Friday and Saturday Evening, March 34, 2017 at 8:00

Wynton Marsalis, Managing and Artistic Director

Greg Scholl, Executive Director

EDDIE PALMIERI: CELEBRATING 80 YEARS

EDDIE PALMIERI, Leader, Piano
BRIAN LYNCH, Trumpet
CHARLIE SEPULVEDA, Trumpet
JONATHAN POWELL, Trumpet
JIMMY BOSCH, Trombone
DOUG BEAVERS, Trombone (March 3 only)
JOSEPH FIEDLER, Trombone (March 4 only)
LOUIS FOUCHE, Alto Saxophone
JEREMY POWELL, Tenor Saxophone
IVAN RENTA, Baritone Saxophone
LUQUES CURTIS, Bass
VICENTE LITTLE JOHNNY RIVERO, Congas
CAMILO MOLINA, Timbales, Drums
NICHOLAS MARRERO, Bongo, Timbalitos
HERMAN OLIVERA, Lead Vocals
NELSON GONZALEZ, Tres Guitar, Vocals
JOSEPH GONZALEZ, Maracas, Vocals

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Notes on the Program
By Ernesto Lechner
The history of Afro-Caribbean music is filled
with memorable characters: Celia Cruz
onstage, belting out a sugary guaracha with
reckless abandon; Tito Puente grimacing
wildly as he performs a vertigo-inducing solo
on the timbales; Hctor Lavoe singing to his
adoring crowd with that unique mixture of
childlike joy and bitter suffering. None of
these salsa pioneers, however, was as
unpredictable and idiosyncratic as the one-
of-a-kind Eddie Palmieri alchemist, key-
board wizard, rebel, and innovator.
At 80 years of age and still going strong,
Palmieri occupies a privileged position in
tropical music. He has enjoyed tremendous
commercial success with a series of clas-
sic salsa tracks that continue to lure people
to the dancefloor. At the same time, he has
experimented to his hearts content, trying
out avant-garde arrangements, recording
sessions of sophisticated Latin jazz, and
performing with an ever-changing lineup of
virtuoso sidemen.
This same paradox may very well characterize
tonights performance. In concert, Palmieri
can engage in one of his trademark, lengthy
piano solos no hostages taken venturing
into unknown territory only to return, happily,
to quotes from his favorite melodic lines of
the past. Later, he may launch into the visceral
combustion of the salsa jams he recorded in
the 1960s with the iconic La Perfecta ensem-
ble, but with revamped arrangements and
enhanced sonics.
In retrospect, it becomes quite evident that
Palmieri was not only born at the right time
and the right place (1936, New York City),
but he also landed in the right family.
Growing up, he developed two distinct
musical loves that would inform his future
career: American jazz and Cuban dance
music. He also had an older brother, Charlie
Palmieri, who developed his own brilliant
career as a keyboardist, composer, and
bandleader of Afro-Caribbean music. He
was the real king of the piano, Eddie has
told me many times during the course of
many interviews.
By the time he founded La Perfecta in the
early 1960s, the young Eddie Palmieri was
in full rebellious mode. He replaced the
customary trumpets of a tropical combo
with a tough, funky, two-trombone lineup.
He enlisted Ismael Quintana as lead vocal-
ist, a singer who could be alternately rau-
cous and velvety, depending on the mood
of the piece. And in a touch of sheer
genius, he recorded the salsa anthem
Azcar, including a timeless solo that
finds him performing a rhythmic tumbao
with one hand while improvising a gor-
geous melody with the other one.
Azcar did it all: it was a best-selling
record and artistic manifesto; it drove the
multiracial crowd at the Palladium club into
a dancing frenzy, while providing study
material for musicologists to come. It sums
up Palmieris protean reach, and his
uncanny ability to generate edgy sound-
scapes out of the proven rhythmic and
melodic formulas that germinated in Cuba
and Puerto Rico.
This was only the beginning. It was during
the 1970s that Palmieri reached his experi-
mental apex with Grammy Award-winning
LPs such as The Sun of Latin Music (1974)
and Unfinished Masterpiece (1975). There
are echoes of psychedelic rock on those
albums, as the piano man merges salsa and
retro boleros with dissonance and electronic
keyboards. Since then, he has continued to
record tirelessly, alternating between crack-
ling Latin jazz sessions and the many shades
of salsa, including a return to the La Perfecta
trombanga aesthetic.
Tonight, Palmieri is joined by longtime col-
laborators such as the inimitable Jimmy
