The orchestra will feature various guest artists performing more than
75 arrangements. In London, the orchestra will be joined by Wayne
Shorter to perform Shorter’s compositions, newly arranged by members of
the orchestra. The tour will also feature the Australian and New Zealand
premieres of Marsalis’ Symphony No. 3, titled “Swing Symphony.”
The orchestra will perform the work with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conducted by David Robertson in Sydney, with the West Australian
Symphony conducted by Christopher Dragon in Perth and with the New
Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Matthew Coorey in Wellington.
According to a press release, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
will also perform new material: the George Gershwin Songbook with guest
artists in London, and a “Jazz in the Key of Life” repertoire “which
includes new arrangements of popular music’s most skillfully crafted and
sophisticated songs by Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, Elton John, Donny
Hathaway and more.”
Throughout the tour, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will also
perform original compositions and arrangements by orchestra members and
their contemporaries, plus tunes by Thelonious Monk; classic Blue Note
Records selections by Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Jackie McLean, Lee
Morgan, Joe Henderson; and selections from the orchestra’s 2015 album
release on Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine Records, Live in Cuba.
The tour will feature education programs and residencies at the
Barbican Centre in London and the New Zealand Festival in Wellington. In
London, Vincent Gardner and orchestra members will work with the
National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Great Britain and the National Youth
Jazz Orchestra Big Band Academy as a lead up to the youth orchestras’
performances at the Barbican. In Wellington, in addition to master
classes and open rehearsals, the orchestra will perform its signature
Jazz For Young People: Who Is Duke Ellington? concerts for students and
families.
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Tour Dates
February 4
Paris, France – The Olympia
February 5
Le Havre, France – Le Volcan
February 6
Lyon, France – Auditorium de Lyon
February 8
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Royal Concertgebouw
February 9
Dortmund, Germany – Konzerthaus Dortmund
February 11
Wroclaw, Poland – National Forum of Music
February 12
Brno, Czech Republic – Sonocentrum
February 13
Vienna, Austria – Vienna Konzerthaus
February 15
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Philharmonie Luxembourg
February 18
London, UK – with special guest Wayne Shorter at Barbican Centre
February 20
London, UK – George Gershwin Songbook with guest artists at Barbican Centre
February 24
Sydney, Australia – Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
February 25 - 27
Sydney, Australia – Swing Symphony with the Sydney Symphony
Orchestra conducted by David Robertson at Sydney Opera House Concert
Hall
February 29
Albany, Australia – Albany Entertainment Centre
March 3 - 4
Perth, Australia – Swing Symphony with the West Australian Symphony conducted by Christopher Dragon at Perth Concert Hall
March 6
Brisbane, Australia – Queensland Performing Arts Centre
March 10-11
Wellington, New Zealand – Swing Symphony with the New Zealand
Symphony Orchestra conducted by Matthew Coorey at Michael Fowler Centre
March 11
Wellington, New Zealand – Jazz For Young People: Who Is Duke Ellington at Michael Fowler Centre
March 12
Wellington, New Zealand – Michael Fowler Centre