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SRJO's Fourteenth Anniversary Season
2008-2009
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| Jazz4Kids Concert |
Saturday, November 1, 2008 4:00 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall/Benaroya Hall
(one-hour matinee with no intermission)
A free-of-charge concert presented for all children and youth,
plus any parent, teacher, family member, or youth group leader accompanying them.
Includes instrument demonstrations, a hands-on instument display in the lobby (courtesy of Mills Music), and
questions from kids in the audience.
ADVANCED TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED. For tickets and info, contact Nicole Barnes, SRJO
Educational Outreach Coordinator at 206-523-6159
or email by clicking .
PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM GLASER FOUNDATION AND FRED MEYER STORES
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| MAINSTAGE SERIES CONCERT 1 |
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SRJO with Special Guest James Moody
Presented in partnership with Earshot Jazz, supported by NEA Jazz Masters Live,
an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest.
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Featuring special guest saxophonist, flutist, composer and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master, James Moody.
Back by popular demand, Moody joins the SRJO for a concert of original works written during his years with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
and for his many appearances with Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, Benny Carter, Thelonious Monk, and others.
Moody consistently ranks at the top of the Down Beat Magazine Critics' Poll.
His appearance is presented with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and Earshot Jazz.
Saturday, November 1, 2008 7:30 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall/Benaroya Hall
Sunday, November 2, 2008 3:00 PM
Kirkland Performance Center
Part of the 2008 Earshot Jazz Festival
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20th Annual
Duke Ellington Sacred Music Concert |
Saturday, December 27, 2008 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Bellevue
1717 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
(with easy access just off Hwy 520 at exit 13B and plenty of free, lighted parking)
Featuring special guest vocalist Dee Daniels
plus the acclaimed Northwest Chamber Chorus
and tap-dancer Alex Dugdale
Tickets $24-$28 available online from
Brown Paper Tickets online service -
or call Earshot Jazz (206-547-6763)
For more information, visit
To hear highlights of the sacred concert, visit the SRJO
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Open Rehearsal and Jazz Clinic
with NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi
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Rehearsal: Friday, March 6, 2009 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Garfield High School Band Room
Educational Clinic: Saturday, March 7, 2009 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Garfield High School Band Room
For directions to the Garfield High School Band Room, click
HERE.
These two SRJO educational events are presented free-of-charge and open to the public, in partnership
with Earshot Jazz, supported by NEA Jazz Masters Live, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts
in Partnership with Arts Midwest.
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| Jazz4Kids Concert |
Saturday, March 7, 2009 4:00 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall/Benaroya Hall
(one-hour matinee with no intermission)
A free-of-charge concert presented for all children and youth,
plus any parent, teacher, family member, or youth group leader accompanying them.
Includes instrument demonstrations, a hands-on instument display in the lobby (courtesy of Mills Music), and
questions from kids in the audience.
ADVANCED TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED. For tickets and info, contact Nicole Barnes, SRJO
Educational Outreach Coordinator at 206-523-6159
or email by clicking .
PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NORCLIFFE FOUNDATION AND THE GLASER FOUNDATION
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| MAINSTAGE SERIES CONCERT 2 |
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SRJO with Special Guest Toshiko Akiyoshi
Presented in partnership with Earshot Jazz, supported by NEA Jazz Masters Live,
an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest.
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The SRJO welcomes internationally renowned, award-winning composer, pianist, and NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi to lead the
SRJO in a concert of big band works from her many years touring the globe with the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band.
Born in Manchuria, Akiyoshi took up jazz as a teenager in Japan, coming to the US in her 20s to immerse herself in the sounds of
Basie and Ellington. She became the first woman named "Best Arranger and Composer" by Down Beat magazine, and has recorded over
45 albums with a refreshing view of the art of jazz. Her appearance is presented with support from the
National Endowment for the Arts and Earshot Jazz.
Saturday, March 7, 2009 7:30 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall/Benaroya Hall
Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:00 PM
Kirkland Performance Center
For Information in Japanese, visit:
www.junglecity.com
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The Edmonds Center for the Arts presents
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THE SRJO PERFORMING BENNY CARTER'S
"KANSAS CITY SUITE" |
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Come hear the SRJO play a reprise of Carter's enthralling, ten-movement work that was an audience favorite
in our 2007-08 season.
Friday, April 3, 2009 8:00 PM
For tickets and information visit:
edmondscenterforthearts.org
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The 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival presents
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THE SRJO PERFORMING BENNY CARTER'S
"KANSAS CITY SUITE" |
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Come hear the SRJO play a reprise of Carter's enthralling, ten-movement work that was an audience favorite
in our 2007-08 season.
Sunday, May 24, 2009 7:00 PM Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
For tickets and information visit:
bellevuejazz.org
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KPLU Radio FM 88.5 and Holland-America Cruise Lines
present
a bruch-concert fund raising event benefiting KPLU
featuring
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THE SRJO PERFORMING
"COUNT BASIE CLASSICS" |
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Come hear the SRJO play classic works of the Count Basie Orchestra, drawn from the Basie band's
recordings in the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s.
Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:00 AM Aboard the Holland-America cruise ship anchored at the Elliot Bay Pier
For tickets and information visit:
kplu.org
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| MAINSTAGE SERIES CONCERT 3 |
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Tribute to Stan Kenton |
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:30 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall/Benaroya Hall
Sunday, June 21, 2009 3:00 PM
Kirkland Performance Center
The SRJO plays a concert tribute to Stan Kenton, one of the most innovative composers and band leaders of the 20th Century.
Kenton's unique sound as a composer and band leader emerged during the 1950s as part of the West Coast "cool school" that
combined contemporary European techniques with the harmonies, improvisation and swinging beat of jazz.
Featured works include Artistry in Rhythm, Opus in Pastels, The End of a Love Affair, Intermission Riff, and selections from the
Cuban Fire Suite. As a special highlight, guest soloists from award-winning high school jazz programs in the
Seattle area will be featured.
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