Freihofers Saratoga Jazz Festival 2018 Saratoga Performing Arts Center June 23
New! Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Fest Friday To Kick-Off Weekend
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The 2018 Freihofer'southward Saratoga Jazz Festival features an extraordinary roster of artists, ranging from jazz luminaries and gospel and R+B legend Mavis Staples, who are among the weekend's headliners – to emerging artists making their Saratoga debuts. In addition, unique collaborations and ensembles never-before-seen at the festival volition take center stage including Saratoga debuts.
Slated for Saturday, June 23 and Dominicus, June 24 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Heart, performances will — for the first time in the festival's history — brainstorm at 11 am on both days on the newly built Charles R. Wood "Jazz Discovery" Stage, formerly known as the Gazebo Stage. Performances on SPAC'south Amphitheater Phase will begin at 3 pm.
"Whether you lot honey the music of great jazz artists like Gregory Porter and Esperanza Spalding, or look forward to 'the hang' with family and friends, the atmosphere and serene park environs are as spectacular equally the music," said Elizabeth Sobol, President and CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Eye.
In some other offset, SPAC also announced the addition of "Saratoga Jazz Fest Friday," a new initiative in collaboration with the urban center of Saratoga Springs which volition join local musicians performing in venues across Saratoga Springs to gloat the rich history of jazz in the region.
Sobol added, "Many of our dedicated jazz fans don't realize that Saratoga has a vibrant live music scene, which dates all the way back to the 1900s when speakeasies and jazz clubs were thriving in the area. This year – for the first fourth dimension – we are offering our guests a completely unique opportunity to experience the rich community of incredible local musicians and our lively restaurants and bars with a Friday evening curated for jazz lovers. If you are traveling for the festival, we recommend arriving early on to experience this extra day of jazz."
While 2-days and two-stages of alive, world class jazz is the centerpiece of the weekend, fans can also enjoy a host of civilities including a fine arts and crafts fair, CD signings by artists, southern style barbeque and other food vendors. Guests are welcome to bring in their own food and beverages, every bit well every bit blankets, tents and lawn umbrellas. Parking for the upshot is free.
By popular demand, SPAC is likewise bringing back the $20 educatee and child amphitheater laissez passer, available for children ages 15 and under and students with school-issued ID at time of archway. Children ages xv and nether are free on the backyard. Run across other ticket info at the finish of this mail.
Lineup (Artist Descriptions Follow – Ticket Info Below)
SATURDAY, JUNE 23
AMPHITHEATRE
Chris Botti
Herbie Hancock
Lean on Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers
Joey Alexander
Anat Cohen Tentet
CHARLES R. WOOD "JAZZ DISCOVERY" Phase
Lakecia Benjamin and SoulSquad
Alfredo Rodriguez + Pedrito Martinez Duo
Keyon Harrold
Jazzmeia Horn
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SUNDAY, JUNE 24
AMPHITHEATRE
Jon Batiste with The Dap-Kings
Gregory Porter
Mavis Staples
TEN Trio: Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Nicholas Payton
CHARLES R. Wood "JAZZ DISCOVERY" STAGE
Scott Sharrard + The Brickyard Band
Deva Mahal
Jane Bunnett + Maqueque
The Jazz Passengers 30th Anniversary
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Creative person BIOS
Saturday, June 23
Chris Botti
A master musician and performer, Chris Botti is the largest selling American jazz instrumental artist, with almost three million albums sold worldwide. His success has crossed over to audiences unremarkably reserved for popular music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #one Jazz Albums, equally well as multiple Aureate, Platinum and Grammy® Awards. Botti will be performing on June 23; it will exist his 5th appearance at the festival and first since the 35th celebration, in 2012.
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock will make his return to SPAC for his twelfth advent and first in 12 years. A legendary pianist and composer, Hancock received an University Honor for his Round Midnight score and fourteen Grammy® Awards, including Anthology Of The Yr. He currently serves as Creative Chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and as Institute Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. He received a Kennedy Center Honors Award in 2013 and a Grammy® Award for Lifetime Accomplishment in 2016.
