Camila Meza will perform with KU Jazz Ensemble I at the Lied Center on Wednesday, March 27. Details are here. The Chilean appeared at Mod Gallery and The National World War I Museum and Memorial in 2019.
Now’s the Time: Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard is one of the most accomplished musicians of the past two decades. He’s an innovator in jazz, opera and film. Blanchard is featuring the latter element on the “Film Scores Live” tour that stops at the Lied Center on Thursday, November 2. More information is available here.
Now’s the Time: Camille Thurman
Camille Thurman performs with KU Jazz Ensemble I at the Lied Center on Tuesday, March 29. The thirty-something New Yorker is an exuberant vocalist and vigorous saxophonist.
Now’s the Time: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
The 2020 release of Rock Chalk Suite, an Ellingtonian album inspired by the basketball program at the University of Kansas, will forever link The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Lawrence, Kansas. The ensemble returns to the Lied Center on Tuesday, January 18.
Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes
Original image by Plastic Sax.
*Wynton Marsalis will discuss Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rock Chalk Suite project with Derek Kwan of the Lied Center on Thursday, January 7.
*Beau Bledsoe and Joe Dimino chatted about Alaturka’s new live album.
*Tweet of the Week: American Jazz Museum- We’re honored to be closing out 2020 with some joyful news. Kansas City cover band Holes In Socks hosted a livestream benefit for us last night and raised almost $650 for the museum! Thanks to @jackhancock1776& the band for giving us hope and inspiration for 2021