February 4, 2023
Saturday at 7 & 9 pm
Samueli Theater

Segerstrom Center presents
JAZZ

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents

starring

Vuyo Sotashe, vocals

Brianna Thomas, vocals

Shenel Johns, vocals

Riley Mulherkar, trumpet, band leader

Mariel Bildsten, trombone

Lucas Pino, reeds

Mathis Picard, piano

Barry Stephenson, bass

TJ Reddick, drums

The Center applauds

MEDIA PARTNER

Artists and programs subject to change

Please refrain from using cellular phones, pagers, watch alarms and similar devices. The use of any audio or videorecording device or the taking of photographs (with or without flash) is strictly prohibited. Thank you.

For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to over 446 cities in more than 40 countries.

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents touring initiative provides an affordable opportunity to present great jazz programming featuring up-and-coming musicians who have been identified as rising stars by JALC. The initiative also allows for expansion of the mission of JALC “to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy.”

Songs We Love was first presented as the 2016 season opener at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Songs We Love is a journey through the first 50 years of jazz song. Under the musical direction of Riley Mulherkar, three guest vocalists will join an all-star band made up of New York’s rising stars. Combining their distinct talents, the group will sing their way through four decades of music, beginning with the early blues and jazz of the 1920s and ending in the early 1950s. Iconic singers to be explored include Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland.

Nearly 200,000 students participate in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s education programs each year. Todd Stoll, vice president of education, describes the education department as “the tangible embodiment of our concerts; if performance is the heart of JALC, education is the veins carrying the music to future generations.” Let Freedom Swing, from the renowned education department at JALC is being offered in conjunction with the tour. Please see more here: www.jazz.org/let-freedom-swing