by calling (305) 949-6722, or
online at arshtcenter.org/jazz. Single tickets, if available after the
subscription campaign ends, will go on sale later this summer.
JAZZ ROOTS 2017-2018 is presented by the Arsht
Center with generous support from Funding Arts Network, and Steinway &
Sons, the official piano of the Adrienne Arsht Center. WLRN 91.3 and
JAZZIZ Magazine are media sponsors.
ABOUT JAZZ ROOTS
JAZZ ROOTS is an institution in Miami music and
has been credited with revitalizing America’s art form in the region. More than
80,000 people have attended the annual six-part concert and educational series,
which has also benefited more than 8,000 high school jazz music students who
have participated in the JAZZ ROOTS: Sound Check educational program. JAZZ
ROOTS was co-created by the Adrienne Arsht Center in 2008 in collaboration
with the late music industry entrepreneur Larry Rosen and since then has
presented a rich variety of thematically based concerts exploring the spectrum
of jazz. The series has featured over 140 of the greatest living jazz
artists/ensembles on the scene today and has introduced Miami audiences to
rising stars and local talent. JAZZ ROOTS has showcased every unique
style and incarnation of jazz – from Latin jazz and fusion to bossa nova and
straight ahead, as well as presented tribute programs honoring American icons
Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Since its
inception, the series has included jazz superstars such as Dee Dee Bridgewater,
Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Paquito D’Rivera, Michael Feinstein, Dave Grusin,
Keith Jarrett, Eddie Palmieri, and Sonny Rollins, as well as world-class
ensembles, including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis,
the Count Basie Orchestra, and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Quincy Jones has
heralded JAZZ ROOTS as “the most important new jazz and educational
series in America!” This history-making series has sold out dozens of concerts.
JAZZ ROOTS also features JAZZ ROOTS: Sound
Check an in-depth educational partnership with Miami-Dade County Public
Schools which has brought more than 8,000 high school music students to the
Center for a complimentary and unique behind-the-scenes experience including: a
pre-concert sound check; a Q&A session with featured artists followed by a
workshop with a local jazz expert that will highlight the music, the artistic
process and the practical skills needed for a career in the arts; and free
entry to the evening’s performance. The JAZZ ROOTS education program is
made possible in part by Wells Fargo, Green Family Foundation and Citizens
Interested in Arts.
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
of Miami-Dade County, Inc.
Administrative Offices (786) 468-2000
Box Office (305) 949-6722 www.arshtcenter.org
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