COLTRANE Celebration 2024

Co-Presented by the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective 

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The Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective and Burchfield Penney Art Center celebrate the birthday of one of the greatest saxophone players of all time at the annual John Coltrane jazz festival! A virtuosic lineup of jazz all-stars join COLTRANE Celebration Music Directors George Caldwell and Curtis Lundy, with opening performances by The Love Supreme School of Music Student & Faculty Band.

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FRIDAY

September 27, 2024

Opening Reception | 7:00 p.m.

Second Floor Reception Space

All ticket-holders are invited to enjoy drinks and light refreshments before an unforgettable evening of jazz!
Members enjoy early check-in for the reception at 6:30 p.m.

Concert | 7:30 p.m. (SOLD OUT) (Limited 2 Day Passes Remain)

Burchfield Penney Tower Auditorium

The George Caldwell Quintet

Featuring Bill Easley (Saxophone), Tim Clarke (Trumpet), Sylvester Sample Jr. (Bass), Sean Jefferson (Drums), and George Caldwell (Piano)

Find out why music journalist Jeff Miers calls George Caldwell "a fully tenured jazz piano legend" and "one of the pre-eminent swing jazz players in modern jazz"!

Opening performance by the Love Supreme School of Music.

Individual student performances:

Samuel Parker (guitar, voice) (acc. by select faculty) - Strasbourg / St. Denis (R. Hargrove), Sunny (B. Hebb)

Armani Works, Oscar Woodrich
 
Student Ensemble (featuring select faculty):

Allen Smith, drums; Ariyah Roberts, piano; Amari Funderburg, piano; Jadon Buckley, guitar; Samuel Parker, guitar; Amir Dalton, alto saxophone; Audriana Pearman, alto saxophone; Gabrielle Workman, alto saxophone; Zech Thompson, trumpet, Joel Nicholas, Isaiah Gethers, Oscar Woodrich
 
- Freddie Freeloader (M. Davis) 
- Impressions (J. Coltrane) 
- Mr. PC (J. Coltrane)

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SATURDAY

September 28, 2024

Exhibition Tour | 2:00 p.m.

East Gallery

All COLTRANE Celebration ticket-holders are invited to join Curator Tiffany Gaines for a special tour of the retrospective exhibition William Y. Cooper: Beyond Imagination.  Explore how William Y. Cooper infused his vibrant and expressive paintings with the rhythmic and harmonic complexities of jazz music and layered stories. This year’s COLTRANE Celebration commemorative poster is a special limited edition print featuring the artwork of the beloved writer, painter, illustrator, and teacher.  The limited edition posters will be available for purchase during the festival in The Museum Store and online. Heartfelt thanks to Glendora Johnson-Cooper and Sharon Holley for making this special edition possible.

Concert | 7:30 p.m.

Burchfield Penney Tower Auditorium (Doors at 7:00 p.m.)

Curtis Lundy & Umoja

Featuring Jordan Williams (Piano), Abraham Burton (Tenor Sax), Jeff "Tain" Watts (Drums), and Curtis Lundy (Bass)

Experience this superlative ensemble's interpretation of "Chambers' Music: A Jazz Delegation From the East," the 1956 album by virtuoso bassist Paul Chambers featuring Chambers' collaborations with John Coltrane!

Opening performance by the Love Supreme School of Music.

Individual student performances:

Haadiyah Habeeb (acc. by Sehréa N’Dayu, piano) - Summertime (G. Gershwin, D. Heyward, I. Gershwin) 

Faculty members : 
Isaiah Gethers, drums; Jacob Jay, trumpet, Marcus Lolo, piano, school director; Quentin McCauley, piano, saxophone; Joel Nicholas, piano; Oscar Woodrich, guitar, electric bass, operations coordinator. 

TICKET INFORMATION

Single Day General Admission - $35 (plus fees)
Single Day Burchfield Penney Art Center & Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective Members - $25 (plus fees)
Single Day Students - $15 w/ ID (Contact Burchfield Penney for Student Tickets at 716-878-6011 or Visit the Admissions Desk)

Two Day Pass General Admission w/ Poster - $90.00 (plus fees)
Two Day Pass w/ Poster Burchfield Penney Art Center & Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective Members - $70.00 (plus fees)

Members, please check your email for the discount code to enter at checkout.

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