José James
Celebrating the eightieth birth year of the legendary R&B vocaliser songwriter, Blueish Note recording artist José James presents "Lean On Me: José James celebrates Pecker Withers." Vetted personally by Mr. Withers himself, the show is an exploration of the deep musical catalogue that touched millions of hearts and united communities worldwide. Featuring Withers' top ten hits too as his soul ballads and rare grooves, James brings both a deep musical appreciation and a contemporary arroyo to songs such as "Ain't No Sunshine," "Hope She'll Be Happier," and "Just the 2 of United states of america." Fittingly, James has assembled a truly all-star cast of musicians: Nate Smith on drums, Ben Williams on bass, Sullivan Fortner on keys and Brad Allen Williams on guitar.
Joey Alexander
Returning for his second Saratoga Jazz Festival appearance, xiv-year old Indonesian jazz pianist, developing contemporary bandleader and promising composer, Joey Alexander, only recently came onto the scene, having made his US debut in 2014. Since then, Joey has performed at the prestigious Montreal and Newport Jazz Festivals and even defenseless the attention of and performed for industry legends such equally Herbie Hancock and Wynton Marsalis. Joey has released two studio albums to critical acclaim, having garnered three Grammy® Award nominations for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album" and "All-time Improvised Solo", making him the youngest jazz artist e'er nominated for a Grammy® Honour. Joey. Monk. Live!, an anthology that documents Alexander'south stand with his trio at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Appel Room in June of 2017 was recently released on Motema Music.
Anat Cohen Tentet
Clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen is renowned for her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. The Jazz Journalists Association voted Anat every bit Clarinetist of the Twelvemonth nine years in a row, and she has topped both the Critics and Readers Polls in the clarinet category in DownBeat magazine every year since 2011. She was also named Rising Star in the soprano and tenor saxophone categories in DownBeat, as well every bit for Jazz Artist of the Year. Anat's Tentet release, Happy Song, draws inspiration from Brazilian music to African grooves, from vintage swing to touching ballads and features arrangements by both Anat and Oded Lev-Ari, the band's music director.
Lakecia Benjamin and SoulSquad
Charismatic and dynamic saxophonist/bandleader Lakecia Benjamin has go ane of the most highly sought-later on players in soul and funk music. Known for her electric phase presence and fiery sax work, Benjamin has shared stages with Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, The Roots, Macy Grayness and many others. A native of New York City, she currently is a featured musician for Gregory Porter as well every bit a featured musician and arranger for comedy star Craig Robinson and the Nasty Delicious.
Alfredo Rodriguez + Pedrito Martinez
Grammy® Award nominated artist, Alfredo Rodríguez, reflects the talents of legendary jazz pianists Keith Jarrett, Thelonious Monk, and Art Tatum. Schooled in the rigorous classical conservatories of Havana, Rodríguez's riveting artistry is informed as much by Bach and Stravinsky as it is past his Cuban and jazz roots. Quincy Jones once expressed, "Alfredo is without a doubt one of the best young pianists I've e'er seen and with the enormous skills that he already possesses, his potential is limitless."
Pedro Pablo "Pedrito" Martinez is a founding member of the highly successful, Afro-Cuban/Afro-Beat band, Yerba Buena, with which he recorded two albums and toured the earth. Awarded the Thelonious Monk Laurels for Afro-Latin Hand Percussion, Martinez was also featured in the documentary film, Calle 54. Pedrito has recorded or performed with Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Paquito D'Rivera, Bruce Springsteen, and Sting and has contributed, as a percussionist and vocalizer, to over 50 albums. He has released ii albums as the leader of the Pedrito Martinez Group and this appearance marks his 4th at the festival.
Keyon Harrold
Raised in Ferguson, Missouri, Keyon Harrold has developed a reputation as one of the world's most sought-after, emotionally electric young trumpeters, producers, arrangers and songwriters on the scene. Making his festival debut, Keyon has been featured on nearly 100 albums ranging from gospel to hip hop, and has toured and recorded with, or produced for the likes of Erykah Badu, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and more than recently, Large Krit. Keyon is the trumpet histrion backside Don Cheadle in the 2016 Miles Davis biopic, Miles Alee and recently released The Mugician on Sony Legacy Recordings.
