When:
Thursday, November 30, 2023
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: $8 general public/$5 students with valid ID
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Neo-Bop: The Young Lions Movement
Derrick Gardner, conductor
At the close of the 1970s, the conversation around the future of jazz was contentious. Miles Davis had gone electric, Herbie Hancock was embracing early hip-hop, fusion was incorporating rock elements, and jazz was branching away from tradition. In the 1980s, a group of young, talented musicians signaled a return to the foundations of jazz, playing bebop, classic swing, and music from the Great American Songbook. These “Young Lions”—including such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, Kevin Eubanks, and Wallace Roney—advocated for the elevation of jazz to “fine art” status, paving the way for the Jazz at Lincoln Center program. Enjoy selections from the artists whose work heralded a new direction for the genre.
Donald Brown (arr. Bill Mobley), New York
Mulgrew Miller (arr. Bill Mobley), Return Trip
Derrick Earl Gardner, Just a Touch
Terence Blanchard, Lil’ Fawdy
Victor Lewis (arr. David Sharp), Hey, It’s Me You’re Talking To
Mulgrew Miller (arr. Bill Mobley), Second Thoughts
Donald Brown (arr. Bill Mobley), Biscuit Man
Jimmy Greene (arr. Derrick Earl Gardner), Bloomfield