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SUMMARY:Lakecia Benjamin
DESCRIPTION:With her deep jazz roots\, electric presence\, and fiery sax work\, Lakecia Benjamin fuses traditional concepts of jazz\, hip hop\, and soul to create a fresh new sound. A dynamic young performer\, Benjamin has shared stages with many legendary artists\, including Stevie Wonder\, Alicia Keys\, Christian McBride\, Gregory Porter\, and The Roots and was voted “Rising Star Alto Saxophonist” in the 2020 Downbeat Critics Poll and “Up and Coming Artist of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association.  \nFor her MPAC debut\, Benjamin features the quartet from her 2023 release\, Phoenix\, an album that featured cameos by some of Benjamin’s heroes including Wayne Shorter\, Angela Davis\, Dianne Reeves\, and Patrice Rushen. \n“Lakecia Benjamin plays jazz that is sprinkled with the rich flavors of funk and soul—she’s a crafty traditionalist who remains in step with the rhythms of the young generation.” — The New Yorker \n“This is musical storytelling at its finest.” — Downbeat \n  \nThis show is part of the 2024/25 MPAC Presents Jazz series.
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/lakecia-benjamin/
LOCATION:Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall\, 121 E State St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:24-25 Build Your Own Series,24-25 Jazz Series,Culture Collective
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of unparalleled artistry and musical mastery with the sensational Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra\, led by artistic director\, trumpeter extraordinaire\, and nine-time Grammy Award®-winner Wynton Marsalis.  \nFor more than three decades\, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz\, culture\, and arts education\, dedicated to inspiring and growing jazz audiences throughout the world. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis\, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to cities around the world.  \nFrom swinging rhythms to soulful melodies\, every performance is a celebration of the spirit of jazz and its enduring influence.  \nThe Chicago Tribune describes the exhilarating force of the band in concert: “The orchestra [tore] through this music as if chasing the wind. Only a group of musicians who have toured together for so long…could have attained this kind of synchronicity.”  \n  \nThis show is part of the 2024/25 MPAC Presents Jazz series. To learn more and subscribe to all three jazz shows\, click here.
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:24-25 Build Your Own Series,24-25 Jazz Series,Culture Collective
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SUMMARY:esperanza spalding
DESCRIPTION:Emphasizing simplicity and intimacy of her voice\, bass\, and songs\, in this special configuration of 2 musicians and 2 dancers\, esperanza performs songs from all 8 of her previous albums\, songs from current releases\, plus a special preview of her forthcoming project.   \nesperanza spalding (a.k.a. irma nejando) is an eaabibacliitoti* artist\, trained and initiated in the North American (masculine) jazz lineage and tradition. Her work interweaves through various combinations of instrumental music\, improvisation\, singing\, composition\, poetry\, dance\, therapeutic research\, storytelling\, teaching\, regenerative agriculture\, urban land & artist-sanctuary custodianship\, and growing in love as a daughter\, sister\, cousin\, niece\, auntie\, great-auntie\, friend\, while collaboratively decolonizing within and through her hometown community.      \nShe co-founded and serves as lead curator for Prismid Inc.\, a non-profit that creates and stewards artist residency\, performance\, and workshop space in Portland\, Oregon.  \nWith her dance company Off Brand gOdds (co-founded with Antonio Brown) and the Songwrights Apothecary Lab she leads multi-week performance\, teaching\, workshop\, and therapeutic-arts research residencies in collaboration with colleges and arts venues across the Americas\, and throughout the world.  \n*European-African ancestored being influenced by American cultures living in Indigenous Territories of Turtle Island  \n  \nThis show is part of the 2024/25 MPAC Presents Jazz series. To learn more and subscribe to all three jazz shows\, click here.
URL:https://www.marcuscenter.org/event/esperanza-spalding/
LOCATION:Uihlein Hall\, 929 N Water St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:24-25 Build Your Own Series,24-25 Jazz Series,Culture Collective
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