Wynton to play Red Hot Holiday Stomp at JALC
Tune in to PBS on Monday, December 10 at 8:00 p.m.* for Live From Lincoln Center’s telecast of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s (JALC) annual holiday concert, Red Hot Holiday Stomp, from Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in Frederick P. Rose Hall. The broadcast will be hosted by five-time Academy Award-nominated film and stage actress Glenn Close, and feature Wynton Marsalis leading an evening of joyous music and storytelling. Joining him for Red Hot Holiday Stomp are Wycliffe “Pinecone” Gordon, Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Victor Goines, Joe Temperley, “Papa” Don Vappie, Reginald Veal, Dan Nimmer and Herlin Riley, who will bring Big Easy-style holiday cheer to the Big Apple…
In the first part of the program the musicians will devote themselves to Christmas Carols, other Holiday favorites and New Orleans standards. The entire second half will consist of a nearly hour-long recent work by Wynton titled “Music, Deep Rivers in My Soul.” (Watch to the Quintet rehearsing this poem in Marciac 2007).
Its point of departure is a poetic text by Maya Angelou and it is set for a jazz quintet with a speaker and a dancer. The format echoes Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat,” but unlike the Stravinsky/Ramuz story of a soldier who makes a pact with the devil, the Marsalis/Angelou work is a portrait of black music, those who create it and those who listen to it. Wynton’s score embodies a kaleidoscopic amalgam of blues, Gospel, funeral marches, spirituals, swing and bebop.
Speaking the lines of the Angelou poem will be S. Epatha Merkerson, the actress who will instantly be recognized as the precinct police lieutenant in the extraordinary television series Law and Order. The dancer, who created a sensation at a performance of the piece last April, will be tap dancer Jared Grimes.
Red Hot Holiday Stomp with Wynton Marsalis and Friends airs Monday, December 10, 2007. Check Local Listings to see when it is airing on your local PBS station. The show will also be rebroadcast on Saturday December 15 at 3pm and 8pm.
On December 6-7-8, the Red Hot Holiday Stomp will take place at Rose Hall. More info about tickets on JALC web site
Karen said
on December 3, 2007 @ 9:25 pm
I just watched “Accent on the Off Beat”. Herlin Riley says in there that he likes to play for dancers. Let’s check him out with Jared Grimes on Tap! This is first for that team.
CJD said
on December 4, 2007 @ 10:59 am
Yesss!!! Finally another live PBS telecast of Wynton and the boys! Are there any plans to release any of the music from this show on CD? I still wish they would release the James Black special Wynton did several years ago.
Patrick Kitchin said
on December 9, 2007 @ 3:10 pm
I just returned from my first trip to NY and on Friday night had the pleasure of seeing, and hearing, Wynton and friends perform at the Red Hot Holiday Stomp.
It was a wonderful concert in an incredible setting, and it topped off a week of New York experiences. What a great town!
R Spina said
on December 10, 2007 @ 7:12 pm
Please make a CD of these great concerts! Happy Holidays.
ms jean said
on December 10, 2007 @ 11:07 pm
I just finished watching the concert and last week i watched your iconoclast episode.
Time has stood the test that Mr. Marsalis is the ultimate Blues and Jazz master.
ann mathieson said
on December 10, 2007 @ 11:18 pm
I got to know a little about you about 15 years ago before my divorce. I’m watching you on KSPS at The Lincoln Center on ch.7 in Spokane and I can see you are still on top! THE BEST!! Thank you, A. M.
max van voorst said
on December 11, 2007 @ 8:58 am
Saw the program on UNC TV. Loved it!
Can I have the name of the guitar/banjo player who also sang , during the first half of the show. I beleive I saw him once before in a special about New Orleans afte Katrina.
Thank you so much for answering my question since I would like to order soem of the music,
CJD said
on December 11, 2007 @ 9:10 am
The banjo player is Don Vappie as listed above. I heard Wynton say last night that he had been in the hospital the last couple of days. It was wonderful to see him on the bandstand swingin’! It was also good to see Wess looking quite healthy as well.
patti raine said
on December 11, 2007 @ 9:34 am
I learned of a dear friend’s Dad passing away last night, and I just wanted you to know how soothing it was to listen to that beautiful music and dancing. I lit candles in my home and listened and prayed. God Bless You.
gloria said
on December 11, 2007 @ 10:00 am
This will be a Christmas classic! Two bands in one show. A great gift to public television. And what a fine tap dancer Jared is! An interesting concept of arts integration; his ’stage’ was so small for a dancer, yet the choreography was so versatile and unhindered… syncopated feet adding a new element to the percussion section. The score and poem combined to make a perfect fit, beautifully performed.
Really enjoyed all Christmas arrangements. Music students often tend to swing Carol of the Bells (to the teacher’s chagrin), but it does sound good that way!
Both Angelou’s commentary and lyrical poetry were thought provoking. ‘Adding to’ a musical creation is definitely the sign of a higher level of artistry. Best, Glo.
charles googe said
on December 11, 2007 @ 10:40 am
Saw the broadcast of Red Hot Holiday Stomp…The BEST thing I have ever seen/heard. I was lucky to tivo and am sharing with friends, but am anxious to know…has it or will it be released on DVD? I hope so. Please let me know.
dominic spada said
on December 11, 2007 @ 11:13 am
outstanding performances by all—sachmo,duke,basie,sarah,ella,dinah,sinatra, and all of the greats would surely agree—BRAVO. I can’t wait to purchase it.
whitney marchelle said
on December 11, 2007 @ 11:45 am
After rehearsing with Howard Potters Eastman University Big band I thought I had missed the jazz@Linocln Center’s Red Hot Stomp at Dizzy’s on PBS. I finished rehearsal arrived home and the show was on! What a festive Jazzy treat! Thanks family! with teaching and performing myself I thought I would not be able to see the show. What was even better the way it was aired made you feel you were right there at the venue! what a classy music stand!
