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BSO Announces 2005 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Lineup |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Saturday, 16 July 2005 |
 Photo by Howard A. Gitelson
Opening the festival on Friday, September 2, at 8 p.m. in Tanglewood’s
intimate 1,200-seat Seiji Ozawa Hall will be jazz vocalist Diane Schuur
and the Caribbean Jazz Project performing songs from their new CD,
“Schuur Fire,” on Concord Picante records. The CD was produced by and
features Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves, who will also be
performing later in the evening with Toots Thielemans, Kenny Werner,
and Airto.
Toots Thielemans is the preeminent master of the harmonica in jazz. The
Belgian-born musician, who also plays guitar and whistles, has had a
career that goes back to World War II. He has played with Benny
Goodman, Charlie Parker, Paul Simon, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, George
Shearing, Nancy Wilson, Billy Joel, Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, and
many others. In 1961, Thielemans recorded his classic composition,
“Bluesette,” which remains a staple of live sets and has been recorded
by scores of artists over the years.
On Saturday, September 3, at noon, pianist/composer Skitch Henderson
will be featured in the Tanglewood Theatre, joined by guitarist Bucky
Pizzarelli and bassist Jay Leonhart.
Later on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Ozawa Hall, Marian McPartland returns to
Tanglewood for another live taping of her popular radio program “Piano
Jazz,” this year celebrating its 27th season on National Public Radio.
McPartland’s guest this year will be vocalist Madeleine Peyroux, whose
debut 1996 recording was hailed by Time magazine as “the most exciting,
involving vocal performance by a new singer this year.” Her latest
recording, “Careless Love,” is a blend of acoustic blues, country
ballads, torch songs, and pop, featuring a diverse song list covering
the music of W. C. Handy, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, Leonard Cohen,
Elliott Smith, and Edith Piaf.
Headlining the 2005 Tanglewood Jazz Festival – on Saturday evening at 8
p.m. in Tanglewood’s 5,100-seat Koussevitzky Music Shed – will be the
legendary Tony Bennett, performing with the Count Basie Orchestra in a
rare reunion to celebrate their landmark 1959 Capitol recording, “Basie
& Bennett.” Bennett has sold over 50 million records worldwide and
has platinum and gold albums to his credit as well as 12 Grammy Awards
and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the singer’s singer and
has received high praise from his colleagues through the years,
including Frank Sinatra who stated unequivocally, “Tony Bennett is the
best singer in the business.” Bennett is an international treasure who
was honored by the United Nations with its “Citizen of the World”
honor, which aptly describes the scope of his accomplishments.
Directed by Bill Hughes, the Count Basie Orchestra has a big stomping
sound. The Basie band of the 1930’s created what would be known forever
as swing. Today, the musical joy that Count Basie himself created lives
on through the superb orchestra that bears his name.
On Sunday, September 4, at 2 p.m. in Ozawa Hall, “saxophone colossus”
Sonny Rollins returns to Tanglewood for his first performance there
since 2001. Rollins has played for nearly a half a century and today
remains one of the few surviving icons from a golden era of jazz that
will probably never be equaled. Rollins first recorded in 1949 and
today – over 50 years later – he remains the most formidable of all
jazz improvisers, a living inspiration to musicians and listeners
worldwide.
The popular hot fusion/acoustic jazz group, the Yellowjackets will
perform material from their new CD, “Altered States” from Heads Up
Records, on Sunday, September 4, at 8 p.m. One of the most popular
American jazz ensembles of the past 20 years, the Yellowjackets include
keyboardist Russell Ferrante, saxophonist Bob Mintzer, bassist Jimmy
Haslip, and drummer Marcus Baylor.
Also appearing on the Sunday-evening program will be trumpeter Chris
Botti, a gifted composer and instrumentalist and a charismatic
performer who has created a series of recordings that have made him a
virtual genre-of-one in the realm of contemporary jazz. He toured with
Sting in 2004 and was voted one of People magazine’s “2004’s 50 Most
Beautiful People.”
All programs and artists are subject to change. Tickets for the 2005
Tanglewood Jazz Festival are on sale now through SymphonyCharge at
888-266-1200 or online through the BSO’s web site, www.bso.org,
powered by EMC Corporation. Tickets will be available in person at the
Tanglewood Box Office in Lenox beginning on June 6 at 10 a.m. All
ticket prices include a $1 Tanglewood Grounds Maintenance Fee. For
further information, please call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at
617-266-1492.
2005 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Program Listing:
Friday, September 2, 8 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Diane Schuur With The Caribbean Jazz Project
Toots Thielemans, Kenny Werner, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Airto
Tickets: $55, $47, $40; lawn tickets: $17
Saturday, September 3, 12 noon, Theatre
The Legends Trio Featuring Skitch Henderson, Bucky Pizzarelli
Tickets: $35, $25
Saturday, September 3, 3 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Marian Mcpartland
Live taping for NPR’s “Piano Jazz” with special guest Madeleine Peyroux
Tickets: $45, $37, $30; lawn tickets: $17
Saturday, September 3, 8 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Tony Bennett And The Count Basie Orchestra
Tickets: $81, $61, $41; lawn tickets: $23
Sunday, September 4, 2 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Sonny Rollins
Tickets: $45, $37, $30 lawn tickets: $17
Sunday, September 4, 8 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Yellowjackets
Chris botti
Tickets: $65, $55, $42; lawn tickets: $20
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 Friday, 21 November 2008
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