Bosch on trombone and authentic sonero
Hermn Olivera on vocals. Expect much
more than just percolating dance music. To
see Palmieri live is to accompany him on an
unpredictable adventure, and were cer-
tainly blessed to march along with him.
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Notas sobre el programa
Por Ernesto Lechner
La historia de la msica afrocaribea est
llena de personajes memorables: Celia Cruz
interpretando una dulce guaracha con abso-
luto abandono. Tito Puente haciendo sus gra-
ciosas muecas mientras tocaba un solo de
timbal. Hctor Lavoe en el escenario, delante
de sus admiradores, cantando con esa
entraable mezcla de alegra infantil y
amargo sufrimiento. Sin embargo, ninguno
de estos pioneros de la salsa fueron tan
impredecibles e idiosincrticos como el inim-
itable Eddie Palmieri alquimista, genio del
teclado, innovador y rebelde por excelencia.
A los 80 aos de edad, Palmieri ocupa una
posicin privilegiada dentro de la msica trop-
ical: ha conocido un inmenso xito comercial
con una serie de temas salsosos que con-
tinan colmando las pistas de baile en todo
el mundo. Pero tambin ha experimentado a
su antojo, creando arreglos vanguardistas,
grabando sofisticadas sesiones de Latin jazz
y hacindose acompaar por una galera
interminable de msicos virtuosos.
Esta misma paradoja bien podra presentarse
en el recital de esta noche. A veces Palmieri
comienza a improvisar un extenso solo de
piano, adentrndose en paisajes desconoci-
dos, para despus regresar con una sonrisa
a una lnea meldica del pasado. En otros
momentos surge la pasin visceral de los
temas salsosos que grab en la dcada del
60 con la legendaria La Perfecta, pero con
arreglos nuevos y un sonido renovado.
Estudiando su discografa, podemos decir
que Palmieri no slo naci en el lugar y el
momento correctos (Nueva York, 1936),
sino que tambin aterriz en una familia
idnea. Su desarrollo musical se bas en la
seduccin de dos gneros separados que
informaran su carrera: el jazz esta-
dounidense y la msica bailable cubana.
Tambin tuvo la fortuna de contar con un
hermano mayor Charlie Palmieri que
desarroll una propia, extraordinaria carrera
como tecladista, compositor y director de
orquesta. El verdadero rey de las blancas
y las negras era mi hermano, Eddie enfa-
tiz siempre durante las muchas entrevis-
tas que compartimos a travs de los aos.
Cuando fund La Perfecta a principios de
los aos 60, Palmieri saba aprovechar los
aspectos ms rebeldes de su personalidad.
Reemplaz las tradicionales trompetas del
conjunto tropical con una aguerrida seccin
de dos trombones. Contrat a Ismael
Quintana como vocalista principal, un can-
tante que poda sonar feroz o ater-
ciopelado, dependiendo del material que
interpretaba. Y en un momento de geniali-
dad, grab Azcar, himno de la salsa,
con un inolvidable solo en el que toca un
tumbao rtmico con una mano mientras
improvisa una bella meloda con la otra.
Azcar fue muchas cosas en una: gran
xito comercial y mensaje artstico. Motiv un
frenes entre los bailadores del club nocturno
Palladium un pblico mixto y armonioso en
su procedencia racial adems de otorgarle
material de sobra a los musiclogos del
futuro. Resume la ambicin pica de Palmieri,
y su asombrosa abilidad para generar sonidos
inesperados de las frmulas rtmicas y meldi-
cas que haban germinado durante las
dcadas pasadas en Cuba y Puerto Rico.
Era slo el principio. Durante la dcada del
70, alcanz su cspide experimental con
discos ganadores del premio Grammy
como The Sun of Latin Music (1974) y
Unfinished Masterpiece (1975). Hay ecos
de rock y psicodelia en estos LP, a medida
que el pianista fusiona salsas y boleros con
la disonancia y los teclados electrnicos.
Desde entonces, no ha parado de grabar,
alternando entre sesiones de Latin jazz y
las mltiples texturas de la salsa,
incluyendo un retorno a la esttica de la
trombanga que desarroll con La Perfecta.
Hoy, Palmieri es acompaado por algunos
de sus colaboradores ms fieles, como el
talentoso Jimmy Bosch en el trombn y el
sonero Hermn Olivera. De esta velada
podemos esperar mucho ms que msica
bailable. Ver a Palmieri en concierto es
acompaarlo en una aventura llena de sor-
presas. Somos extremadamente afortuna-
dos de poder caminar junto a l.
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Meet the Artists America, North Africa, and throughout the

