1959 celebrates a turning point in contemporary American culture, music, and spoken word artistry. 2012 Grammy Award-winning percussionist Terri Lyne Carrington will be joined by lead vocalist and R&B legend Valerie Simpson (Ashford and Simpson) and an all-star jazz ensemble including Gerald Clayton, Nir Felder, Matthew Garrison, Antonio Hart, Gregoire Maret, Jeremy Pelt, and Chris Potter.
They will perform new arrangements of music from Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, John Coltrane’s Giant Steps, Dave Brubeck’s Time Out, Charles Mingus’ Mingus Ah Um, plus music of Billie Holiday and Sidney Bechet. Award-winning poet and author Ed Sanders and spoken word artist Shea Rose will perform works from and reflecting the Beat generation’s influence.
New York City, NY; NYC