Saturday Evening, February 28, 2015, at 8:30

Barbara CookLee Musiker, Musical Director and PianoDave Riekenberg, Saxophone and WoodwindsJay Leonhart, BassWarren Odze, Percussion

This evening’s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will beperformed without intermission.

Major support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by Amy & Joseph Perella.

Wine generously donated by William Hill Estate Winery, Official Wine of Lincoln Center.

This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center.

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We would like to remind you that the sound of coughing and rustling paper mightdistract the performers and your fellow audience members.

In consideration of the performing artists and members of the audience, those who mustleave before the end of the performance are asked to do so between pieces. The takingof photographs and the use of recording equipment are not allowed in the building.

Additional support for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook is provided by The BrownFoundation, Inc., of Houston, The DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, TheShubert Foundation, Jill and Irwin B. Cohen, The G & A Foundation, Inc., Great PerformersCircle, Chairman’s Council, and Friends of Lincoln Center.

Endowment support is provided by Bank of America.

Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts.

Artist catering is provided by Zabar’s and zabars.com.

MetLife is the National Sponsor of Lincoln Center.

Movado is an Official Sponsor of Lincoln Center.

United Airlines is the Official Airline of Lincoln Center.

WABC-TV is the Official Broadcast Partner of Lincoln Center.

William Hill Estate Winery is the Official Wine of Lincoln Center.

UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTS IN THE STANLEY H. KAPLAN PENTHOUSE:

Wednesday Evening, March 11, at 8:00In Need of Music: The Songs of Ben Toth

Thursday Evening, March 12, at 8:00Jose Llana

Friday Evening, March 13, at 8:00The Villalobos Brothers

Wednesday Evening, March 25, at 8:00Shaina Taub

Thursday Evening, March 26, at 8:00Magos & Limón

Friday and Saturday Evenings, March 27–28, at 8:00Allison Williams

The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse is located at 165 West 65th Street, 10th floor.

For tickets, call (212) 721-6500 or visit AmericanSongbook.org. Call the Lincoln Center Info Request Line at (212) 875-5766 or visit AmericanSongbook.org for complete programinformation.

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Barbara Cook’s silvery soprano, purity of tone, and warm presence havedelighted audiences around the world for more than 50 years. A 2011Kennedy Center honoree, Ms. Cook’s most recent notable appearancesinclude her celebratory 85th birthday concert at Carnegie Hall, a TonyAward–nominated performance in the musical Sondheim on Sondheim,and a series of critically acclaimed concerts at New York’s Café Carlyle,Feinstein’s at the Regency, and 54 Below. In 2006 she became the firstfemale non-classical singer to be presented in solo concert by theMetropolitan Opera.

A leading star of the Broadway stage during the ’50s and ’60s, Ms. Cook’smany credits include the creation of three classic roles in the Americanmusical theater: Cunegonde in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, Marian theLibrarian in Meredith Willson’s The Music Man (Tony Award), and Amaliain Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s She Loves Me (Drama Desk Award).

Ms. Cook’s Carnegie Hall debut in 1975 was preserved as a live recording,Barbara Cook at Carnegie Hall. She then embarked on a second career asa concert and recording artist, performing in most of the country’s majorconcert halls and cabarets. In 1987 she won a Drama Desk Award for herBroadway show, A Concert for the Theatre.

Ms. Cook’s many London appearances include her 1997 gala birthday con-cert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall, appear-ances with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, engagementsat Donmar Warehouse and Sadler’s Wells, and Olivier Award–nominatedappearances at the Albery Theatre, at the Lyric Theatre with MostlySondheim, two engagements of Barbara Cook’s Broadway! and an appear-ance with the English National Ballet in an all-Gershwin evening at RoyalAlbert Hall. A Grammy Award winner, Ms. Cook’s latest CD is Loverman,based on her critically acclaimed concert Let’s Fall in Love.

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Lee Musiker

Lee Musiker (musical director and piano) is a pianist, conductor, music direc-tor, arranger, and orchestrator. He has performed with the New YorkPhilharmonic and its Principal Brass Quintet, the New York City Ballet,American Ballet Theatre, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the New York andBoston Pops, and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Musiker has guest conducted the New York Philharmonic along with theorchestras of Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston,Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C. For the 2014–15 season he ismusic director and principal conductor of the Palm Beach Pops. Other con-ducting credits include the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra; the Count Basie,Duke Ellington, and Henry Mancini Institute orchestras; and the Jerry Lewistelethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Mr. Musiker has worked with a wide range of artists including Tony Bennett,Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Kristin Chenoweth, Natalie Cole, Judy Collins,Barbara Cook, Lady Gaga, Joel Grey, Josh Groban, Jewel, Chaka Khan, DianaKrall, John Mayer, Audra McDonald, Maureen McGovern, Mandy Patinkin, andJames Taylor. He has also worked with Kathleen Battle, Renée Fleming,Susan Graham, Denyce Graves, Marilyn Horne, Sylvia McNair, Dawn Upshaw,and Deborah Voigt. Other collaborators include Joshua Bell, Chris Botti,Marvin Hamlisch, Wynton Marsalis, and Bob Mintzer.

