Prom 23: NYO Jazz USA, Bridgewater / S. Jones, 1 Aug 2023

[bluestateprommer]

Tuesday 1 August 2023
22:15
Royal Albert Hall

Duke Ellington (trans. David Berger): "Braggin’ In Brass" (first performance at The Proms)

Sean Jones: "The 29ers" (first performance at The Proms)

Roy Hargrove (arr. David Gibson): "Strasbourg/St. Denis" (first performance at The Proms)

Wycliffe Gordon: "We’re Still Here" (first performance at The Proms)

Mongo Santamaria (arr. John Clayton): "Afro Blue" (first performance at The Proms)

Spencer Williams (arr. John Clayton): "Basin Street Blues" (first performance at The Proms)

Billie Holiday (arr. Cecil Bridgewater): "Fine and Mellow" (first performance at The Proms)

Duke Ellington (arr. Slide Hampton): "Cotton Tail" (first performance at The Proms)

Herbie Nichols (arr. Edsel Gomez and Cecil Bridgewater): "Lady Sings The Blues (first performance at The Proms)

Leonard Lee (arr. Frank Foster): "Let The Good Times Roll" (first performance at The Proms)


Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocalist (Proms debut artist)
NYO Jazz – Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra (Proms debut ensemble)
Sean Jones, trumpet and director (Proms debut artist)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/erzd2m

https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/bbc-proms-2023/prom-23-nyo-jazz-usa-with-dee-dee-bridgewater/

[french frank]

"Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra are joined by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Dee Dee Bridgewater to perform a collection of jazz standards.

"Featuring the best teenage performers from across the USA, NYO Jazz also presents contemporary works exploring jazz’s influence on hip-hop, R&B and pop music in this unmissable late-night performance." From the RAH website.

[Serial_Apologist]

"Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra are joined by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Dee Dee Bridgewater to perform a collection of jazz standards.

"Featuring the best teenage performers from across the USA, NYO Jazz also presents contemporary works exploring jazz’s influence on hip-hop, R&B and pop music in this unmissable late-night performance." From the RAH website.

I'll make sure to publicise this concert on the jass bored when I do my regular weekly forthcoming jazz thread tomorrow.

[french frank]

A late night prom, Tuesday, 1 August, 22.15

[bluestateprommer]

Gave this a listen several weeks back, so obviously a very belated post here. First, let it be said that, to misappropriate a line from a celebrated rock band, the kids are all right. The youngsters of NYO Jazz (US version) are certainly splendid, on a technical level, with strong musicianship, and evidently were having a lot of fun during this concert. The kids did sound scripted in their verbal outros/intros, but in an endearingly awkward / awkwardly endaring way.

My issue with the concert wasn't at all with the kids, but with the designated adult in the hall (Sean Jones aside), namely Dee Dee Bridgewater. I've seen her live a few times, years back, and she has her performance mannerisms, to put it one way. Those mannerisms seem to have evolved to a rather grotesque level compared to those past events. So it took some mental effort to keep my eyes on the prize, namely the work from the kids. However, given the lack of posts on this Prom, this might be a case of me listening to this Prom so that you don't have to .

[Serial_Apologist]

Thanks for that contribution, BSP!