| Concerts & Repertoire |
11/3/21 FALL CONCERT - FIRST YJE PERFORMANCE SINCE FEBRUARY 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Billy Strayhorn: Snibor
Thelonious Monk (arr. Nelson, ed. Sultanof): Little Rootie Tootie
Billy Strayhorn (trans. Berger): Raincheck
Billy Strayhorn (trans. Berger/Canterbury): Boo-Dah
Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn: Isfahan
Duke Ellington: Mount Harissa
Thelonious Monk (arr. Nelson, ed. Sultanof): Let’s Cool One
Thelonious Monk (arr. Nelson, ed. Sultanof): Monk’s Point
Thelonious Monk (arr. Nelson, ed. Sultanof): Brilliant Corners
12/13/21 YALE JAZZ COMBOS FALL SHOWCASE (Wayne Escoffery, coach)
LEGACY COMBO: Teddy Horangic, vocals; Bing Yang, violin; Noah Vinogradov, alto saxophone; Jacob Gutierrez, vibes; Pranic Chainani, piano; Matthew Udry, electric bass; Ian Richardson, drums
Bronislau Kaper (lyrics: Washington): On Green Dolphin Street
Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart: Have You Met Miss Jones?
Freddie Hubbard: Skydive
Turner Layton (lyrics: Creamer): After You’ve Gone
MODERN COMBO: Nathan Miranda, alto saxophone; Aidan Kluger, piano; Calvin Kaleel, bass; Jarrson Long, drums
Cedar Williams: Ojos de Rojo
Wayne Shorter: Dance Cadaverous
Bobby Watson: In Case You Missed It
3/7/22 CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE BIRTH OF CHARLES MINGUS
Charles Mingus (arr. Johnson): Moanin’
Charles Mingus (arr. Johnson): Us Is Too
Charles Mingus: Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love
Charles Mingus: Nostalgia in Times Square
Charles Mingus (arr. Johnson): Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Thad Jones (arr. Mossman): Slop
4/19/22 YALE JAZZ COMBOS SPRING SHOWCASE (Wayne Escoffery, coach)
LEGACY COMBO: Hannah Schiller, vocals; Ayrton Pisco, violin; Noah Vinogradov, alto sax; Akeel Vitarana, alto sax; Giri Viswanathan, guitar; Eva Quittman, piano; Megan Blackweel, bass; Meher Sethi, drums
Woody Shaw: Sweet Love of Mine
Joseph Kosma (lyrics: Mercer): Autumn Leaves
Karl Suessdorf (lyrics: Blackburn): Moonlight in Vermont
Roy Hargrove: Brian’s Bounce
MODERN COMBO: Teddy Horangic, vocals; Nathan Miranda, alto sax; Graham Stodolski, tenor sax; Max Saffer-Meng, trombone; Isaac Wilks, guitar; Aidan Kluger, piano; Dylan Reckner, bass; Jarron Long, drums
James Williams: Alter Ego
Mulgrew Miller: Second Thoughts
Thelonious Monk: Ask Me Now
Lenny White: L’s Bop
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| Special Events |
Wayne Escoffery, Lecturer of Jazz Improvisation at the Yale School of Music, becomes Music Director of the YJE
4/26/22: Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, with guest artists Michael Philip Mossman, trumpet and arranger, and Frank Lacy, trombone
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