Jazz Sessions: The Greats on Camera
May 12–June 9, 2016
Our annual program of film, live performances, and conversation celebrates all things jazz with an opening night party in honor of Billy Strayhorn and four nights that will stir your heart and get your feet tapping.
SERIES TRAILER
Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life
May 12, 2016
Live performance by The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys and Reception
A celebration of Billy Strayhorn, composer of “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Lush Life,” and dozens of jazz classics written for…
Syncopation
June 1, 2016
This “wildly ambitious jazz chronicle” (New York Times) out of 1942 Hollywood has been lovingly restored by the Cohen Film…
Cole Sings Cole
June 2, 2016
Live performance with singer Alexis Cole and her trio
A delightful, de-lovely evening of Cole Porter songs. Will Friedwald presents one of his famous “Clip Joint” shows, a mix of…
Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story
June 9, 2016
Live performance featuring saxophonist Grace Kelly
“A fond and forgiving tribute to the man, filled with music that moves . . . toward something like brilliance.”…
This series is sponsored by:
- Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan
