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Single Tickets Now On Sale!
- Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 8pm
- Ornette Coleman
Thursday, September 24, 2009 8pm
- Brad Mehldau Trio
Saturday, April 10, 2010 8pm
Single Tickets On Sale to
FriendsFirst members: 10 am, Wed April 22, 2009
Single Tickets On Sale to Public: 12 Noon, Sat April 25, 2009
Subscriptions (3 Concerts) Still Available
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 2009-2010 Season
(Series of 3 concerts)
Massey Hall presents its 2nd spectacular season of
Jazz @ Massey Hall – a three-concert series featuring a
stellar lineup of internationally acclaimed artists 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. Toronto audiences will be treated to the
extraordinary partnership of piano greats Lang Lang and
Herbie Hancock, the inimitable genius of saxophonist
Ornette Coleman, and the incomparable stylings of the
Brad Mehldau Trio – all on the stage of Massey Hall,
Canada’s historic concert venue long recognized internationally
as one of the great halls for jazz.
Subscriptions (3 concerts) Still Available: $295 - $145
1) LANG LANG & HERBIE HANCOCK with ORCHESTRA
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 8 PM
Massey Hall
Single Tickets: $199.50 - $69.50
Pianists Lang Lang and Herbie Hancock reunite
after their thrilling, 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 to perform a variety of solos, duets
and concertos for two pianos, with orchestra, by such masters as
Gershwin, Bernstein, Ravel, and others.
"...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
2) ORNETTE COLEMAN
Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 8 PM
Massey Hall
Single Tickets: $89.50 - $69.50
Fifty years ago, saxophonist Ornette Coleman shook up
the world of jazz with The Shape Of Jazz To Come, a
groundbreaking album whose influence has been felt by virtually
every jazz musician. Coleman has always sought that most prized
quality in jazz: freedom. His profound artistry was recognized
in 2007 with both a Pulitzer Prize and a Grammy Award for
Lifetime Achievement. We have heard first hand how powerfully
his music continues to resonate, thanks to his 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
3) BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8 PM
Massey Hall
Single Tickets: $69.50 - $49.50
Universally admired as one of the most adventurous pianists
on the jazz scene today, Brad Mehldau pushes boundaries
to blend musical genres and blaze trails into new musical
territory. His hauntingly beautiful melody lines and stunning
improvisations reveal his deeply intelligent musicianship.
Mehldau has recorded and performed around the world since the
mid 1990s as a soloist and in collaboration with Pat Metheny,
Joshua Redman, Wayne Shorter, and many others. His acclaimed
trio includes bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff
Ballard.
"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
Jazz @ Massey Hall is sponsored by TD Canada Trust
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