Caribbean. A true powerhouse of brilliance
known for his astute arranging skills and
COURTESY OF THE ARTIST

historic compositions, Palmieri has shown

that time is infinite with respect to his
repertoire as he continues to thrill audi-
ences with his legendary style.

Eddie Palmieri Jazz at Lincoln Center

Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to
Eddie Palmieri (Leader, Piano), known for
inspiring and growing audiences for jazz.
his charismatic power and bold innovative
With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln
drive, has a musical career that spans more
Center Orchestra and a comprehensive
than 50 years as a bandleader of salsa and
array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center
Latin jazz orchestras. With a discography
advances a unique vision for the continued
that includes 37 titles, Palmieri has been
development of the art of jazz by producing
awarded nine Grammy Awards. Born in
a year-round schedule of performance, edu-
Spanish Harlem in 1936, Eddie began piano
cation, and broadcast events for audiences
studies at an early age, as did his celebrated
of all ages. These productions include con-
older brother, the late salsa legend and
certs, national and international tours, resi-
pianist, Charlie Palmieri. For Latin New
dencies, weekly national radio programs,
Yorkers of Eddies generation, music was a
television broadcasts, recordings, publica-
vehicle out of El Barrio. At age 11, he audi-
tions, an annual high school jazz band com-
tioned at Weill Recital Hall, which is next
petition and festival, a band director
door to Carnegie Hall, a venue as far from
academy, jazz appreciation curricula for stu-
the Bronx as he could imagine. Possessed
dents, music publishing, childrens concerts
by a desire to play the drums, Palmieri
and classes, lectures, adult education
joined his uncles orchestra at age 13, in
courses, student and educator workshops,
which he played timbales. Says Palmieri,
a record label, and interactive websites.
By 15, it was good-bye timbales and back
Under the leadership of Managing and
to the piano until this day. Im a frustrated
Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Chair-
percussionist, so I take it out on the piano.
man Robert J. Appel, and Executive
Palmieri embraces the future of his music
Director Greg Scholl, Jazz at Lincoln Center
by blazing a distinctive musical path to the
produces thousands of events each season
delight of fans across the globe. He has one
in its home in New York City, Frederick P.
of the most actively touring salsa and Latin
Rose Hall, and around the world. For more
jazz orchestras to date, which has taken
information, visit jazz.org.
him to Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin
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Dave Douglas Metamorphosis
March 34 at 7pm & 9:30pm
Trumpeter Dave Douglas is a prolific composer and
a powerful performer of improvised music. His out-
put as a bandleader is one of the most eclectic in his- today. The JLCO will perform masterpieces by
tory, featuring dozens of groups on over 50 unique
recordings. Metamorphosis marks a bold new con-
ceptual approach to organizing music for improvis-
ers and features an all-star gallery of legendary
voices. For this special engagement, Douglas has
enlisted some of the most influential modern impro-
visers: trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, saxophonist
Oliver Lake, drummer Andrew Cyrille, guitarist Marc
Ribot, pianist Myra Melford, bassist Mark Dresser,
and percussionist Susie Ibarra. All of these artists
are known for their uninhibited approach to improvi-
sation and for being highly responsive team players,
as well as leaders in their own right. Come witness
the warmth and spontaneity in person as these mas-
ters create new music on the spot. These Appel
Room concerts will be the very first live perfor-
mances of this bold new music.
Free pre-concert discussions at 6pm and 8:30pm. THE APPEL ROOM
Free To Be: Jazz of the 60s & Beyond
March 1718 at 8pm
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with
Wynton Marsalis will perform some of the
decades most powerful and thought-provoking
pieces, many with messages that remain relevant
Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck,
and Charles Mingus, and music director Walter
Blanding will debut a big band arrangement of
Sonny Rollins historic Freedom Suite. Another
centerpiece of the program will be the premiere
of Blandings The Happiness of Being, a sprawling
musical reflection on the meaning of freedom.
This soulful new piece asks us, in Blandings
words, What comes to mind when we think
about freedom? Do we think about the civil rights
movement? Or slavery? Or does it bring to mind
other things, such as the freedom to think, speak,
and act without fear? The Happiness of Being
explores all of these thoughts. Perhaps freedom
is also simply the joy of being oneself.
Free pre-concert discussion at 7pm.

