Alicia Olatuja Picture by Harrison Weinstein Images
NYO Jazz will carry out at Carnegie Corridor in New York on 20 July, earlier than starting their historic go to to South Africa. The tour contains debut performances at The Market Theatre, Johannesburg (26, 27 and 28 July); The Playhouse, Durban (1 August); and Artscape, Cape City (2 and three August) in addition to music-making with native South African musicians. This tour marks the primary time that one in all Carnegie Corridor’s three acclaimed nationwide youth ensembles will carry out on the African continent. It follows profitable worldwide excursions by NYO Jazz to a few of the most prestigious live performance halls and music festivals throughout Europe, Asia, and the US. NYO Jazz was beforehand scheduled to tour South Africa in 2020, however the tour was postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Celebrated creative director and bandleader/trumpeter Sean Jones leads NYO Jazz, joined by vocalist Alicia Olatuja, who has been praised by The New York Occasions as “a singer with a powerful and luscious tone,” as particular visitor for his or her annual Carnegie Corridor live performance and on tour. As a part of its South African tour, the band may even be joined by native visitor soloists to be introduced in June.
Forward of their South African tour, the musicians will arrive in New York in early July to start an intensive 10-day coaching residency. They are going to work with world-class jazz masters on the campus of Buy Faculty, State College of New York, situated simply north of New York Metropolis. Instantly following the residency, NYO Jazz will carry out its annual live performance at Carnegie Corridor on 20 July which will likely be livestreamed on the Corridor’s web site and later launched on its on-demand streaming platform Carnegie Corridor+.
Sean Jones picture by Todd Rosenberg
NYO Jazz’s 2024 South African tour presents America’s most interesting younger musicians the chance to expertise the richness of the nation’s tradition and historical past whereas sharing their exceptional artistry with audiences all through the nation. Complementing their performances, the gamers’ schedule may even embrace thrilling alternatives for cultural change and peer-to-peer actions with native younger individuals, a component that has change into a trademark of worldwide excursions by all three of Carnegie Corridor’s nationwide youth ensembles.
“We’re thrilled to have NYO Jazz make its debut in South Africa this yr—the primary go to to Africa by any of our nationwide youth ensembles,” mentioned Clive Gillinson, government and creative director of Carnegie Corridor. “Given South Africa’s terribly wealthy music traditions, which embrace a deep ardour for jazz, we all know this tour will likely be an amazing alternative for musical and cultural discovery for these good younger gamers. We’re proud to showcase their unimaginable depth of expertise and the excessive stage of musicianship discovered throughout the US as we join the members of NYO Jazz with younger musicians and music lovers in South Africa.”
NYO Dwell picture by Todd Rosenberg
For NYO Jazz’s 2024 concert events, Carnegie Corridor has commissioned a brand new work by South African composer Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane. The ensemble’s various program may even embrace large band classics by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Mary Lou Williams; a brand new large band association from Terri Lyne Carrington’s mission “New Requirements: 101 Lead Sheets by Ladies Composers”; Lakecia Benjamin’s “Trane,” organized by Jhoely Garay; and different up to date items, showcasing jazz as a residing and limitless artwork type.
“South Africa is certainly a motherland the place jazz resonates deeply inside our souls, and we’re thrilled to host the gifted NYO Jazz musicians,” mentioned Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane. “My composition for NYO Jazz is an invite to a musical dialogue celebrating South African methods of musicking. We are going to weave collectively the joyful spirit of the legendary Hugh Masekela with lots of our different various musical influences, creating a strong and unforgettable sound of our residence: South Africa.”
NYO Jazz Tour dates
The Market Theatre, Johannesburg.
Friday, 26 July at 7pm.
Saturday, 27 July at 3pm and 7pm.
Sunday, 28 July at 3pm.
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For reduced-price block bookings (of 10 or extra) and faculty teams, contact Anthony Ezeoke, (Viewers Improvement), at az.oc.ertaehttekram@EynohtnA or 083 246 4950 and Mamello Khomongoe az.oc.ertaehttekram@kollemam or 081 572 9612.
Thursday, 1 August at 7pm.
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For reduced-price block bookings (of 5 or extra) and faculty teams, contact Gugu at moc.ynapmocesuohyalp@rotanidroocgnitekram
Friday, 2 August at 7pm.
Saturday, 3 August at 3pm and 7pm.
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For reduced-price block bookings (of 10 or extra) and faculty teams, contact Artscape Dial-a-Seat on 021 421 7695.
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