The 92nd Street Y, New York has announced concerts in jazz as part of the 2024/25 Tisch Music concert season at the renowned cultural center, which recently celebrated its historic 150th anniversary. The season includes the 92NY debut of the Abdullah Ibrahim Trio, co-presented with the World Music Institute and newly-minted Pulitzer Prize winner Tyshawn Sorey, with his trio and Sandbox Percussion, paying tribute to the legendary drummer Max Roach in his centennial year;
TISCH MUSIC 2024/25 JAZZ CONCERT SCHEDULE:
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM TRIO – Fri, Nov 15, 7:30 pm
South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim has been a force in global jazz for more than 70 years. Championed by Duke Ellington, a collaborator with artists from Don Cherry to Max Roach, and a lifelong activist who performed at the presidential inauguration of Nelson Mandela, Ibrahim’s music blends jazz, classical music, and gospel influences with the traditional African music of his Cape Town roots. Jazz Times hailed Ibrahim last year for his decades “exploring and deepening a lifelong romance with rumination while epitomizing grace and wisdom.” Co-presented with World Music Institute
REBEL WITH A CAUSE: THE ARTISTRY AND ACTIVISM OF NINA SIMONE
Featured performer: Amber Iman
Sat, Dec 7, 7:30 pm, Sun, Dec 8, 2 pm and Mon, Dec 9, 7:30 pm
Tony nominee Amber Iman (Lempicka), who earned raves as the iconic Nina Simone on Broadway in Soul Doctor, celebrates the music and legacy of one of music’s most influential and revolutionary artists. Part of 92NY’s Lyrics & Lyricists™ series.
ALLISON MILLER: Rivers in Our Veins with special guest Michelle Dorrance Sun, Feb 2, 3 pm
Acclaimed drummer/composer, leader of modern jazz ensemble Boom Tic Boom, timekeeper of the jazz supergroup Artemis, rhythm machine behind Brandi Carlile, Sara Bareilles and others, Allison Miller brings her immersive multimedia work Rivers in Our Veins to 92NY with Michelle Dorrance, the award-winning dancer and dancemaker The New Yorker called “one of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today.” Inspired by the cultural diversity of America’s waterways, the innovative, vibrant Americana work embraces the concept of flow and renewal, combining original jazz with percussive tap and video projections in a wholly original arts experience from two consummate rhythm makers. Co-presented with 92NY’s Harkness Dance Center.
TYSHAWN SOREY TRIO/SANDBOX PERCUSSION: Max Roach at 100 Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 7:30 pm
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Music, brilliant composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey and his trio – pianist Aaron Diehl and bassist Harish Raghavan – and the endlessly inventive Sandbox Percussion celebrate the extraordinary legacy of legendary drummer, composer and activist Max Roach on his centenary. Roach, who played with Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and other jazz icons, had a deep and little-known connection to The 92nd Street Y, curating a concert series in the 1990s, and performing with artists including Lester Bowie, Julius Hemphill, Christian McBride, and others.
BRAD MEHLDAU: piano Après Fauré Wed, Apr 23, 7:30 pm
Grammy Award-winning pianist Brad Mehldau is one of the most lyrical and compelling voices in jazz. He joins us in his first 92NY appearance with music from his latest Nonesuch album Après Fauré, blending the French composer’s Four Nocturnes, original compositions reimagining Fauré, and selections reflecting a harmonic and melodic link.
LAKECIA BENJAMIN QUARTET
Special guests: Jazzmeia Horn, vocals, Gary Bartz, saxophone, Sat, May 10, 7:30 pm
Jazz alto saxophonist and three-time Grammy nominee Lakecia Benjamin pushes the boundaries of what jazz can be. Honing her style performing with Clark Terry and Terri Lynne Carrington, with artists from Alicia Keys to Missy Elliott to Anita Baker, and a brilliant weeklong appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , Benjamin has arrived at a music all her own. R&B, funk, soul, and Latin influences are evident in everything she performs, whether inspired by Coltrane or Prince. She joins us with a pair of special guests: the charismatic, red-hot vocalist Jazzmeia Horn, who has taken the jazz world by storm ever since winning first prize at the International Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition a decade ago, and 2024 NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz, who performed with Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Max Roach, and countless others.
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92NY is located at 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
