Anthropology: Music of Charlie Parker at NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY

Dates: (11/19/2020 )

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NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY

BOSTON,MA 02115

Phone: 2147483647

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In a concert streamed live from New England Conservatory's iconic Jordan Hall, the NEC Jazz Orchestra will celebrate the centennial of jazz great Charlie Parker with Anthropology: Music of Charlie Parker on Thursday, NOVEMBER 19. Sets at 7:30 and 9 p.m. For information and to stream the concert go to https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-jazz-orchestra-anthropology-music-charlie-parker.

Conducted by Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst, the concert features arrangements of music by Parker and his associates. The first set opens with Just Friends" by John Klenner and Sam Lewis, followed by "APRIL in Paris" by Vernon Duke and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, both arranged by Jimmy Carroll. "Repetition" by Neil Hefti and "Laura" by David Raskin and Johnny Mercer (arrangement Joe Lipman) follow. The set concludes with Brooks Bowman's "East of the Sun" (arrangement Joe Lipman), and Med Flory's arrangements of Parker's "Confirmation" and "Moose the Mooche."

The second set opens with Med Flory arrangements of the Parker tunes "Scrapple from the Apple" and "Ah-Leu-Cha" followed by Jaki Byard's "Mrs. Parker of K.C." and Parker's tune "Parker's Mood." Closing out the second set are Gil Evans arrangements of Parker's "Yardbird Suite," "Anthropology," and "Blues in C."

NEC Jazz Orchestra Personnel:

Aaron Kaufman-Levine and Ben Mizrach on alto saxophones and clarinet; Ian Buss and Chris Ferrari on alto and tenor saxophones and clarinet; Joey Rosin on alto and baritone saxophones, clarinet; Miles Keingstein, Michael Brehm, Zoe Murphy and Simone Trovato on trumpet; Joseph Dies, Dylan Rogan, Luke Sieve on trombones; George Behrakis on piano; Pritesh Walia on guitar; Chris Worden on bass; and James Nadien on drums. Guests include Kip Zimmerman on oboe; Helen Wargelin on horn; Leonard Fu, Caroline Jesalva, Lucy Little, and Hannah Price on violin; Julian Seney on viola
Guilia Haible on cello; and Hannah Cope Johnson on harp.

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