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68-Member Symphonic Jazz Orchestra With Special Guest Trumpeter Keyon Harrold Presents Free Community Concert May 7, 2023
RICHARD AND KAREN CARPENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840
Tickets are free but reservations are required
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/carpenterarts/6773/event/1317286
Los Angeles' own 68-member Symphonic Jazz Orchestra is pleased to announce it will present a free community concert Sunday May 7 at 3 PM. The ARTS FOR LIFE concert will feature the orchestra, conducted by music director Mitch Glickman with special guest trumpeter and composer Keyon Harrold performing his original music.
Composer and trumpeter Harrold is best known for his trumpet playing in Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead. The soundtrack to the film won the GRAMMY® Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. Named by Rolling Stone as one of “Ten New Artists You Need to Know,” he has released two critically acclaimed jazz solo albums and beyond jazz has appeared on albums by such notables as Jay-Z, Beyonce, 50 Cent, Rihanna, and Mary J. Blige, among many others.
Also featured in the program is the world premiere of Daniel Szabo's "The Shift." Mr. Szabo was the winner of the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Commissioning Competition in 2018. The concert will open with music from Los Angeles composer Edgar Redmond (1928-1984), founder of the Modern String Ensemble.
More About the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra
Debuting in 2002, the 68-member Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO) is a unique hybrid ensemble dedicated to blending the worlds of jazz and classical music. The ensemble has performed throughout Southern California at such venues as the Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Royce Hall (UCLA), Walt Disney Theater (CalArts) and Marsee Auditorium. Soloists joining the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra have included Grammy Award winning performers including George Duke, Dave Grusin, Christian McBride, Raul Midón, Jane Monheit, Lee Ritenour, Chris Brubeck, Luciana Souza, Ernie Watts, The Yellowjackets and Miguel Zenon. The SJO’s acclaimed recording “Looking Forward, Looking Back” includes two commissioned works by George Duke and Lee Ritenour, along with George Gershwin’s classic “Rhapsody in Blue.” Hosted by SJO music director Mitch Glickman, the SJO’s radio series “Beyond Symphonic Jazz” on America’s #1 jazz station KJAZZ 88.1 FM, reaches an international audience each week. The orchestra’s commissioning program has resulted in eighteen newly commissioned works from both established and emerging composers from across the country.
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Symphonic Jazz Orchestra "Arts for Life" free community concert
Special guest Keyon Harrold, trumpet
Sunday, May 7, 2023
3 pm
Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center
1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840
Tickets are free but reservations are required.
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/carpenterarts/6773/event/1317286
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The concert features trumpeter and composer Keyon Harrold, performing his original music with the 68-member Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, conducted by music director Mitch Glickman. Also on the program is the world premiere of Daniel Szabo's "The Shift." Mr. Szabo was the winner of the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra Commissioning Competition in 2018. The concert opens with music from Los Angeles composer Edgar Redmond (1928-1984), founder of the Modern String Ensemble.
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