Jazz Meets Orchestra in New Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute

Two Concerts July 23 & 24, at Miller Theatre

What happens when jazz composers and jazz influences enter the world of the classical orchestra? Breaking boundaries with improvisation, driving rhythms, and electronic experimentation...

The Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (July 20-24), which brings together 35 jazz composers chosen from a national pool of applicants to explore the challenges of writing for the symphony orchestra, will culminate in two performances. On Friday, July 23 at 8pm, Wet Ink, conducted by Carl Bettendorf, will perform works by Leroy Jenkins, Bernhard Lang, Katharina Rosenberger, Eric Wubbels, and Richard Barrett. On Saturday, July 24 at 8pm, American Composers Orchestra, conducted by Gil Rose, with guest artists J.D. Parran and Earle Howard, will perform works by Anthony Davis, Roscoe Mitchell, Earle Brown, Errollyn Wallen, and John Zorn.

Both concerts take place at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre (116th Street and Broadway, NYC). Tickets are $25, available at www.millertheatre.com and at the door. For information, the public should call ACO at 212-977-8495.
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