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Yusef Lateef with Douglas Ewart, Roscoe Mitchell, and Adam Rudolph
Saturday, December 6, 8 pm
William and Nadine McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center
Copresented with Walker Art Center.
$40, $10 (U of M Students)
Single tickets on sale now to the general public through
the Walker Art Center at walkerart.org/tickets or 612-375-7600
“Yusef Lateef is an artist in the purest form of the word.” —Jazz Weekly
 In a rare appearance—his first time to the Twin Cities for more than a decade—legendary Grammy-winning composer/multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef and longtime collaborator/ percussionist Adam Rudolph join forces with Twin Cities–based instrument builder Douglas Ewart and long-time Art Ensemble of Chicago saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell for an evening of freewheeling free jazz. Nearly 50 years ago, Lateef was one of the first musicians to deeply study global musical traditions, stirring them into his own compositions with abandon and leading the way for many of today’s world music fusions.
http://www.yuseflateef.com/
 The Northrop Jazz season at the University of Minnesota is supported by KBEM Jazz88 FM.
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"Dedicated To You"
Kurt Elling Sings: Coltrane/Hartman
featuring Ernie Watts, ETHEL, and The Laurence Hobgood Trio
Friday, February 20, 8 pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall, University of Minnesota, West Bank
$40, $10 U of M Students (Limited Quantity)
“The preeminent male jazz singer of our time…[Elling’s] imagination and interpretive abilities continue to develop in unanticipated, but magical ways.” —CD Review
 Kurt Elling brings Ernie Watts and the Ethel String Quartet aboard for “Dedicated To You,” Elling’s creative reimagining of John Coltrane’s collaboration with “romantic balladeer” Johnny Hartman. Hartman was the only singer ever to record with Coltrane and their 1963 album of ballads is considered a masterpiece, a perfect synergy of Coltrane’s passionate tenor saxophone and Hartman’s sensual baritone vocals.
Saxophone legend Ernie Watts is arguably the most versatile saxophonist on the scene today, having played on over 500 albums by everyone from Zappa to Thelonious Monk, delivers his own rich Tenor sound filled with soul and warmth. Elling and Hobgood taking a cue from Coltrane’s ingenuity, create new storytelling and harmonies, adding lush layers and atmospheres to what has been roundly dubbed “one of the most romantic albums ever recorded.”
http://www.kurtelling.com/
 The Northrop Jazz season at the University of Minnesota is supported by KBEM Jazz88 FM.
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Jason Moran
In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall
Saturday, May 9, 7 and 9:30 pm
William and Nadine McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center
Copresented with Walker Art Center.
$40, $10 (U of M Students)
Single tickets on sale now to the general public through
the Walker Art Center at walkerart.org/tickets or 612-375-7600
“. . . the most provocative thinker in current jazz.” —Rolling Stone
 In 2005, the Walker commissioned pianist/composer Jason Moran to create his acclaimed music-theater work MILESTONE. He returns with a multimedia performance built around the extraordinary “tentet” recording of Thelonius Monk’s legendary 1959 Town Hall Concert. Integrating samples of Monk’s original music, conversations, and photos with his own interpretations of Monk tunes, Moran leads us deep into the historic jazz event, while simultaneously bringing us headlong into the 21st century. “It’s much larger than a tribute project,” Moran says. “Monk is the reason I started playing piano. I owe him all the investigation I can do.” Jason Moran (piano), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Logan Richardson III (alto saxophone), Walter Smith III (tenor saxophone), Isaac Smith (trombone), Bob Stewart (tuba), Tarus Mateen (bass), and Nasheet Waits (drums).
http://www.jasonmoran.com/
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Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra with Special Guest Carla Bley
Saturday, September 27, 8 pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall, University of Minnesota, West Bank
Copresented with Walker Art Center.
“The music is dedicated to creating a better world; a world without war and killing, without poverty and exploitation. . . . We hope to see a new society of enlightenment and wisdom where creative thought becomes the most dominant force in all people’s lives.” — Charlie Haden
 For more than four decades, Charlie Haden has been widely recognized as one of the most inventive and respected bass players, composers, and bandleaders in all of jazz. He formed the Liberation Music Orchestra in 1969 as an artistic statement against the Vietnam War, and only reassembles it at key political/historical moments such as this year’s elections. Haden enlists longtime collaborator and pianist/composer Carla Bley, a member of the original group, to return with her gorgeous arrangements that mix gospel with jazz, hymns with folk tunes, and big band with civil rights anthems.
CARLA BLEY - piano
with Tony Malaby- tenor, Chris Cheek- tenor, Loren Stillman- alto, Michael Rodriguez- trumpet, Seneca Black- trumpet, Curtis Fowlkes- trombone, Vincent Chancey- French horn, Joe Daley- tuba, Brad Shepik- guitar, Matt Wilson- drums
http://charliehadenmusic.com/
http://www.wattxtrawatt.com/
The Northrop Jazz season at the University of Minnesota is supported by KBEM Jazz88 FM.
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