2008-09 PERFORMANCES

Jazz Set

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
with Wynton Marsalis

Friday / October 3, 2008 / 8 pm / Elliott Hall of Music

Wynton Marsalis, one of America’s greatest jazz musicians brings the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for a stellar evening of swinging big band music.

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Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet

Saturday / October 18, 2008 / 8 pm / Loeb Playhouse

One of the most versatile jazz artists today, Omar Sosa fuses his native Cuban roots with world music and electronic elements, including Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Latin dance grooves, and North African trance music.

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Mingus Big Band

Friday / January 16, 2009 / 8 pm / Loeb Playhouse

Paying tribute to Charles Mingus, one of the most important figures in 20th-century American music, the Mingus Big Band will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his bold albums Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots.