Jazz has always had a place on the Broadway stage, from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess to After Midnight. This spring as part of our Jazz & American Song season, we present the music of Broadway from the point of view of some of today's best jazz musicians.
BILL CHARLAP:
BROADWAY TO HARLEM
Apr 8-9 • 8 PM
Rose Theater
Pianist Bill Charlap embarks on a swinging tour through the heart of New York City via musical theater, jazz, and the blues. Featuring vocalists Cécile McLorin Salvant and Freddy Cole, saxophonist Houston Person, clarinetist Ken Peplowski, drummer Kenny Washington, and bassist Peter Washington.
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN:
THE GREAT JAZZ STANDARDS
Apr 13 • 7 PM; Apr 14 • 7 PM & 9 PM
The Appel Room
Michael Feinstein explores how songs originally written for film and stage, such as "Body & Soul" and "Stardust," became jazz classics. Joining him will be the Tedd Firth Big Band and guest vocalists Marilyn Maye, Freda Payne, and Veronica Swift.
WORLD ON A STRING:
SWINGING SONGS OF BROADWAY
Apr 14-16 • 8 PM
Rose Theater
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and vocalist Kate Davis perform the music of Broadway's greatest composers Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Stephen Sondheim, and more.
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN:
A RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES
May 11 • 7 PM; May 12 • 7 PM & 9 PM
The Appel Room
Michael Feinstein demonstrates how the blues became part of the popular musical lexicon with writers like George Gershwin and Harold Arlen. Joining him will be the Tedd Firth Big Band and guest vocalists Storm Large and Mary Stallings.
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN:
SING ME A SWING SONG
Jun 8 • 7 PM; Jun 9 • 7 PM & 9 PM
The Appel Room
Michael Feinstein concludes Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz and Popular Song series with the Tedd Firth Big Band and guest vocalist Allyson Briggs.
