JELLY & GEORGE: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF JELLY ROLL MORTON AND GEORGE GERSHWIN

Event Details

Time: February 16, 2017 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, Chamber Seating
Street: 151 Presidents Dr.
City/Town: Amherst
Website or Map: http://www.fineartscenter.com…
Phone: 4135452511
Event Type: performance, music
Organized By: UMass Fine Arts Center
Latest Activity: Jun 30, 2016

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Event Description

Billy Taylor Artists-in-Residence

AARON DIEHL and CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
Timeless classics are elevated by modern masters when acclaimed pianist Aaron Diehl and Grammy-winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant revisit and revitalize the works of jazz piano greats George Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton. Combining lesser-known works with new arrangements, the duo’s energetic interpretations celebrate a musical lineage that spans a century.

Pre-concert talk by NEPR Jazz á la Mode Host Tom Reney at 6:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall Lobby.
$35, $25; Five College and 17 & Under: $10