From 2001–13 Mr. Musiker toured and recorded with Tony Bennett and wasmusic director/pianist for his multiple Grammy and Emmy Award–winning albumand TV special Duets: An American Classic and its sequel Duets II. Mr. Musikerhas received both Grammy and Emmy Awards, and is a Steinway Artist.

Dave Riekenberg

Dave Riekenberg (saxophone, woodwinds) is a freelance musician based inNew York City. He graduated from North Texas State University with a bache-lor’s degree in music theory and a master’s degree in music education.Afterward he toured for several years with Woody Herman and theThundering Herd. While a member of the herd, Mr. Riekenberg was a featuredsoloist, playing alongside guest artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Al Cohn, andBuddy Tate. He also soloed behind guest vocalists, including Nancy Wilson,Billy Eckstine, Rosemary Clooney, and Joe Williams. He later moved to NewYork and joined the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, featuring David Clayton-Thomas, an association that lasted more than eight years. In the jazz world Mr.Riekenberg has recorded and/or concertized with musicians such as JimmyCobb, Peter Erskine, Christian McBride, Walter Booker, Larry Willis, and therhythm section that backs up Barbara Cook. He has appeared with many ofthe notable big bands in New York, including the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra andthe Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra. He has been a member of the DaveLiebman Big Band since its inception in 1999. On Broadway Mr. Riekenberg

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has played in the orchestras of Chicago, Hairspray, and The Adventures ofPriscilla, Queen of the Desert, among others. He is currently a member of theorchestra of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. He is also on the jazz facultyat Lehigh University.

Jay Leonhart

Jay Leonhart (bass) has enjoyed accompanying many of the legendary singersand musicians of the last 60 years, including Barbara Cook. He attended JohnsHopkins University and has appeared on Today with Dave Garroway and onDavid Letterman’s show.

Warren Odze

Warren Odze (percussion) has been involved in the business of making musicfor the past 40 years. He graduated from the Manhattan School of Music, andhas since recorded and performed with artists such as Judy Collins, PeterAllen, Barbara Cook, Hank Jones, Johnny Hartman, Audra McDonald, KennyRankin, Phoebe Snow, Art Garfunkel, and Rod Stewart. Mr. Odze was thedrummer for the 1986 season of The Dick Cavett Show, for the Tony Awards,and for the National Memorial Day Concert and A Capital Fourth with theNational Symphony Orchestra on PBS. His Broadway credits as drummerinclude The Life, The Civil War, Kat and the Kings, Seussical, ThoroughlyModern Millie, Lennon, Come Fly Away, The Wedding Singer, and Rocky.

American Songbook

In 1998, Lincoln Center launched American Songbook, dedicated to the cele-bration of popular American song. Designed to highlight and affirm the cre-ative mastery of America’s songwriters from their emergence at the turn ofthe 19th century up through the present, American Songbook spans all stylesand genres, from the form’s early roots in Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to theeclecticism of today’s singer-songwriters. American Songbook also show-cases the outstanding interpreters of popular song, including establishedand emerging concert, cabaret, theater, and songwriter performers.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) serves three primary roles: pre-senter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and com-munity relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. A presenter of more than 3,000 free and ticketed events, performances, tours, and edu-cational activities annually, LCPA offers 15 programs, series, and festivalsincluding American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival,

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Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly MozartFestival, and the White Light Festival, as well as the Emmy Award–winningLive From Lincoln Center, which airs nationally on PBS. As manager of theLincoln Center campus, LCPA provides support and services for the LincolnCenter complex and the 11 resident organizations. In addition, LCPA led a $1.2billion campus renovation, completed in October 2012.

Lincoln Center Programming DepartmentJane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic DirectorHanako Yamaguchi, Director, Music ProgrammingJon Nakagawa, Director, Contemporary ProgrammingJill Sternheimer, Acting Director, Public ProgrammingLisa Takemoto, Production ManagerCharles Cermele, Producer, Contemporary ProgrammingKate Monaghan, Associate Director, ProgrammingClaudia Norman, Producer, Public ProgrammingMauricio Lomelin, Associate Producer, Contemporary ProgrammingJulia Lin, Associate ProducerNicole Cotton, Production CoordinatorRegina Grande, Assistant to the Artistic DirectorLuna Shyr, Programming Publications EditorOlivia Fortunato, House Seat Coordinator

For American SongbookMatt Berman, Lighting DesignScott Stauffer, Sound DesignJessica Barrios, Wardrobe AssistantSara Sessions, Production Assistant

