A Jazz Night in Paris

A Jazz Night in Paris Dudley House Jazz Bands

I am delighted to invite you to my last concert leading both Dudley House Jazz Bands before moving back to France. I'm very happy with the repertoire that covers American and European Jazz, standards and creations... You shall discover a number of autobiographic traits in this program!

Jazz Combo

The jazz combo has been a huge group this year. We are beginning to know each other well, and the ensemble is sounding better & better. The group is Richa Gawande & Michael Heller (alto sax), Alan Lenarcic, Will Ramsey & Jabulani Barber (tenor sax), Jean-François Charles (Bb & Eb clarinet), Rakeen Mabud (violin), Iacob Koch-Weser (guitar), Brigham Hall (piano & melodica), Marc Gidal (bass), Max Behrens (drums), and Imani Roach (voice).

The program:

  • Bonjour Paris (Sidney Bechet)
  • Parker’s Mood (Alan Matheson, based on a solo by Charlie Parker)
  • Charméditerranéen (Paolo Damiani)
  • Aldwell Schachter (Michael Heller)
  • Green Tea (Brigham Hall)
  • Those Blue Eyes (Alan Lenarcic)
  • Lamas Say Yes (Alain Gibert)

Big Band

Our full big band stars Jon Andrews, Jillian DeMair & Kimberly August (alto sax), Michael Heller (tenor sax), Marlene Cohen (tenor sax, flute & clarinet), Aaron Silberstein (baritone sax), Alan Lenarcic (soprano sax on Oblivion), Ed Moore, Gary Smiley, Chris Zuidema & Stephen Furqueron (trumpets), Ethan Fenn, Rob Cautillo, Cara Takakjian & Tim Fung (trombones), Jonathan Buonocore (guitar), Adnan Zunic (piano), Marc Gidal (bass), and Sven Seuken (drums).

The program:

  • April in Paris (Vernon Duke, arrangement Count Basie)
  • I’m Just a Lucky So and So (Duke Ellington)
  • Kalimba (François Jeanneau, 1985, for the Orchestre National de Jazz)
  • Bernard Jeufroy (Michael Heller)
  • Kolkoz (Alexandre Desenfant, 2009)
  • Oblivion (Astor Piazzolla, arrangement Bob Curnow)
  • La Mer (Beyond The Sea) (Charles Trenet)
  • I Love Paris (Cole Porter, arr. Lennie Niehaus. 1958, for Stan Kenton’s Orchestra)
  • Libertango (Astor Piazzolla, arrangement Fred Sturm)

I hope to see you there!

Dudley House
Harvard Yard, Cambridge
Saturday, April 17th - 8pm

Comments

  1. UnknownApril 30, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    Congratulations for "Jazz Night in Paris", Jean-Francois and Dudley jazz afficionados. Makes me want to return as an alumnus to join you onstage with Jabulani when you return to Cambridge one day. Any web video of the event?

    Terrence Barber '75 HBS '84

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  2. UnknownApril 30, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    Congratulations for "Jazz Night in Paris", Jean-Francois and Dudley jazz afficionados. Makes me want to return as an alumnus to join you onstage with Jabulani when you return to Cambridge one day. Any web video of the event?

    Terrence Barber '75 HBS '84

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  3. Jean-Francois CharlesMay 3, 2010 at 12:37 PM

    Thanks for the message! Unfortunately, we do not have a video of the night. Jabulani should have received the link to all of the audio recordings, though. At some point, I'm going to post a slideshow from our December concert with Duke Ellington's arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue... should be there before July. Thanks again!

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