Luigi said
on December 11, 2007 @ 12:02 pm
The show will be rebroadcast on Saturday December 15 at 3pm and 8pm.
Vince said
on December 11, 2007 @ 6:14 pm
The Red Hot Holiday Stomp was awesome! Can someone please post the set list of songs played?
Karen said
on December 11, 2007 @ 6:50 pm
Rebroadcasts are rare!!
Colin Mark said
on December 11, 2007 @ 7:01 pm
NOt for a great show like this
Thank you Wynton for this concert !!!!
Kathleen Zuris said
on December 11, 2007 @ 9:12 pm
What a treat! I’m glad I opened that gift early! And I get another one on the 15th; I’m attending Ellington’s Nutcracker in Waterbury, CT. It’s too good, too good.
Manzur said
on December 11, 2007 @ 11:13 pm
Wonderful show! Thanks PBS and thanks Mr. Marsalis and Friends. I am a lifelong sustaining member, and shows like this are part of the reason I keep myself as a member. I do hope the Red Hot Holiday Stomp is released on CD soon.
Sonalii said
on December 12, 2007 @ 5:55 am
CJD,
Who had been in the hospital, Wynton or Don Vappie? Good to hear Wess is well and playing again. The broadcast did not air here in Atlanta and looks like it won’t in the next coming weeks. I’m thoroughly disappointed I did not get to see what sounds like a great show. Keep the details coming guys.
Karen said
on December 12, 2007 @ 10:19 am
Don Vappie was in the hospital. Wynton and the rest of them were keeping vigil on his behalf.
gloria said
on December 12, 2007 @ 11:01 am
WNET (NY) will re-broadcast Sunday, December 16th at 12 p.m. Luigi, I was unable to additional times because the PBS stations are independently scheduled, and published two weeks in advance.
Kathleen, keep us informed about the polyphonic Nutcracker! I’m listening to Such Sweet Thunder, impressed by Duke’s take on literary themes, from Shakespeare to programmatic ballets! Music, Deep Rivers in My Soul combines syncopated, lyric poetry with a contemporary edge. Glo.
Nadine Stewart said
on December 12, 2007 @ 3:46 pm
Wynton,
On behalf of Jared Grimes family, we thank you for being such a class act and for including my cousin Jared in on such a classy, memorable performance. His mother requested that I relay her utmost thanks and gratitude to you and to PLEASE make a visit to North Carolina real soon!
I’ll see you at your next show!
Love and Blessings-NS
ShaneDCJazz said
on December 14, 2007 @ 1:50 pm
I stumbled across the Holiday Stomp on TBS last night and, having not heard anything about it, decided to watch… Absolutely amazing. And the tap? Oh man… Just the whole deal… Excellent gig, Wynton. I was completely captivated… Watched the entire show wire to wire, and all I kept thinking was, “Man, I wish I was there…”
Merry Christmas!
PS- During the last song of the first set, I could almost taste the Crawfish Etouffee and the Red Beans and Rice! Thanks for bringing me back to the Crescent…
whitney marchelle said
on December 14, 2007 @ 3:13 pm
Speaking of the show I can’t to see the whole show! We are having 12 inches of snow Sunday and it will be great seeing the entire performance which is always never the same even though I have personally seen them perform as a group before! And it is always Great.
I said to one person in the Marsalis family’”Man you have mastered your instrument!” and he said, “if I master it then what is there left for me to learn?” I will never fully master my instrument! What do you guys think of this statement?
Karen said
on December 16, 2007 @ 2:53 pm
Having “Beginner’s Mind” keeps us fresh, Whitney, even with the best of them. Thanks for the props!
As for a set list:
Sheik of Araby, was he a king of the three kings kind?
Rudolph the Red Nosed not-so-cute Reindeer
Carol of the Bells, that Ukrainian chick
Mary Had a Baby
Santa is coming to town, naughty or nice
Blue Christmas, my Grandma loves Papa Don’s voice
& ‘Lil Liza Jane, with some fine Marsalis-style steppin’
Mel Greenberg said
on December 17, 2007 @ 9:55 am
My tape recorder failed. If anyone taped it, please let met know. I would love to get a copy of the show.
i.aurahan said
on December 17, 2007 @ 8:58 pm
how can i buy the december 10 cd of the concert by w.marsalis and company–based on marya angelou writin on pbs channel 13? i.aurahan
i.aurahan said
on December 17, 2007 @ 8:59 pm
s ensational
Luigi Beverelli said
on December 18, 2007 @ 12:45 pm
i.aurahan,
the CD is not availabe for now…
We’ll let you know here when available.
Kishara Hannah said
on December 20, 2007 @ 12:07 am
I absolutely loved the red hot holiday stomp it was not only entertaining but a history lesson on the relationship between african americans and the sounds of our music’s background. PBS in my area aired it at 3am and I have 4 children who I wish could have seen it and I hope it becomes available for sale some day (hint)!! We need more programs like this to uplift our people and our society as a whole. Thank you