Live performances include Doug Talley Quartet, Ensemble Ibérica. These leaders in Kansas City jazz will lead up to the festival’s headliner, Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: “New Orleans Songbook!”

Schedule:

1 p.m.: Doug Talley Quartet featuring the music of Cole Porter
3 p.m.: School group selected via submission and evaluation by JCCC music faculty (group to be announced in late fall)
4 p.m.: Ensemble Ibérica Quartet featuring jazz of Spain, South America, and Turkey
7 p.m.: Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS: “New Orleans Songbook”

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Doug Talley Quartet

Doug Talley has performed with such jazz luminaries as Jay McShann, Clark Terry, Bob Mintzer, Claude “Fiddler” Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Watson, Karrin Allyson, Byron Stripling, Ignacio Berroa, Ken Peplowski, Randy Brecker, Sean Jones, Scott Robinson, Gary Foster, and Wycliffe Gordon, among many others, and is a founding member of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra. He is a familiar face throughout the Midwest as a jazz performer and educator, including many performances nationally and internationally.

Talley is a graduate of the University of Kansas and the University of North Texas. He is a recipient of the Kansas Governor’s Arts Award and the 2009 Johnson County Library Pinnacle Award for arts in education. His discography includes four recordings on the Sea Breeze label with the Trilogy and Boulevard Big Bands and five recordings with his own quartet, which includes “Night and Day: Musings on the Cole Porter Songbook.”

Cole Porter (1891 - 1964) was an American composer and songwriter credited with over 800 compositions. Many of his songs became American popular song standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in Hollywood films. Unlike many of his Tin Pan Alley colleagues, Porter wrote both the music and lyrics on most of his songs.

Ensemble Ibérica

Beau Bledsoe performs and records classical music, jazz, and folkloric music from around the world, seeking to integrate different musical cultures with new audiences. His interest in exploring new repertoire, cultures, and programming ideas has led to the creation of a large body of arrangements, transcriptions, and compositions for solo guitar and chamber music.

Bledsoe has worked extensively with the Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis, the Bach Aria Soloists, Owen/Cox Dance Group, and the Kansas City Ballet. He is the founder and director of the Turkish jazz ensemble Alaturka and the independent record label Tzigane, which is home to 20 of Bledsoe’s recorded projects and many other fine artists.

In 2014, he founded Ensemble Ibérica, a group that performs the music of Ibéria (Spain and Portugal) and the colonial Americas, while educating the public about Iberian cultural influence. In May 2023, Ensemble Ibérica performed at Carnegie Hall to a sold-out audience.

Through his many diverse projects and ensembles, Bledsoe has had the great fortune of performing in almost every state in the country. Additionally, he has toured extensively in Mexico, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, Ireland, Switzerland, Turkey, and Russia. His recording, “Yalnız by Alaturka,” received 4.5 stars and was named one of the Best Albums of 2013 by Downbeat Magazine.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: “New Orleans Songbook”

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents brings the soul of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras to this amazing evening, celebrating the composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City, the historic epicenter of jazz. From Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong to Ellis Marsalis and James Black, New Orleans has long been an apex of innovation and inspiration. Led by pianist Luther S. Allison and vocalists Quiana Lynell and Milton Suggs, “New Orleans Songbook” immerses audiences in the captivating and timeless spirit of this vibrant city.

For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to over 446 cities in more than 40 countries.

Tickets:

One-day pass - $35 (general admission) or Two-day pass - $50 (general admission)
Premium two-day pass - $40 (general admission when purchased with “New Orleans Songbook” tickets)

Location: Yardley Hall and Polsky Theatre are located in the Midwest Trust Center on the campus of Johnson County Community College.

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