Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: The Third Stream and the Avant-garde
When:
Thursday, March 13, 2025
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: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Derrick Gardner, conductor
The Jazz Orchestra explores the “third stream,” a genre fusing elements of classical and jazz, through music of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and others. Their program also highlights the contrasting music of the avant-garde movement, with adaptations of compositions by Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Sam Rivers, and more.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Duke Ellington), Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
Oliver Nelson (arr. Derrick Gardner), Ralph’s New Blues
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Duke Ellington), Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance)
Ornette Coleman (arr. Vincent Gardner), Feet Music
Kenny Dorham (arr. Derrick Gardner), Trompeta Toccata
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Duke Ellington), Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes)
Ornette Coleman (arr. Ben Chaddha), Lonely Woman
Woody Shaw (arr. Derrick Gardner), Zoltan