Abdullah Ibrahim Trio
Amber Iman Celebrates Nina Simone
Allison Miller with Special Guest Michelle Dorrance – Rivers in Our Veins
Tyshawn Sorey & Sandbox Percussion – Max Roach at 100
Brad Mehldau – Après Fauré – an Exclusive NYC Concert Appearance
Lakecia Benjamin Quartet with Special Guests Jazzmeia Horn and Gary Bartz
Concerts are Part of the 2024/25 Tisch Music Season
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New York, NY: June 20, 2023 – The 92nd Street Y, New York announces concerts with some of the greatest names in jazz as part of the 2024/25 Tisch Music concert season at the renowned cultural center, which recently celebrated its historic 150th anniversary.
This season includes the 92NY debut of the Abdullah Ibrahim Trio, co-presented with the World Music Institute; newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner Tyshawn Sorey with his trio and Sandbox Percussion paying tribute to the legendary Max Roach in his centennial year; and the only NYC concert appearance by Brad Mehldau performing music from his recent album Après Fauré. Allison Miller brings Rivers in Our Veins to our stage with MacArthur “genius grant” winning tap dancer Michelle Dorrance joining as special guest; Tony nominee Amber Iman (Lempicka) celebrates the inimitable artistry of Nina Simone; and the jazz season closes with a mighty blast of sax and powerhouse vocals, courtesy of the Lakecia Benjamin Quartet and special guests Jazzmeia Horn and Gary Bartz.
The 92NY anniversary season was curated by Nicholas Russotto, Executive Director, Tisch Music and also includes a robust slate of classical concerts as well as Lyrics & Lyricists™, the country’s preeminent American Songbook series.
“This season’s jazz programming presents a vital, contemporary, adventurous look at the musical landscape from some of the genre’s most iconic voices and some of its brightest young talent, comments Nicholas Russotto. “Whether drawing global attention to injustices, celebrating the splendor and richness of the natural world, or paying homage to an influential figure in the life of the performers—and whether with instrument, voice, dance, or composition—each of these artists has something important to share with their audience.”
TISCH MUSIC 2024/25 JAZZ CONCERT SCHEDULE
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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
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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
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.
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ALLISON MILLER
Rivers in Our Veins
with special guest Michelle Dorrance
Sun, Feb 2, 3 pm
“Migration, movement, and joyous swing” – John Schaefer, New Sounds
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.
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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.
Sorey shares a deep affinity with Roach – as a jazz drummer, a curator, a composer, an arranger, and an endlessly inventive artist in each of those roles. Long a champion of Roach’s music, the trio and the quartet each play sets of music inspired by Roach. The forces come together in the concert’s second half for the New York premiere of a new work by Sorey co-commissioned by 92NY.
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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.
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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.
TISCH MUSIC 2024/25 SEASON
The 2024/25 Tisch Music season builds exponentially on the organization’s rich history of presenting the best and most innovative musicians performing across a wide range of genres, from classical to jazz, advancing and expanding each genre through commissions and multi-disciplinary collaborations. With this, his first season as Executive Director of Tisch Music, Nicholas Russotto has created an exciting season of four World, one US and 19 New York premieres, and returning Tisch Music favorites, expanding the scope of offered programming.
Highlights of the 2024/25 Tisch Music Season include:
- New York premieres of new work from Pulitzer Prize winners Caroline Shaw and Tyshawn Sorey, performances by acclaimed new music ensembles Sō Percussion and Wild Up, and many others
- 92NY concert debuts, including superstar early-music ensemble Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, phenom young supergroup OWLS, UK’s preeminent baroque orchestra Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and Grammy Award winners Jordi Savall and Brad Mehldau
- Expanded American Songbook offerings of exclusive concerts by Broadway icons Kelli O’Hara, Heather Headley, Alex Newell, and Darren Criss
- Presentations from the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music; NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim; Grammy Award winners Pacifica Quartet and Catalyst Quartet, Lakecia Benjamin Quartet, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- 2024/25 Lyrics & Lyricists series celebrates the legendary artistry of luminaries Jonathan Larson, Nina Simone, Oscar Hammerstein II and Kander & Ebb; plus a one-night-only special event with the legendary Rosanne Cash