The cool jazz movement was defined by its mellow lyricism and striking, often surprising arrangements; and hard bop by its bluesy melodicism and virtuosic vocabulary. Music-directed by JLCO saxophonist Sherman Irby and frequent collaborator, pianist Joe Block, Cool School & Hard Bop traces the genres’ shared themes through reinterpretations of seminal recordings by Miles Davis, the Modern Jazz Quartet, the Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet, Horace Silver, Art Blakey, and more.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis featuring co-music direction from saxophonist Sherman Irby and special guest pianist Joe Block 
• A program of vitality and restraint presenting big band and small group arrangements from members of the JLCO
• Free pre-concert discussion   
• Experience Rose Theater, JALC’s stunning concert hall provides an unmatched acoustic experience