Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, Feb 3, 2017

Robert Blocker, Dean

ellington jazz series

Vince Giordano and the

Nighthawks

Willie Ruff, Artistic Director February 3, 2017 • Friday at 7:30 pm Morse Recital Hall

Ellington Jazz Series

Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks February 3, 2017 • Morse Recital Hall

Duke Ellington

Birmingham Breakdown (1926)

Ellington

Soda Fountain Rag (1914)

Ellington/Schafer/Ringle

Choo Choo (1924)

Ellington/Miley

East St. Louis Toodle-oo (1926)

Ellington/Strayhorn/ Healy/Fields/McHugh

Red Hot Band (1926)

Ellington/Miley

Black and Tan Fantasy (1927)

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Black Beauty (1928)

Ellington/Mills

The Mooche (1928)

Ellington/Mills

Sweet Mama (1929)

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Jubilee Stomp (1928)

Ellington/Bigard/Mills

Mood Indigo (1930)

Ellington/Hodges/ Carney

Cotton Club Stomp #2 (1929)

Ellington/Mills

Old Man Blues (1930)

As a courtesy to the performers and audience, silence electronic devices.

Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is prohibited.

Artist Profile

vince giordano and the nighthawks

Andy Stein violin, bari sax Michael Ponella trumpet Jon-Erik Kellso trumpet Harvey Tibbs trombone Mark Lopeman alto sax, clarinet, soprano sax Evan Arntzen tenor sax, clarinet, soprano sax Dan Levinson alto sax, clarinet, soprano sax Mark Shane piano Ken Salvo banjo, guitar Paul Wells percussion Vince Giordano double bass, bass sax, tuba

Artist Profile

Grammy Award winner, New York native, and multi-instrumentalist Vince Giordano has played in New York nightclubs, appeared in films such as The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester, Revolutionary Road, HBOs Boardwalk Empire, and at concerts at the Town Hall, Jazz At Lincoln Center, the Newport Jazz Festival, and the 92nd St. Y for the past four decades.

Giordano was recently inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.

Recording projects include soundtracks for the award-winning Boardwalk Empire with vocalists such as Elvis Costello, Regina Spektor, Liza Minnelli, Catherine Russell, and David Johansen. Vince and his band have also recorded for Terry Zwigoff ’s Ghost World, Tamara Jenkins’ The Savages, Robert DeNiro’s The Good Shepherd, Sam Mendes’ Away We Go, Michael Mann’s film Public Enemies, and John Krokidas’ debut feature, Kill Your Darlings, along with HBO’s Grey Gardens and the miniseries Mildred Pierce. The band’s most recent projects include providing music for Todd Haynes’ film Carol; HBO’s Bessie, starring Queen Latifah; and Cinemax’s The Knick, starring Clive Owen. Other recent projects include Woody Allen’s Café Society, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, and a Maggie Greenwald film called Sophie and the Rising Sun that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. Upcoming projects include a Barry Levinson film for HBO called Wizard of Lies, starring Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeiffer, and an upcoming historical drama called The Promise, directed by Terry George and starring Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac.

Hudson West Productions’ feature documentary Vince Giordano – There’s a Future in the Past opened theatrically in New York City on January 13 to rave reviews and was held over by popular demand. A New York Times “Critics Pick,” Stephen Holden pronounced it “The next best thing to dancing on air.” Other accolades include The Hollywood Reporter: “It swings!” The Village Voice: “showcases both the recreations — persuasive revivals of tunes and arrangements and solos from the 1920s and ’30s — and the great present-tense effort it takes to pull them off.” And Film Journal International summed it all up: “One of the best music docs ever.” Directed by Dave Davidson and Amber Edwards (Yale College ’82), there will be encore presentations at Symphony Space in New York on February 11, March 5, and March 12. It opens in Los Angeles on April 14.

Giordano’s passion for this music and the people that made it began at age 5.

He has amassed an amazing collection of more than 60,000 band arrangements, films from the 1920s and ’30s, 78 RPM recordings, and jazz-age memorabilia.

Giordano sought out and studied with important survivors from the period, including Paul Whiteman’s arranger Bill Challis and drummer Chauncey Morehouse and bassist Joe Tarto.

Giordano’s passion, commitment to authenticity, and knowledge led him to create a sensational band of like-minded players, the Nighthawks. This year, they will appear at New York’s Town Hall, Bard College, and the Central Park SummerStage. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks can be heard every Monday and Tuesday night at Iguana in New York City.

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Upcoming Events Joan Tower, guest composer february 9

New Music New Haven A program of works, including White Granite and Second String Force, by guest composer Joan Tower, “a composer whose directness and eclecticism make her music instantly accessible,” according to The New York Times.

Morse Recital Hall | Thursday | 7:30 pm free admission

Benjamin Verdery, guitar february 12

Faculty Artist Series YSM faculty guitarist Benjamin Verdery performs the world premieres of Searching for a Chorale, by Seymour Bernstein, and the dance piece Now You See, featuring music by Mr. Verdery and choreography by MICHIYAYA Dance, among other works Morse Recital Hall | Sunday | 3 pm free admission

Argus Quartet february 12

Yale School of Music Ensembles The Argus Quartet, the Yale School of Music’s fellowship quartet-in-residence, presents a recital featuring music by YSM alumni composers Jacob Cooper, Christopher Cerrone, and Augusta Read Thomas Morse Recital Hall | Sunday | 7:30 pm Free Admission

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Oneppo Chamber Music Series The Imani Winds return to Yale for a performance with YSM faculty pianist Wei-Yi Yang Morse Recital Hall | Tuesday | 7:30 pm Tickets start at $26 • Students $13

Lunchtime Chamber Music february 15

Yale School of Music Ensembles Wendy Sharp, director Joseph Slifka Center | Wednesday | 12:30 pm free admission

Hannah Lash, harp/composer february 15

Faculty Artist Series Harpist and School of Music faculty composer Hannah Lash performs her Imaginary Repertoire for Harp Morse Recital Hall | Wednesday | 7:30 pm free admission

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Faculty Artist Series Faculty violist Ettore Causa and faculty pianist Boris Berman perform works by Schubert, Schumann, and Chopin Morse Recital Hall | Thursday | 7:30 pm free admission

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