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Get ready to be energized by a roof-shaking rhythmic rumble, featuring music by Count Basie, Sun Ra, Stevie Wonder and more. Hosted by actor Wendell Pierce, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with Adonis Rose and Philadelphia’s Captain Black Big Band with Orrin Evans, duke it out in Rose Theater.
Item details
Date
Saturday, May 18, 2024 8:00PM
Location
Rose Theater
Name
Battle of the Big Bands:
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and Captain Black Big Band
Hosted by Wendell Pierce
Description
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Get ready to be energized by the sounds of Count Basie, Sun Ra, Stevie Wonder, and more! Actor Wendell Pierce(Elsbeth, Treme) hosts this classic big band battle as The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with Adonis Rose – a 20-piece ensemble of intergenerational voices representing the birthplace of jazz – faces off against the Captain Black Big Band with Orrin Evans – a bold, swinging assemblage of artists from Philadelphia and the mid-Atlantic. Expect a roof-shaking rumble in The House of Swing!
WHAT TO EXPECT
- A classic big band battle featuring the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with Adonis Rose and the Captain Black Big Band with Orrin Evans, hosted by actor Wendell Pierce.
- A roof-shaking evening of nonstop energy, featuring music by Count Basie, Sun Ra, Stevie Wonder and more in The House of Swing, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater.
- A free lecture precedes each performance at 7pm.
Keep the party going after the show by taking your Rose Theater ticket stub to Dizzy's Club for a complimentary cover to that evening's Late Night Session at 11:00pm.
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