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agents laurel wicks east coast eastern canada laurel@tedkurland.com jack randall midwest west coast and central/western canada jack@tedkurland.com james ziefert southwest mid-south southeast puerto rico james@tedkurland.com

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tka tours 2012/2013 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 2012 apap monterey jazz festival on tour 55th anniversary dee dee bridgewater chick corea chick corea gary burton with harlem string quartet a night in treme the musical majesty of new orleans soul rebels preservation hall jazz band american legacies del mccoury band preservation hall jazz band jazz at lincoln center orchestra with wynton marsalis terence blanchard sonny rollins ramsey lewis poncho sanchez with special guest christian scott cubano be cubano bop a tribute to chano pozo dizzy gillespie poncho sanchez boom starring liz callaway ann hampton callaway ann hampton callaway john pizzarelli béla fleck the marcus roberts trio pat metheny christian mcbride bill charlap bill charlap renee rosnes ravi coltrane roy haynes julian lage gary burton delfeayo marsalis jason marsalis ellis marsalis maria schneider orchestra stanley clarke hiromi del mccoury band john mclaughlin danilo pérez jim hall simone flamenco hoy jon anderson rory block blues at the crossroads 2 muddy the wolf jack dejohnette s 70th birthday tour red barraat booth 676 americas hall 1 w dee dee bridgewater christian mcbride benny green lewis nash chris potter and ambrose akinmusiré

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monterey jazz festival on tour 55th anniversary onterey jazz certainly the emphasis of monterey jazz is on the excellent music but there s more to the festival than that it s a consistent and reliable celebration of the human spirit camaraderie and joie de vivre that s more than welcome in our trying times examiner.com dee dee bridgewater christian mcbride benny green lewis nash chris potter and ambrose akinmusirÉ monterey is the longest consecutively running jazz festival in the world this exclusive presentation monterey jazz festival on tour 55th anniversary celebrates the festival s legacy expanding the boundaries of live jazz presentation the dream of founder jimmy lyons became reality in 1958 when the first monterey jazz festival featured artists like dizzy gillespie louis armstrong john lewis sonny rollins gerry mulligan art farmer ernestine anderson harry james max roach and billie holiday this 55th anniversary tour reflects monterey s traditional-untraditionalist attitude jazz-with-a-purpose exuberance and joyful fun that continues to be the hallmark of the festival to this day.

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dee dee br dee dee bridgewater to billy with love a celebration of lady day grammy and tony award winning artist producer u.n ambassador and host of npr s jazzset dee dee bridgewater focuses her talents on material immortalized by the enigmatic billie holiday bridgewater delves into the broad-ranging repertoire she explored during her laurence olivier nominated theatrical portrayal of the legendary singer as one of the most lauded vocalists of our time dee dee bridgewater brings her considerable talent and precise interpretations to the renowned songs that have endured to become timeless classics she went on to sing a program of holiday-associated songs many of which she and her phenomenal band infused with an epic sense of expressive possibility the new york times dee dee bridgewater has a technique and musicality that bests most performers of her generation and her understanding of the great american songbook makes pretenders pale in comparison guardian [uk 3

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chick corea chick corea chick corea a downbeat hall of famer and nea jazz master 17-time grammy winner and undisputed keyboard virtuoso chick corea has attained living legend status after four decades of unparalleled creativity and an artistic output that is simply staggering from straight ahead to avant-garde bebop to fusion children s songs to chamber music along with some far-reaching forays into symphonic works chick has touched an astonishing number of musical bases in his illustrious career while maintaining a standard of excellence that is awe-inspiring a tirelessly creative spirit chick continues to forge ahead continually reinventing himself in the process next season chick corea and gary burton will tour with the harlem string quartet corea s musical identity is flexible you get the sense that going sufficiently deep into any language interests him the new york times corea possesses a virtuoso command of the keyboard and the heavy heart of a romantic the philadelphia inquirer projects chick corea gary burton with the harlem string quartet

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a chick corea has garnerered 17 grammys and gary burton 6 their virtuoso collaborations featuring intricate jazz compostions in a chamber setting have walked away with numerous awards and 4 grammys burton and corea have recorded a new album with the acclaimed harlem string quartet with a nearly telgraphic rapport the two set an enduring standard for sophisticated improvisational ingenuity their sparkling latticelike interplay was evident when they made crystal silence in 1972 then as now their ability to fuse the broad symphonic pallette of jazz with an urbane approach that suggests classical chamber music at its most refined remains virtually unequaled san diego tribune when crystal silence came out there was a freshness about it [all these years later that freshness remains enhanced by three decades of shared life experiences there is a sense of infinity and eternity here as if chick and gary could take any worthy piece and play it forever finding new things each time around that sense of endlessness offers hope and inspiration pat metheny chick corea gary burton w the harlem string quartet harlem str 5

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new orleans a night in treme the musical majesty of new orleans the treme neighborhood of new orleans has been a source of african-american music and culture for as long as cooks in the crescent city have been serving red beans and rice on monday nights birthplace of the great new orleans brass band tradition and one of the first black neighborhoods in america treme pronounced truh-may is the heartbeat of new orleans and the home to congo square ted kurland associates and absolutely live entertainment in association with wendell pierce who plays the smooth-talking trombonist antoine batiste on treme have an exclusive agreement with hbo to present a night in treme the musical majesty of new orleans in conjunction with the airing and promotion of the third season of the hbo series each performance showcases prominent new orleans musicians featured in the t.v show the concert retained a transportive drive that went further than the show la times the music pressed forward tirelessly heroically exultantly just like new orleans itself clearly hbo s treme has gotten into the musical psyche of the nation chicago tribune

