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The January 29th concert features two distinct musical segments. In the first half, the JLCO with Marsalis performs “Nursery Song Swing,” which transforms traditional children’s songs and nursery rhymes into jazz for all generations and features new arrangements by members of the JLCO. The music of pianist-composer Thelonious Monk highlights the second half of the program, and presents big band arrangements of Monk’s startlingly original compositions.
Finally, this concert features an original arrangement of a Johnny Mercer tune, commissioned by SMF, in celebration of the Johnny Mercer Centennial. “Johnny Mercer is arguably Savannah’s most well-known 20th century musical artist, and we wanted to kick off his centenary with something special. We’re thrilled that Wynton and the JLCO will premiere Ted Nash’s arrangement of the Mercer/Arlen collaboration ‘Blues in the Night’ on this evening, before we distribute it to all of the high schools across the nation participating in our Swing Central program,” says SMF Executive & Artistic Director Rob Gibson.
The Savannah Music Festival’s 2009 season will be announced on November 12 at the Charles H. Morris Center in Savannah. Tickets for the festival go on sale the following day.
About the Savannah Music Festival
The Savannah Music Festival is dedicated to presenting a world-class celebration of the musical arts by creating timeless and adventurous productions that stimulate arts education, foster economic growth, and unite artists and audiences in Savannah, Georgia. The 2009 festival runs from March 19 through April 5, including nearly 100 performances of world-class jazz, classical, blues, bluegrass, gospel and other genres of American and international roots music in intimate venues throughout the historic district of Savannah.
Lead sponsors for 2009 include: City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, Memorial Health, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Georgia Council for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Connect Savannah, Critz Inc., Georgia Department of Economic Development, Atlanta Gas Light, AT&T, Kennickell, Telfair Museum of Art, Coca-Cola, WSAV3, Comcast, Savannah Convention & Visitors Bureau, Savannah Morning News
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