VARIS LEICHTMAN STUDIO Joshua Redman Still Dreaming

WeBop Family Jazz Party:
Happy 100 Dizzy and Ella!
March 11 at 1pm & 3pm
In celebration of the 100th year of the birth of Ella
Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie, Ms. Patrice and our
WeBop Jazz Band will host a birthday bash featur-
ing some of their most popular tunes, including,
Salt Peanuts, Manteca, A-Tisket A-Tasket, the 1970s and 80s, a renowned quartet of
and a WeBop crowd favorite, Old McDonald.
Come ready to dance, sing, and scat in honor of
two of jazzs most important musicians!
Our WeBop Family Jazz Party concerts are open
to the public. These interactive and intimate con-
certs are appropriate for children 8-months to 8-
years and are 45 minutes in length. Non-walking
babies do not need a ticket for this show.
March 31April 1 at 7pm & 9:30pm
Joshua Redmanone of the best known saxo-
phonists in the worldembarks on his latest
musical project with the Still Dreaming quartet.
This new group features Ron Miles, Scott Colley,
and Brian Blade, three of the most imaginative
voices in contemporary jazz. Together they will
interpret the Old and New Dreams quartet of
Ornette Coleman alumni that included Joshuas
father, Dewey Redman. With repertoire consist-
ing of Ornette Coleman compositions and original
works, their music was honest, uninhibited, and
completely engaging in its unpredictable live exe-
cution. Tonight, Joshua Redman fulfills his
birthright and explores his heritage by adding a
new perspective to this historic material.
Redmans all-star group is the perfect match for
the occasion, and the close personal connection
will make it an especially memorable evening.

