Kedrick Armstrong Inaugural Inextinguishable Oakland!

Program:

JULIA PERRY A Short Piece for Orchestra

Celebrate the 40 Year Anniversary of Living Jazz
with three jazz-rooted compositions.

Allison Miller, Modern Jazz
John Santos, Afro-Latin
Meklit, Ethio Jazz

Medley: Ethio Blue, My Gold, Stars in a Wide Field
Songs and Lyrics by Meklit
Arrangement and Orchestration by Sam Bevan

Featured Artist: Meklit

Guest Artists:
Sam Bevan, Bass
Colin Douglas, Drumkit
Marco Peris Coppola, Tupan/Percussion

Valley of the Giants (for Eddie Marshall)
Composer by Allison Miller
Arrangement and Orchestration by Todd Sickafoose

Featured Artist: Allison Miller

Guest Artist: Dayna Stephens

Un Levantamiento (An Uprising)
Composer, percussion: John Santos
Arrangers: Saul Sierra and John Santos

Featured Artist: John Santos

Guest Artists:
Pedro Pastrana, Puerto Rican cuatro
Maria Cora, spoken word

CARL NIELSEN Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable”

Pre-concert talk by John Kendall Bailey begins at 7:05 pm