THE SEATTLE REPERTORY JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Presents
Thad Jones 100th Birthday Celebration
Sunday, April 16 | 2023 | 2:00 PM
Kirkland Performance Center
Saturday, April 22 | 2023 | 7:30 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
Celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of prolific writer, composer, arranger, trumpeter, and band leader Thad Jones as the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra performs music from throughout his life and 's explores his legendary contributions to the genre. Anticipate tunes from his early years as a soloist in the Count Basie Orchestra as well as his time in the Village Vanguard Orchestra and beyond, including longstanding jazz standards like "A Child is Born," "Three and One," and "The Elder."
April 29th, 2023
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In support of SRJO and our in-school education programs
Saturday, June 17 | 2023 | 7:30 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya
Sunday, June 18 | 2023 | 2:00 PM
Kirkland Performance Center
We are very pleased to welcome flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny to our stage. Acclaimed for his warm tone, soaring lyricism, and masterful technique, Matheny has been lauded as "one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation" (International Review of Music). An honors graduate of Berklee College of Music, Matheny vaulted onto the 1990s jazz scene as a protege of jazz legend Art Farmer. He has toured extensively throughout the US, Europe, and Asia, and has over 100 recordings to his credit along with 12 albums released as a leader.
Favorite selections will also include Desafinado by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stormy Weather by Harold Arlen, and Stolen Moments by Oliver Nelson, plus special pieces from Dmitri's acclaimed 2022 album "Cascadia."
We'll also welcome "rising stars" from local high schools to join us on stage and strut their stuff!
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