New School Jazz @ Lincoln Center March 13 "Music Of Ornette Coleman"

Monday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center

WHAT:
For the first time, students from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music will perform at Jazz @ Lincoln Center as part of its UPSTARTS! series. Award-winning soprano saxophonist/composer and New School Jazz faculty member Jane Ira Bloom directs emerging artists from the school in a performance of Ornette Colemans music from the early 1960s. By learning through the oral tradition, students bring Ornettes compositions alive with a renewed sense of freedom. Through inspiration and interpretation, this young generation of performers extends the music from the 1960s to the 21st century and beyond.

WHEN:
Monday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

WHERE:
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th St., Fifth Floor

TICKET INFO:
Tickets are $15 for the general public. For reservations, call 212-258-9595.

GENERAL INFO:
212.229.5896 x4591, [email protected] , www.jazz.newschool.edu

BACKGROUND:
For over 25 years, Soprano saxophonist/composer Jane Ira Bloom has been a pioneer in the use of live electronics and movement in jazz. Her continuing commitment to innovation in her music has led to collaborations with such outstanding jazz artists as Kenny Wheeler, Charlie Haden, Rufus Reid, Matt Wilson, Bob Brookmeyer, Julian Priester, Jerry Granelli, Jay Clayton, Mark Dresser, Bobby Previte, & Fred Hersch. Bloom has been honored with many prestigious awards, including the Charlie Parker Fellowship for Jazz Innovation and the International Women in Jazz Masters Award.

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music is the musical manifestation of The New School and its legacy. Steeped in progressive tradition while moving forward into new frontiers of sound and experimentation, New School Jazz is a rarity among conservatory music schools. With instructors who are active, professional musicians and the backing of a major university, the school provides its students with the leeway and encouragement to break through artistic barriers, the counsel of veterans in maneuvering through the terrain of the music world, and a solid academic foundation to sustain and enrich their efforts and evolution. For more information, visit www.jazz.newschool.edu .