Program for opera 'Fractured Mosaics' premiering virtually March 30, April 1 and April 3, 2023.
New opera "Fractured Mosaics" premiering March 30-April 1st
Ben Kono interview on The Musical Universe of Professor Hurst podcast
'Voyages' on Facebook Live!
'Voyages' is "in the can!"
International Society of Arrangers and Composers Artist Blog feature
'Voyages' premier video
"Don't Blink" featured in Chamber Music Magazine Fall 2020 issue
Summer Newsletter, Music Mountain
Previous events
https://www.birdlandjazz.com/tm-event/scott-reeves-big-band/
Reeds: Ben Kono, Jay Brandford, Rob Middleton, Tim Armacost, Terry Goss Trumpets: Tony Kadleck, John Lake, Dave Smith, Andy Gravish Bones: Mark Patterson, Jason Jackson, Matt Haviland, Max Seigel Rhythm: Jim Ridl, Mike Karn, Andy Watson
Philadelphia Orchestra with Marcus Roberts Trio
Carnegie Hall/Stern Auditorium, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York, NY
https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2024/01/23/the-philadelphia-orchestra-0800pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Marcus Roberts Trio present a 20th-century musical feast that’s perfect both for newcomers and afficionados, beginning with the magical storytelling of Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka. A rare symphonic piece by Kurt Weill follows, sure to impress listeners familiar only with the composer’s theatrical works. Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin calls it “a jewel [from] someone who completely mastered the symphonic world.” Finally, hear Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue like you never have before, as the Marcus Roberts Trio—which has “reinvented” (Chicago Tribune) the masterpiece alongside multiple top orchestras—joins us in celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Side by Side with the New York Pops and Friends Members of the New York Pops will spend a day at camp teaching master classes and then play in our orchestra with our campers in a special evening of music.
Please join us LIVE and LIVE STREAMED for our first appearance since December 2019! We will be presenting our 2018 Chamber Music America commission "Voyages" for jazz quintet and string quartet at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn before going into the studio to record our work. I couldn't be more excited! "Voyages" is:
Ben Kono, woodwinds and composition Pete McCann, guitar Mike Holober, piano Jared Schonig, drums Matt Clohesy, bass Sara Caswell, violin Meg Okura, violin Lois Martin, viola Jody Redhage Ferber, cello
A rare live performance in the time of COVID-19! Only 40 tickets being sold so reserve now! With Pete McCann (guitar), Mike Holober (piano), Jared Schonig (drums), Dan Loomis (bass), and yours truly on tenor sax and flutes. Music from 2018 CMA commission "Voyages" as well as some tributes to Coltrane and Rollins. Tickets $10 members and $25 non-members, weather permitting. Hope to see you there!
Ambrose Akinmusire Leads Big Band and Special Guests Jack Dejohnette, Tom Harrell and Gary Bartz In Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Appel Room
March 27-28 at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
New York, NY (January 30, 2020) – On March 27-28 at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in The Appel Room, acclaimed trumpeter and composer, Ambrose Akinmusire will make his Jazz at Lincoln Center debut as a headliner to perform his extended Banyan suite for the first time in NYC, while leading an all-star large ensemble featuring special guests drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Tom Harrelland saxophonist Gary Bartz.
The Appel Room in Frederick P. Rose Hall is located at Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY.
Akinmusire is one of today’s hottest trumpeters, with his ability as a composer to create new musical worlds with each of his various projects. He aspires to create richly textured, emotionally resonant landscapes that tell the stories of the community and record the time. As a highly skilled musician and bandleader, he brings truth to the notion that music alone can be as immersive and transportive as any art form.
According to the New Yorker, Akinmusire is “a thrilling young trumpeter and astute bandleader [with a] unique spark in his playing”.
In his Jazz at Lincoln Center debut as a headliner, Akinmusire will perform, for the first time in New York City, his extended composition, banyan, exemplifying jazz as a living continuum and bringing together generations of distinctive voices through new music, with living legends Jack DeJohnette, Gary Bartz, and Tom Harrell on board, as well as established jazz artists Sullivan Fortner, Matt Brewer,Marcus Gilmore, Walter Smith III, Marvin Sewell and more. The powerful, original suite of music explores the role of mentorship in the oraland aural traditions of society and jazz and first premiered at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in 2015.
Banyan features the below artists:
Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet Special Guests: Gary Bartz, alto sax, Tom Harrell, Trumpet, Jack DeJohnette, drums All Compositions by Ambrose Akinmusire Arrangements: Jim McNeely
Roman Filiu, alto sax Caroline Davis, alto sax Walter Smith , tenor sax Ben Kono, tenor sax Dayna Stephens, baritone sax
Frank Greene, trumpet Dave Ballou, trumpet Stéphane Clément, trumpet
Ryan Keberle, trombone Earl McIntyre, trombone Kalia Vendever, trombone
Marvin Sewell, guitar Sullivan Fortner, piano Matt Brewer, bass Marcus Gilmore, drums
A pre-concert discussion will take place one hour prior to each show at 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit jazz.org. For more information on Ambrose Akinmusire, please visit ambroseakinmusire.com.