The season launches with a special concert by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, Managing & Artistic Director, and comprised of 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today. With the world-renowned JLCO and guest artists spanning genres and generations, Jazz at Lincoln Center produces thousands of performance, education, and broadcast events each season in its home in New York City (Frederick P. Rose Hall, “The House of Swing”) and around the world, for people of all ages. Jazz at Lincoln Center is led by Chairman Clarence Otis, Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, and Executive Director Greg Scholl. About JLCO The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), comprising 15 of the finest soloists and ensemble players …
Performances
Latin GRAMMY-nominated composer Juan Pablo Contreras returns to Fresno.
For his second appearance in Fresno, Juan Pablo Contreras rejoins us for a performance of his newest work, MeChicano, co-commissioned by the Fresno Philharmonic. Juan Pablo Contreras (b. 1987, Guadalajara, Mexico) is a Latin GRAMMY®-nominated composer who combines Western classical and Mexican folk music in a single soundscape. His works have been performed by 30 major orchestras in the United States, Mexico, Slovakia, Colombia, Argentina, and Venezuela. Contreras is celebrated as the first Mexican composer to sign a record deal with Universal Music, serve as Sound Investment Composer with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and win the BMI William Schuman Prize. Education & Recent Works Juan Pablo holds degrees in composition from the University of Southern California (DMA), the …
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