2011 Lost Jazz Shrines series features the world of Matt Wilson

Lost Jazz Shrines – 13th Season

52nd Street in the Modern Mode

BMCC Tribeca PAC’s Lost Jazz Shrines series pays homage to the legendary jazz haunts, musicians, and influences of the 52nd Street jazz scene in its heyday from the 1930’s through the early 1950’s.

Artistic Director: Willard Jenkins. Musical Director: Matt Wilson.

Part One: MULTIMONK

Friday, May 20

7pm – Recollections of 52nd Street – Interview with Dan Morgenstern (NEA Jazz Master & Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University). Moderated by Willard Jenkins. Free.

8:30pm – Concert: $25 / students, seniors $15

Matt Wilson – drums
Scott Robinson – saxophones, brass
Frank Kimbrough – piano
Ray Drummond – bass

No stranger to the 52nd St. scene, Thelonius Monk, considered “one of the giants of American music,” is recognized as a multi-dimensional genius of modern jazz. This concert will be inspired by the great jazz master.

For tickets online click here, call (212) 220 – 1460 or visit Ticketing Services at BMCC Tribeca PAC, 199 Chambers St. (12PM – 6PM, Tue. – Sat.).

Part Two: TOPSY TURVY – A BEBOP REDUX

Friday, May 27

7pm – Interview with Musical Director Matt Wilson. Moderated by Willard Jenkins. Free.

8:30pm – Concert: $25 / students, seniors $15

Matt Wilson – drums
Jeff Lederer – reeds
Tia Fuller – reeds
Kirk Knuffke – brass
Curtis Fowlkes – brass
Vijay Iyer – piano
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Chris Lightcap – bass

New York’s 52nd St. is most often associated with small-combo jazz performances. However, a wide range of larger groups graced the stages of the clubs of Swing Street. This concert will focus on the music of these groups. Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams, Fats Waller and other notables of the era will be explored.

For tickets online click here, call (212) 220 – 1460 or visit Ticketing Services at BMCC Tribeca PAC, 199 Chambers St. (12PM – 6PM, Tue. – Sat.).

Part 3: ARTS & CRAFTS & CANDI

Friday, June 3

7pm – Film screening of Candido: Hands of Fire. Free.

8:30pm – Concert: $25 / students, seniors $15

Matt Wilson – drums
Terell Stafford – trumpet
Gary Versace – piano / organ
Martin Wind – bass
Candido Camero – conga

Dizzy Gillespie partnered with many artists to create a new style of music called Afro-Cuban Jazz. This unique fusion of sounds became a significant part of the jazz landscape. This concert pairs together ‘Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts’ jazz group with the legendary Candido, who performed with Dizzy Gillespie and other Afro-Cuban pioneers. This concert will focus on those collaborations as well as music from Candido’s jazz debut, Candido.

For tickets online click here, or call (212) 220 – 1460 or visit Ticketing Services at BMCC Tribeca PAC, 199 Chambers St. (12PM – 6PM, Tue. – Sat.).

For more information about this series and video clips click here.

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007.