Jazzmeia Horn
Hailing from Dallas, Jazzmeia Horn has earned her reputation as a rise star in New York, where she'south received a litany of accolades and performed at legendary venues such every bit The Apollo and The Metropolitan Room, to name a few. Presently after winning the Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition and being featured every bit i of the stars in S Australia's Generations In Jazz 2017, Jazzmeia released her debut album, A Social Call, which ranked #1 in the JazzWeek year-terminate jazz chart for 2017, and earned a Grammy® Award nomination for "Best Jazz Song Anthology."
New Orleans @ 300 featuring Evan Christopher, Quiana Lynell, David Torkanowsky, Roland Guerin + Shannon Powell
Celebrating the city'southward tri-centennial yr, New Orleans @ 300 will bring the musical heritage of New Orleans to Saratoga for the festival debut of this special project. Evan Christopher, "one of the world'southward major clarinetists" (The Wall Street Journal), leads this homage to the traditions that established New Orleans as footing zip of African and African-American culture in the United States.
Christian Sands Trio
Pianist and five-fourth dimension Grammy® Award nominee Christian Sands draws influence from a diverse range of styles, from Afro-Cuban rhythms to hip-hop beats and dirty dejection. Christian Sands Trio, also featuring bassist Eric Wheeler and drummer Jonathan Hairdresser, will be making their festival debut.
Sunday, June 24
Jon Batiste with The Dap-Kings
Jon Batiste is a globally celebrated musician, educator, bandleader and television personality, recognized for his originality, jaw-dropping talent and dapper sense of fashion. Jon transitions from commanding the piano with virtuosic skill, to soulfully crooning, to wailing on the "harmonaboard" (a kind of harmonica and keyboard), to curating unique "social music" experiences all over the world. The Forbes "30 under 30" honoree balances a enervating performance schedule with his role as bandleader for the Tardily Prove with Stephen Colbert, Artistic Director At Large of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, public speaking engagements, primary classes and occasional acting gigs as well equally his signature impromptu 'love riot' street parade.
The Dap-Kings recently joined forces with Jon Batiste after years of performing with the late Sharon Jones. The soulful retro sound of The Kings was the centerpiece of Amy Winehouse's album Back to Blackness and the ring toured with her throughout the United States. This performance will mark the festival debut of this new collaboration.
Gregory Porter
Critically acclaimed, American jazz vocalist-songwriter Gregory Porter will be returning to the festival on the heels his recent MOBO Outstanding Contribution to Music Award. Porter'southward latest album Nat "Rex" Cole + Me is his highest charting success yet, following his Grammy® Award nomination in the Best Traditional R+B Functioning category for his dynamite Motéma Music album Be Good.
Mavis Staples
Making her festival debut is soul and gospel icon Mavis Staples who has inspired artists and audiences akin for nigh 70 years. The two-time Grammy® Honor winner has worked with greats such every bit Prince, The Gorillaz, George Clinton, Van Morrison, and many others. She's accumulated several prestigious awards and honors, including a Kennedy Center Honor, the First Amendment Center/AMA "Spirit of Americana" Gratuitous Speech Award, the National Heritage Fellowship awarded past the National Endowment for the Arts – the highest accolade in the folk and traditional arts in the Us, and multiple honorary doctorates.
TEN Trio featuring Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Nicholas Payton
The X Trio, featuring Terri Lyne Carrington, Grammy® Award-winning drummer, composer and bandleader; Esperanza Spalding, Grammy® Award-winning composer, vocalist and bassist; and Nicholas Payton, Grammy® Award-winning trumpet master, pianist, composer and prolific writer – volition come together for a rare advent and this group'southward festival debut.
Scott Sharrard + The Brickyard Band
Hailed equally Gregg Allman's hole-and-corner weapon, Grammy® Honour nominated and acclaimed artist Scott Sharrard has received praise from critics and musicians alike for his prolific songwriting and talent as a vocalist, guitarist and bandleader. The late Gregg Allman said of Scott, "I know all well-nigh guitar players. I've seen the very all-time – and Scott Sharrard is the perfect guitarist for my ring. He understands that you don't demand to play just for the sake of playing; Scott isn't one of those guys who thinks they become paid by the note. He never steps on the vocals, and he leaves plenty of room for everyone else to do their matter, but when it'south time to solo, Scott delivers, boy." Scott Sharrard + The Brickyard Ring will be making their festival debut.
Deva Mahal
Condign known as a genre-defying artist, powerhouse vocalist and acute songwriter, Deva Mahal'southward songwriting talents were discovered in 2008, when "Never Permit You Go," a co-write with her father, Taj Mahal, gained acclaim on the Grammy® Award nominated album Maestro. She's besides collaborated with a wide-ranging array of artists, including Television on the Radio, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and Fatty Freddy's Drop and has performed at such renowned festivals as Sonar, Womad, the Atlanta Jazz Festival, North Ocean Jazz Festival and Montreux Jazz Festival.
Jane Bunnett + Maqueque
Jane Bunnett + Maqueque brings the rhythms and culture of Cuba back to Saratoga for the 2d consecutive twelvemonth. An internationally renowned saxophonist and pianist, Bunnett has been nominated for two Grammy® Awards and received five Juno Awards, an Order of Canada, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal, and, virtually recently, Ontario'due south Premiers Honor for Excellence. She will lead her all-female person sextet with original music featuring lush, inventive vocals from their latest release, Oddara.
The Jazz Passengers 30th Ceremony
The Jazz Passengers are a fusion of post-bop and musical one-act, once called a "perverse mainstream … hard-bop group every bit imagined by Frank Zappa." (Boston Globe). Their proper name, a have-off on Art Blakey'south Jazz Messengers, speaks volumes to the musicians' influences as well equally their playful, creative, and uniquely colorful make of jazz.
Mark Whitfield, Ben Allison, Billy Drummond
The success of Mark Whitfield's debut release has led to a recording career that has produced a full of xiv solo recordings and a myriad of collaborative efforts with some of the most important artists in contempo years: Sting, Steven Tyler, D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige, John Mayer, Chaka Khan, Jill Scott, Diana Krall, Christian McBride, Chris Botti, Roy Hargrove and Nicholas Payton.
In a career that spans nearly 30 years, bassist/composer Ben Allison has developed an instantly identifiable sound, solidifying his reputation as i of the leading voices of his generation. Known for his inspired arrangements, inventive grooves and hummable melodies, Ben draws from the jazz tradition and a range of influences from stone and folk to 20th century classical and world music, seamlessly blending them into a cinematic, cohesive whole.
Bandleader, recording creative person, with over 300 albums to his credit, educator, and much in-demand sideman, Billy Drummond is a thrilling, powerful, and highly musical drummer, who plays "fertile, exciting music" (New York Times). Baton has made three albums as a bandleader, including Dubai which was picked as the Number 1 Jazz Anthology of the Twelvemonth by the New York Times, and six equally a co-leader, including 2016'due south 3's Company with Ron Carter and Javon Jackson.
This new all-star trio will feature music from their initial recording, Live and Uncut, (Chesky Records) which was recorded live at Rockwood Music Hall in Manhattan.
Sammy Miller + The Congregation
Los Angeles native and Grammy® Accolade nominated Sammy Miller has get known for his skills as a bandleader, drummer and singer. Later on completing his masters at Julliard, Sammy formed his ensemble, The Congregation. Individually, members of The Congregation have worked with notable artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Lady Gaga, and Queen Latifah, just accept opted to continue playing together every bit a group to bring joy to the masses through their music.
TICKETS
Tickets for the festival volition be available online at www.spac.org outset Th, March i at ten:00 a.thousand. New $xx amphitheater ticket options are available for children ages fifteen and under and students with school-issued ID at fourth dimension of archway. Seating is all-time available with some exclusions. Lawn seating is free for children ages xv and under.
Adult Unmarried DAY / 2-DAY Laissez passer
Orchestra Pit $105.00 / $190.00
Sections i-7; Boxes $95.00 /$170.00
Sections viii-12; 15;
Front end 16-17 $85.00 /$150.00
Sections xiii-14;
Rear xvi-17; 18-30 $75.00 / $130.00
Lawn (General Access) $65.00 / $110.00
Source: https://www.saratoga.com/daily-planet-arthur/2018/02/41st-annual-freihofers-saratoga-jazz-festival-2018-lineup/
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