Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend: Craig Harris and Friends Play the Music of Sam Rivers

Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

Trombonist, composer, and bandleader Craig Harris has performed around the world with a wide range of progressive jazz luminaries, including the inimitable Sun Ra, as well as Sam Rivers, Cecil Taylor, Charlie Haden, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, and Oliver Lake, since 1976. At Wesleyan, Harris’ sextet will make their Connecticut debut, performing the music of saxophonist Sam Rivers (1923–2011) in celebration of Rivers’ centennial anniversary at 8pm. The concert opens at 7pm with a 45-minute set performed by members of the Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra, directed by Professor of Music and African American Studies Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91.

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Peter Mulvey in Concert and in Conversation with Charles Barber

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:30pm
The Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown

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Songwriter and raconteur Peter Mulvey perfected his riveting style by busking on the streets of Dublin and Boston, honing his music and connecting deeply with audiences. Twenty albums, one illustrated book, thousands of live performances, a TEDx talk, opening tours and gigs for luminaries such as Ani DiFranco, Greg Brown, Emmylou Harris and Chuck Prophet, appearances on NPR, an annual autumn tour by bicycle… Mulvey has built his life’s work on collaboration with the people in the seats, and an instinct for the things that ignite our potential.

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Film Screening with Director Miranda Haymon ’16: Sis
Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 6:00pm
The Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown
The Theater Department presents a screening of Miranda Haymon’s Sis, a film selected for the 2024 Whitney Biennial, followed by a Q&A with the director, conducted by Assistant Professor of Theater and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Katie Brewer Ball.
Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble Concert [NEW TIME]
Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra and the Music 456 Jazz Ensemble, directed by Professor of Music and African American Studies Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91, and the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Noah Baerman, present an exciting evening of classic and contemporary jazz repertoire as the start of the 21st annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend.
Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend: Craig Harris and Friends Play the Music of Sam Rivers
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

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Trombonist, composer, and bandleader Craig Harris has performed around the world with a wide range of progressive jazz luminaries, including the inimitable Sun Ra, as well as Sam Rivers, Cecil Taylor, Charlie Haden, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, and Oliver Lake, since 1976. At Wesleyan, Harris’ sextet will make their Connecticut debut, performing the music of saxophonist Sam Rivers (1923–2011) in celebration of Rivers’ centennial anniversary at 8pm. The concert opens at 7pm with a 45-minute set performed by members of the Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra, directed by Professor of Music and African American Studies Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91.
Blindada: Poemas de Protección
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 4:30pm
Highwaymen Common Room, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 High Street
For an hour, experience the poetic voice of Yaissa Jiménez (Caribbean poet and performer), the drums and voice of Mobéy Lola Irizarry (multidisciplinary composer and percussionist), and the dance that with Angel Rose (dancer and choreographer) interprets Yaissa’s lyrics and intention. The public is invited to participate through dance and the intimacy provoked by reading poems in the ear. Please note that this is a Spanish-language program.
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