The Yale Jazz Ensemble, Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director, will present
its Season Opener on Monday, October 14, 2019, at 7:30 pm, in Morse
Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall (470 College Street, New Haven).
As part of Yale’s year of celebration of women, the band will
feature the music of Melba Liston, a prolific bandleader, arranger,
composer, and trombonist. Liston was born in Kansas City in 1926,
picking up the trombone when she was seven years old. Often referred
to as “the first lady of the trombone,” she would go on to compose
and arrange numerous jazz charts, and record with Randy Weston, Dizzy
Gillespie, Ray Charles, and Art Blakey. The concert will also feature
music by Gordon Goodwin and Thad Jones. Admission is free. Public
info: 203-432-4111 or www.yale.edu/yaleband.
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