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soul rebels imagine blending the sounds of mardi gras funk rock and reggae so seamlessly it defies category now distill that idea into an eight piece ensemble add a hip hop sensibility plus a hundred years of new orleans jazz tradition and you ll get the powerful new orleans sound known as the soul rebels this shrewd crew of multi-instrumentalists will have a new album coming out on rounder in 2012 it s a high energy groove-laden affair engineered to force audiences worldwide to party with their contagious sound one thing is clear they are proud of their hometown s rich cultural heritage and the opportunity to spread it around the world a leading force in the city s new generation of brass bands mixing hip-hop into the traditional funky streetensemble sounds la times `the most adventurous of all the new orleans brass bands the soul rebels are the missing link between louis armstrong and public enemy village voice this utterly uninhibited hip-hop hybrid is not to be missed rolling stone soul rebels 7

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preservation hall jazz band ervation ha miraculous npr projects american legacies w del mccoury band creole christmas a song for my fathers a new orleans story in black white dedicated to preserving and perpetuating traditional new orleans jazz the world-renowned preservation hall jazz band derives its name from the venerable music venue founded in 1961 by allan and sandra jaffe celebrating their 50th anniversary the members of the preservation hall jazz band continue to perform high-energy shows that bring audiences to their feet clapping and dancing and parading through the aisles wherever they go and whenever they play by the way phjb s spirited second-line parade with my morning jacket was paste magazine s top bonnaroo moment a vibrant collaboration with its vision locked squarely on the future la times

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can legacie together in concert the preservation hall jazz band and the del mccoury band create a seamless blend of soul-lifting traditional harmonies in a place where the high and lonesome sound of the appalachians meets the hot and lively jazz of new orleans fresh off a fruitful recording collaboration as well as a joint performance at pete seeger s 90th birthday celebration in madison square garden these american musical legacies took their show on the road the coming together of these two legendary groups of musicians from two distinctly american musical lineages is as no depression noted smoking-hot and one hell of a barn-burning good time it s a riverboat full of rhythmically intoxicating dixieland blues bluegrass jazz and gospel that draws heavily on standards glide magazine del mccoury is a national treasure washington post american legacies preservation hall jazz band with del mccoury band 9

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jazz at lincoln center orchestra with wynton marsalis the jazz at lincoln center orchestra jlco comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today has been the jazz at lincoln center resident orchestra since 1988 arguably the finest repertory big band in the world today the jlco is featured in all aspects of jazz at lincoln center s programming this remarkably versatile orchestra also performs and leads educational events in new york across the u.s and around the globe in concert halls dance venues jazz clubs public parks and with symphony orchestras ballet troupes local students and an ever-expanding roster of guest artists it was a reminder of what a magnificent instrument marsalis has created over the years does there exist anywhere in the world a band so finely balanced across every section so virtuoso in all its individual parts and with an invigorating blend of discipline and joy daily telegraph [uk jlco is one of the strongest swingin-est bands in the land st louis post dispatch

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terence bla with all his group projects terence blanchard continues pushing boundaries as he pulls together a fusion of jazz hip-hop r&b and spoken word terence and his cohorts bring original musical compositions and concepts to the bandstand exploring new ideas while defining the shape of jazz to come blanchard has established himself as one of the most influential jazz musicians and film score masters of his generation and a member of the new modern jazz legacy with more than 29 albums to his credit blanchard is a multi-grammy award winner and nominee his symphonic cd a tale of god s will a requiem for katrina was awarded a grammy for its a beautifully haunting and impassioned song cycle about the ravages incurred upon the city of new orleans by the hurricane katrina his music which has earned three grammy awards in the past five years is elemental to the contours of modern jazz wall street journal projects terence blanchard quintet terence blanchard lula washington dance theater a tale of god s will requiem for katrina w symphony jazz in film w symphony terence blanchard 11

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sonny rollins nny rollinsr executing the impossible shaping cogent poetic musical architecture on the tenor saxophone while navigating the high wire night after night is the operative trope of rollin s astonishing career down beat nobody rivals his fluid mastery of the tenor sax boston globe when sonny rollins picks up the tenor saxophone the world listens for over half a century he has played music with the majesty of a greek god and today remains one of the few surviving icons from a golden era of jazz that will probably never be equaled rollins first recorded in 1949 and was recognized as one of the most promising spontaneous and creative tenor players on the jazz scene sought after by miles monk and the mjq as the most formidable of all jazz improvisers sonny remains a living inspiration to musicians and listeners worldwide since his return to the scene full time he has maintained a steady program of carefully chosen performances and recordings each one illuminating why as the village voice so aptly put it he is the last jazz immortal

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ramsey lew anyone who thinks this group is about resting on laurels delivering hits and playing it safe is mistaken the music was as rich and sophisticated melodic and complex inside and out there as any i ve heard in a long time bebopified projects ramsey lewis trio ramsey lewis and his electric band proclamation of hope w symphony or small ensemble ramsey lewis is still breaking new ground while expanding the reach of jazz forty years after rising to the top of the charts with the solid cool jazz groove of the in crowd his acclaimed symphonic work proclamation of hope was videotaped at its the kennedy center debut and the subsequent show was broadcast on pbs and while he continues to revisit his classic urban radio hits ramsey also digs deep into his roots to bring some gospel energy and emotional songs to the fore ramsey has been awarded three grammys seven gold albums and hosted several radio programs including the award winning radio show legends of jazz ramsey lewis 13

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