JAZZ AND
THE PHILHARMONIC is a one-of-a-kind concert project conceived by music producer
and impresario Larry Rosen featuring a star-studded roster of award-winning
jazz and classical artists performing iconic compositions by legendary
composers. This historic event is a collaboration of four major national arts
organizations--the National YoungArts Foundation, which identifies and mentors
the nation's most outstanding young artists; the University of Miami's Phillip
and Patricia Frost School of Music, home of the Henry Mancini Institute
Orchestra; the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade
County, one of the country's leading performing arts presenters; and JAZZ
ROOTS: A Larry Rosen Jazz Series. The all-star concert event was presented and
filmed at the 2,000-seat John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall at the
Adrienne Arsht Center on January 11, 2013.
The JAZZ
AND THE PHILHARMONIC recorded program produced by Rosen, and executive produced
by the National YoungArts Foundation, will be broadcast nationally on PBS TV
stations premiering on February 28, 2014, and will be released internationally
on CD/DVD and digitally by SONY Masterworks' OKeh Records on February 25, 2014.
The
program features 10-time GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist and YoungArts Master
Teacher Bobby McFerrin; 20-time GRAMMY® award-winning virtuoso pianist Chick
Corea; 12-time GRAMMY® and Oscar-winning pianist/composer Dave Grusin;
five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning and YoungArts alumnus trumpeter Terence
Blanchard who is also the artistic director for the Henry Mancini Institute. In
addition, the program features two-time GRAMMY® award winning violinist Mark
O'Connor, whose career has been based on the intersection of classical music
and American folk music; Met opera star and YoungArts alumnus Eric Owens;
classical pianist and YoungArts alumna Elizabeth Joy Roe; choreographer, dancer
and YoungArts alumnus Desmond Richardson; three-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated
Frost School of Music Dean, Music Director, pianist, arranger and YoungArts
Master Teacher Shelly Berg; and the Frost School of Music's acclaimed Henry
Mancini Institute Orchestra, conducted by resident conductor Scott Flavin.
Two
years in the making from concept to broadcast, the project harkens back to
seventy years ago when producer and impresario Norman Granz expanded the scope
of the jazz audience from clubs to classical concert halls, staging an all-star
jazz concert at the Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles. The July 1944 show
marked the first Jazz at the Philharmonic concert that grew into an institution
with Granz assembling internationally touring ensembles for the next four
decades. In February 2014 this project will expand on the concept by bringing
together world-class artists, composers, arrangers, and a full size
philharmonic orchestra to audiences around the planet.
The
CD/DVD and PBS Network special was shot in HD and mixed in Dolby 5.1 surround
sound. Audio recording was supervised by 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning
engineer/producer the late Phil Ramone who passed away shortly after the
recording of this project. The program is dedicated to the memory of Phil
Ramone.
QUOTES:
Larry
Rosen - Producer: "This
project was the culmination of our JAZZ ROOTS' 5th anniversary of presenting
major concerts and education programs to music fans across the nation. Having
iconic award winning artists, world class emerging artists, and the Henry
Mancini Institute Orchestra on the stage together in one of the best acoustic
halls in the world is a reason for celebration... and then documenting this
one-of-a-kind event for a PBS primetime broadcast and a major CD/DVD, iTunes
release on SONY Masterworks, OKeh Records, is the culmination of a night to be
remembered!"
Terence
Blanchard - Trumpet virtuoso, YoungArts Alumnus and Artistic Director of the
Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra: "I
was part of YoungArts when it first started. To have such a formal organization
acknowledge you as a young artist, saying that you have talent, and you can be
here if you do this, was a great motivating factor for me."
Paul T.
Lehr - President & CEO, National YoungArts Foundation: "We
are thrilled to partner with such esteemed institutions and world class
artists, some of whom are YoungArts Master Teachers, and who alongside our
talented YoungArts alumni created a rare and inspiring performance. We've
collaborated on JAZZ ROOTS concerts in the past and we look forward to
continuing this relationship in the future."
John
Richard - CEO, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts: "Jazz
and the Philharmonic was a truly historic moment in American music history that
was only possible with the incredibly enthusiastic cooperation of four musical
institutions. The concert represents Miami's growing status as a music
destination and is a testament to the power of music to unite us all. The Arsht
Center marks this concert among the highlights of our five-year history
presenting Jazz Roots."
Shelly
Berg - Dean of the Frost School of Music, award-winning pianist and arranger: "Jazz
and the Philharmonic is an example of what can happen when great organizations
collaborate. The combined resources of the National YoungArts Foundation, Larry
Rosen's Jazz Roots, The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, and the
Frost School of Music's Henry Mancini Institute resulted in a thrilling,
one-of-a-kind evening that would be hard to replicate anywhere. Jazz and
classical artists melded their talents together... and it worked! Genre labels
and stereotypes disappeared and all that remained was great music, in the
moment and full of surprises. You would be hard-pressed to find another
orchestra to so seamlessly and convincingly turn 'on a dime' from one genre and
style to another."
Chuck
Mitchell - Senior Vice-President, Sony Music Masterworks U.S.: "We're
delighted to release the CD and DVD of this singular event which brings
together such wonderful musicians in a unique expression of collaborative art.
Congratulations to everyone who made it happen."
Disc 1
(CD)
1.
Autumn Leaves - Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin
2. Fugue
in C Minor - Eric Owens, Terence Blanchard *
3.
Spanish Suite - Chick Corea, Eric Owens, Terence Blanchard *
4.
Simple Gifts - Dave Grusin, Mark O'Connor
5.
Mountain Dance - Dave Grusin, Mark O'Connor *
6.
Soloings 1 - Bobby McFerrin
7. The
Man I Love - Elizabeth Joy Roe, Shelly Berg
8.
Solfeggietto - Elizabeth Joy Roe, Terence Blanchard *
9.
Charade - Terence Blanchard *
Disc 2
(DVD)
1.
Autumn Leaves - Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin
2. Fugue
in C Minor - Eric Owens, Terence Blanchard *
3.
Spanish Suite - Chick Corea, Eric Owens, Terence Blanchard *
4.
Soloings 1 - Bobby McFerrin
5.
Incandescent, Iridescent, Effervescent - Elizabeth Joy Roe, Shelly Berg *
6.
Simple Gifts - Dave Grusin, Mark O'Connor
7.
Mountain Dance - Dave Grusin, Mark O'Connor *
8.
Soloings 2 - Bobby McFerrin
9.
Armando's Rhumba - Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea
10.
Charade - Terence Blanchard *
11.
Solfeggietto - Elizabeth Joy Roe, Terence Blanchard *
12. The
Man I Love - Elizabeth Joy Roe, Shelly Berg
13.
2001: Space Odyssey - Bobby McFerrin, Eric Owens, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin,
Shelly Berg, Elizabeth Joy Roe, Mark O'Connor *
* =
performance w/ the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra
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