Except where noted, all venues are located in Jazz at Lincoln Centers Frederick P. Rose Hall,
Time Warner Center, 5th floor.
Tickets starting at $10.
To purchase tickets: Visit jazz.org or call CenterCharge: 212-721-6500. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office
is located on Broadway at 60th Street, Ground Floor. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 12pm-6pm.
For groups of 15 or more: 212-258-9875 or jazz.org/groups.
For more information about our education programs, visit academy.jazz.org.
For Swing University and WeBop enrollment: 212-258-9922.
Find us on Facebook (jazzatlincolncenter), Twitter (@jazzdotorg), YouTube (jazzatlincolncenter), and
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Frederick P. Rose Hall
March 2017 New York Youth Symphony Jazz: The Great
Trumpeters
MVP Jazz Quartet: Featuring Donald Brown, Featuring special guest Sean Jones
Ray Drummond, Marvin Smitty Smith, and March 13
Bobby Watson 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Remembering James Williams and Mulgrew
Miller Little Johnny Rivero & His Giants
March 35 with Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Louis Fouch,
7:30pm & 9:30pm Jonathan Powell, and Obed Calvaire
March 14
Monday Nights with WBGO: Loston Harris 7:30pm & 9:30pm
with Gianluca Renzi and Mike Lee
March 6 Aaron Goldberg Trio featuring Leon Parker
7:30pm & 9:30pm with Yasushi Nakamura
March 1516
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Tessa Souter Quintet
with Adam Platt, Yotam Silberstein, Sean Smith,
Michele Rosewoman: New Yor-Uba
and Billy Drummond
with Alex Norris, Roman Filiu, Stacy Dillard,
March 7
Chris Washburne, Gregg August, Robby Ameen,
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Mauricio Herrera, Nicky Laboy, Rafael
Monteagudo, and Nina Rodriguez
Person2Person featuring Houston Person &
March 1719
Eric Person
7:30pm & 9:30pm
with Zaccai Curtis, Corcoran Holt, and McClenty
Hunter
Michael Bisio: Accortet
March 89
with Kirk Knuffke, Art Bailey, and Michael Wimberly
7:30pm & 9:30pm
March 20
7:30pm & 9:30pm
Ted Nash Quintet
with Warren Wolf, Gary Versace, Rufus Reid,
Claire Daly Quintet
and Matt Wilson
March 21
March 1012
7:30pm & 9:30pm
7:30pm & 9:30pm
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are encouraged to keep conversations to a whisper during the performance.
Artists and schedule subject to change.

Dizzys Club Coca-Cola is located in Jazz at Lincoln Centers Frederick P. Rose Hall,
Time Warner Center, 5th floor New York.
Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys; Group Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys-reservations
Nightly Artist sets at 7:30pm & 9:30pm.
Late Night Session sets Tuesday through Saturday; doors open at 11:15pm
Cover Charge: $2045. Special rates for students with valid student ID. Full dinner available at each artist set.
Rose Theater and The Appel Room concert attendees, present your ticket stub to get
50% off the late-night cover charge at Dizzys Club Coca-Cola Fridays and Saturdays.
Jazz at Lincoln Center merchandise is now available at the concession stands during performances in Rose Theater
and The Appel Room. Items also available in Dizzys Club Coca-Cola during evening operating hours.
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola gift cards now available.
Find us on Facebook (DizzysClubCocaCola), Twitter (@jazzdotorg), YouTube (jazzatlincolncenter), and
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MAR 34 7PM & 9:30PM
DAVE DOUGLAS METAMORPHOSIS
With Dave Douglas, Wadada Leo Smith, Oliver Lake,
Andrew Cyrille, Marc Ribot, Myra Melford, Mark Dresser,
and Susie Ibarra.
THE APPEL ROOM

MAR 34 8PM
EDDIE PALMIERI: CELEBRATING 80 YEARS
Pianist, NEA Jazz Master, and Grammy Award-winner
Eddie Palmieri celebrates his 80th birthday with a Latin
jazz extravaganza.
ROSE THEATER

MAR 11 1PM & 3PM

WEBOP FAMILY JAZZ PARTY:
HAPPY 100 DIZZY AND ELLA!
Dance, sing, and scat with the WeBop Family Band to
celebrate the 100th birthdays of Dizzy Gillespie and
Ella Fitzgerald.
VARIS LEICHTMAN STUDIO

MAR 1718 8PM

FREE TO BE: JAZZ OF THE 60s & BEYOND
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and
music director Walter Blanding performs the music of Dave Brubeck,
Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, and more. Blanding will also premiere
his new work, The Happiness of Being.
ROSE THEATER

MAR 31APR 1 7PM & 9:30PM

JOSHUA REDMAN STILL DREAMING
Joshua Redman with Ron Miles, Scott Colley, and Brian Blade.
THE APPEL ROOM

MARCH

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MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, DIRECTOR
THE UNFORGETTABLE NAT KING COLE
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APR 5, 7PM APR 6, 7PM & 9PM

THE MUSIC OF MEL TORM

MAY 3, 7PM MAY 4, 7PM & 9PM

ELLA ON MY MIND
JUN 7, 7PM JUN 8, 7PM & 9PM

THE APPEL ROOM

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