ellington jazz series Thomas C. Duffy, artistic director
Louis Hayes Quintet: Serenade for Horace Louis Hayes, drums and leader Abraham Burton, tenor saxophone Steve Nelson, vibraphone Anthony Wonsey, piano Dezron Douglas, double bass
Friday, November 15, 2019 | 7:30 pm Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
Robert Blocker, Dean
Artist Profiles Louis Hayes, drums and leader Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1937, Louis Hayes is considered one of the iconic drummers in modern Jazz. He was surrounded by music from childhood, playing his first set of drums at age 10. He made a strong impact on the Detroit Jazz scene with notables such as Yusef Lateef, Curtis Fuller, and Ernie Farrell, until he was called to New York at the tender age of 18. It was pianist Horace Silver who asked Louis to join his group that really launched his career in 1956 which yielded five classic albums. He then joined saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and his quintet which yielded many years of musical excellence, followed by becoming a member of the Oscar Peterson Trio where he performed in concerts with jazz icons Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and more. He spent the next several decades leading or co-leading groups which included musicians such as Cedar Walton, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Dexter Gordon, and others. He toured with pianist McCoy Tyner for several years. He led a legacy band paying tribute to Cannonball Adderley for 12 years and his current project is an acknowledgement to the legendary Horace Silver who gave him his first start. His discography numbers more than 400 albums and CDs from artists as varied as Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, John
Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Stan Getz, Ravi Shankar, John Lee Hooker, and so many more. Louis loves to inspire young musicians and audiences worldwide while performing the music he loves.
Abraham Burton, tenor saxophone Abraham Burton received his bachelor of arts degree from University of Hartford and his master of arts degree from Rutgers University. He has performed and recorded with Arthur Taylor, Louis Hayes, Eric McPherson, Nasheet Waits, the Charles Mingus Big Band, Jackie McLean and Roy Haynes. His recordings include Closest to the Sun and The Magician (Enja). » abrahamburtonjazz.com
Steve Nelson, vibraphone Steve Nelson received his bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees from Rutgers University in Music Education. He has performed and recorded with Dave Holland, Louis Hayes, Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Barron, David “Fathead” Newman, Johnny Griffin, and Jackie McLean. His recordings include Fuller Nelson (Sunnyside) and Sound-Effect (High Note). » musicians.allaboutjazz.com/stevenelson
Ellington Jazz Series Anthony Wonsey, piano Anthony Wonsey graduated from Berklee College of Music. He has performed and recorded with Roy Hargrove, Antonio Hart, and Kenny Garrett. He performs regularly with Louis Hayes, Carl Allen and Nicholas Payton. His album Anthonyology was recorded for the Japanese Alfa Jazz label. » myspace.com/anthonywonsey
Dezron Douglas, double bass Dezron Douglas studied under Jazz legend Jackie McLean at the Jackie McLean Institute of African American Music at the Hartt School of Music (Hartford, CT). He has performed and recorded with Louis Hayes, Ravi Coltrane, Papo Vazquez, Cyrus Chestnut, and many others. He has five albums as leader and his current album, Black Lion, has received praise from fans and press. » dezrondouglas.com
2019–2020 Season jan 17
Catherine Russell “One of jazz’s most celebrated vocalists, an incandescent performer who can make a centuryold blues song as fresh and bracing as tomorrow’s bad news.” — San Francisco Chronicle
mar 6
The Bernie Williams Collective The former New York Yankees center fielder is a musician “whose talent as a guitarist is evident” (The Washington Post) and whose album Moving Forward was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $22, students $10
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Upcoming Events nov 21 Peter Oundjian, principal conductor Yale Philharmonia Nighttime is celebrated in a program featuring Debussy’s Nocturnes with the treble voices of the Yale Schola Cantorum, Weber’s Bassoon Concerto, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. 7:30 pm | Woolsey Hall Tickets start at $12, Yale faculty/ staff $8, students free* $3 surcharge at the door Horszowski Trio Oneppo Chamber Music Series Dvořák’s “Dumky” Trio, Carter’s Epigrams, and Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor. 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $28, students $13 dec 3
Boris Slutsky Horowitz Piano Series An all-Schumann program featuring the Arabeske, Kreisleriana, and the Symphonic Etudes (including posthumously published variations). 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $15, students $7 dec 11
Melvin Chen Horowitz Piano Series A performance of Janaček’s In the Mists, faculty composer Hannah Lash’s Six Etudes and a Dream, and Shostakovich’s infrequently performed Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor. 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $15, students $7
jan 22
Peter Oundjian, principal conductor Yale Philharmonia The 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth is celebrated with a performance of the composer’s Choral Fantasy, with the Yale Glee Club and faculty pianist Boris Berman; the Triple Concerto, with violinist and YSM alumna Sunmi Chang, faculty cellist Paul Watkins, and faculty pianist Robert Blocker; and the revolutionary Third Symphony, “Eroica.” 7:30 pm | Woolsey Hall Tickets start at $12, Yale faculty/ staff $8, students free* $3 surcharge at the door jan 24
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