The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson
Hall Announces its 2009-2010 season of jazz and classical concerts:
SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE NOW
Call 416-872-4255
or online at
www.masseyhall.com
or www.roythomson.com
or visit the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office
JAZZ @ MASSEY HALL
(Series of 3 concerts)
Now in its sophomore year, the Jazz @ Massey Hall series presents
three concerts with three very distinct perspectives on jazz. The
lines are blurred between classical and jazz, contemporary popular
music is re-worked as jazz standards, and uncharted territory is
explored through improvisation.
Subscriptions: $295 - $145.
LANG LANG & HERBIE HANCOCK
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 8 PM
Pianists Lang Lang and Herbie Hancock reunite after their ground-breaking,
dueling-keys performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at
the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008. The hottest artist on the classical
music planet and the legendary jazz pianist join forces, performing
a variety of solos, duets and concertos for two pianos, with orchestra.
"...a genre-crossing revamp of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in
Blue" was the perfect showcase for these two hugely talented ivory
tinklers." --Entertainment Weekly on 50th Grammy Awards performance
ORNETTE COLEMAN
Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 8 PM
Fifty years ago, saxophonist Ornette Coleman caused the world
of jazz to take a sharp left turn. The Shape Of Jazz To Come
was a groundbreaking album and its influence has since been felt
by virtually every jazz musician. Coleman was rightfully recognized
in 2007 with both a Pulitzer Prize and a Grammy Award for Lifetime
Achievement. We know firsthand how powerfully his music continues
to resonate, thanks to the deeply memorable concert at Massey Hall
in 2005.
"There are concerts in the world of jazz, plenty of concerts, and
then there are events. Ornette Coleman’s appearance in Toronto was
both." --The Globe & Mail
BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8 PM
Universally admired as one of the most adventurous pianists on
the jazz scene today, Brad Mehldau pushes boundaries, blending musical
genres and blazing trails in new musical territory. His hauntingly
beautiful melody lines and stunning improvisations reveal his deeply
intelligent musicianship, with influences that range from Radiohead
to Nick Drake and Oasis to the great American Standards.
"The elliptical lines, volatile rhythmic figures and unexpected
bursts of color and dissonance… prove that Mehldau writes as cleverly
as he plays." --The Chicago Tribune
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