Marsalis Brasilianos
Thursday, October 23rd 2008 - 8 pm
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis, along with members of the Philharmonia Brasileira, as they coalesce to form the unique and exhilarating music of Marsalis Brasilianos.Marsalis Brasilianos, brings together Branford Marsalis, one of the giants of the jazz world, with a remarkable 35 piece Brazilian orchestra - The Philharmonia Brasileira (Gil Jardim, conductor) on the main stage at Music Hall, Thursday, October 23rd @ 8PM.
Together they celebrate the rich and sensual music of Heitor Villa-Lobos .
Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) combined Brazilian folk music with the European classical tradition to create soothing yet powerful melodies. Marsalis Brasilianos gives Branford Marsalis a chance to demonstrate his talent, as he uses his “mastery of both jazz and classical music [to allow] the language of Villa-Lobos’ compositions to truly shine. Branford Marsalis, the New Orleans-born jazz artist and this Brazilian ensemble find a point of departure in the work of Villa-Lobos, whose music draws on Afro-Brazilian folk influences (the roots of 1950s bossa nova—the now-classic meeting of jazz and Brazilian music) as well as an admiration for classical composers such as Stravinsky, Bach, and Milhaud.
This is an amazing musical hybrid that should not be missed. The perfect acoustics of Music Hall will provide the ambience for a potentially, magical evening of up-tempo rhythms and steamy hot jazz – flavored to the classical tradition, yet swings with an unbridled Brazilian passion.Learn more about Heitor Villa-Lobos
Tickets are available at Music Hall Box Office and www.Ticketmaster.com
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
350 Madison Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 887-8500
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Jazz scion and three-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis was born in New Orleans into one of the city’s most famous musical families, which includes patriarch and pianist Ellis and siblings Wynton, Delfeayo, and Jason. Known for his challenging and diverse takes on a myriad of styles and genres, Marsalis has become known as a soloist with such acclaimed ensembles as the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Detroit, Düsseldorf and the Boston Pops. His twenty-plus recordings, of various styles have received critical and audience acclaim, with his most recent CD, the Grammy-nominated Braggtown, arguably his quartet’s best received release ever.
Not only has Marsalis spent two years touring and recording with Sting and serving as musical director of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Marsalis has also collaborated with the Grateful Dead and Bruce Hornsby as well. Stretching out as an actor, he’s appeared in films including, Throw Mama from the Train and School Daze, performed and composed music for Mo’ Better Blues and other films, and hosted National Public Radio’s syndicated program Jazz Set. The Philarmonia Brasileira was founded in 1994 by conductor Gil Jardim, whose work is not only distinguished by its technique, but also his strong understanding of the fusion between ethnic and classical Brazilian musical elements.
In October 2005, Jardim released a CD with Philarmonia Brasileira recalling the first concert Villa-Lobos held in Paris, in 1924. Two of the tracks on the CD, the recordings of Pensées d’enfant and Epigramas ironicos e sentimentais, were being released for the first time. The CD, titled Villa-Lobos in Paris, was awarded the Diapason d’Or from the well-known magazine Diapason. In addition, Jardim has appeared with the Brooklyn Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, and the Camerata Mexicana in Mexico.
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