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Celebrating Ornette Coleman at Rose Theater
Courtesy of Emma Zeger | Posted on April 23, 2018
Where
Rose Theater
33 West 60th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-258-9800
When
Fri, May 18, 2018
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis celebrates one of jazz's great original geniuses: composer, Pulitzer Prize winner, and alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman (1930–2015). One of the all-time best melodists — regardless of musical tradition — this groundbreaking visionary left us with a profound body of work that demands ongoing exploration.
With virtuosic big band arrangements of seminal works like "Una Muy Bonita," "Lonely Woman," and "Peace," the Orchestra will foray deep into Coleman's incomparable musical world. 2017 Grammy Award-winning composer, arranger, saxophonist, and bandleader Ted Nash serves as music director for the evening, utilizing the orchestra's many colors to bring this music to life....