Phil Woods in March 5 Concert at NOCCA

Phil Woods, the legendary jazz saxophonist, will perform on Friday, March 5, at NOCCA Riverfront in an NEA JazzMasters concert co-sponsored by the Contemporary Arts Center, NOCCA and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

Date: Friday, March 5, 2010

Time: 8 p.m.

Location: The Lupin Theater at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, 2800 (map)

Admission: Tickets are $25, or $20 for members of Fans of the Fest, the Contemporary Arts Center, and NOCCA faculty and students. To purchase tickets online, click
here. Or call the NOCCA box office at (504) 940-2900.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, along with the Contemporary Arts Center and the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA), will present the legendary saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods in a special concert on Friday, March 5.

The concert takes place at 8 p.m., in the Lupin Theater at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (2800 Chartres Street). Tickets are $25, or $20 for members of the Contemporary Arts Center and Fans of the Fest.

The concert presents Phil Woods' acclaimed work of original jazz compositions, "The Children's Suite." Inspired by the stories of author A.A. Milne ("Winnie The Pooh"), the concert will feature Woods on alto saxophone along with a 15-piece jazz band and two guest jazz vocalists, Vicki Doney & Bob Dorough.

On Thursday, March 4, there will be a rehearsal open to local high school music students starting at 4 p.m.

In his review of "The Children's Suite" in Audiophile Audition, John Henry wrote:

"This is an enchanting jazz suite with songs, inspired by the stories of A.A. Milne. Woods got the idea to set some of them as songs in 1961 when he was unpacking his own children's Milne books after one of many family moves. He eventually wrote 15 of them and much later arranged them into this suite.

"However, getting clearance to perform the pieces with a narrator, orchestra and singers, or to record them, was steadfastly barred by the Milne estate and Disney, owners of the rights. Forty years after writing the songs Woods ran into the one person licensed by the Pooh Trustees and Disney to perform Milne's works on stage, and this person - Peter Dennis (who died in 2009) - finally made it possible for Woods to be allowed to perform and record his music.

"The selections are a delight, beautifully capturing the simple appeal of Milne's childs' world. The vocals by Boney and Dorough are also a kick; Bob is of course just right for this task based on his popularity with all the boomers who grew up on his Multiplication Rock songs on PBS. Never mind that he's now hit his eighth decade - his distinctive insouciant Arkansas voice takes us back to a swinging childhood."

This concert is part of the National Endowment for the Arts NEA JazzMasters program.

This concert is supported by:

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
The Contemporary Arts Center
The New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts
The National Endowment of the Arts
The Louisiana Division of the Arts
The Arts Council of New Orleans
The National Performance Network
The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation

NEA Jazz Masters Live, a program of concerts and conversations, is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts cooperatively managed by Arts Midwest. Celebrating the living legends who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz, NEA Jazz Masters Live extends the NEAs comprehensive program of jazz support that includes NEA Jazz Masters Award, radio programming featuring NEA Jazz Masters, educational resources through the NEA Jazz in Schools program, and publications and reports.

For more information about the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Jazz Journey concert series, click here.

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