Matt Berman

Matt Berman is the resident lighting designer for Lincoln Center’s AmericanSongbook. He continues his design work for Kristin Chenoweth, LizaMinnelli, Kaye Ballard, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lea Salonga, and Elaine Paigeon the road. Through his work with the American Society of Composers,Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and several U.S.-based charities, Mr.Berman has designed for a starry roster that includes Bernadette Peters,Barbra Streisand, Reba McEntire, Melissa Errico, Deborah Voigt, MichaelUrie, Stevie Wonder, India Arie, Garth Brooks, Billy Joel, and Sting. His inter-national touring schedule has allowed him to design for iconic venues suchas Royal Albert Hall, the Paris Opera, the Olympia Theater in Paris, RoyalCarré Theater in Amsterdam, the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo, the Acropolis,the Taormina Amphitheater in Sicily, Luna Park in Buenos Aires, the SydneyOpera House, and, closer to home, the Hollywood Bowl, Alice Tully Hall, andCarnegie Hall. Mr. Berman’s television work includes Chenoweth’s recentlyreleased special Coming Home, as well as seven Live From Lincoln Centerbroadcasts and the Tony Award–winning Liza’s at the Palace, which he also

designed for Broadway. Other Broadway credits include Bea Arthur onBroadway, Nancy LaMott’s Just in Time for Christmas, and Kathy GriffinWants a Tony at the Belasco Theater.

Scott Stauffer

Scott Stauffer has been the sound designer for Lincoln Center’s AmericanSongbook (1999–2015); the Actors Fund concerts of Frank Loesser,Broadway 101, Hair, and On the Twentieth Century; and Brian StokesMitchell at Carnegie Hall. His Broadway credits include A Free Man of Color,The Rivals, Contact (also in London and Tokyo), Marie Christine, TwelfthNight, and Jekyll & Hyde. Off-Broadway Mr. Stauffer has worked onHereafter, A Minister’s Wife, Bernarda Alba, Third, Belle Epoque, Big Bill,Elegies, Hello Again, The Spitfire Grill, Pageant, and Hedwig and the AngryInch. His regional credits include productions at the Hanger Theatre,Berkshire Theatre Festival, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and Alley Theatre.As a sound engineer, Mr. Stauffer has worked on The Lion King, Juan Darién,Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Carousel, Once on This Island, and Little Shopof Horrors (Off-Broadway).

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UPCOMING EVENTSJazz at Lincoln Center’sFrederick P. Rose Hall

March 2015

THE APPEL ROOMSalute to Betty CarterMarch 6–7 at 7pm & 9:30pmBetty Carter blazed her own trail as one of the mostoriginal jazz vocalists of our time. Drummer andmusic director Alvester Garnett and rising star vocal-ist Charenee Wade celebrate the legacy of Carter,who would have turned 85 this year. Garnett, joinedby other past members of Betty Carter’s band includ-ing saxophonist Craig Handy, pianists JackyTerrasson and Stephen Scott, bassists MichaelBowie and Curtis Lundy, and drummer WinardHarper will share memories of his first touring expe-rience with Carter, performing some of her trade-mark tunes including “What A Little Moonlight CanDo” and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Rounding out theperformance will be tap dancer Michela MarinoLerman, who recently paid tribute to Betty Carter ina performance at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 6pm & 8:30pm.

ROSE THEATERPaquito D’Rivera: Around the AmericasMarch 27–28 at 8pmLike his mentor Dizzy Gillespie, virtuoso clarinetistand saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera possesses a deepcommitment to the cultural exchange between jazzand Latin music. Through composers like ErnestoLecuona, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Rafael Hernandez,and Chucho Valdés (with whom D’Rivera workedwith as a member of his ensemble Irakere in the1970s), D’Rivera will delve into South Americanmusical styles as sources for the enrichment of con-temporary jazz music. A founding member ofGillespie’s United Nations Orchestra, D’Rivera is alsoan 11-time Grammy Award winner, NEA Jazz Master,and Carnegie Hall Lifetime Achievement Awardrecipient. D’Rivera will be joined by pianist AlexBrown, bassist Oscar Stagnaro, drummer MarkWalker, trombonist and trumpeter Diego Urcola, andpercussionist Pernell Saturnino, as well as stringensemble Quinteto Cimarron direct from Spain.

April 2015

THE APPEL ROOMBillie Holiday FestivalCécile McLorin Salvant Sing Billie HolidayApril 10–11 at 7pm & 9:30pmCécile McLorin Salvant has exploded on the jazzscene as a masterful interpreter of song, with acanny ability to select unique and rarely performedrepertoire. Salvant’s odes to her predecessorsencompass organic assimilation and brave creativity.Such a skill set is necessary when taking on themusic of Billie Holiday. Admittedly taken aback byHoliday during her initial introductions, the idiosyn-cratic giant of jazz later became one of Salvant’s pri-mary inspirations. As part of our Billie Holiday cen-tennial celebration, Salvant delves further into hervast catalogue, with a performance that will surelyignite a renewed appreciation for “Lady Day.”Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 6pm & 8:30pm.

ROSE THEATERBillie Holiday FestivalCelebrating Lady DayApril 10–11 at 8pmAt the centennial of Billie Holiday’s birth, we celebratethe unapologetically organic artist and jazz singer ofmonumental innovation. Vocalists Andy Bey, MollyJohnson, and Sarah Elizabeth Charles will performrepertoire such as ‘Don’t Explain,’ ‘You Go To MyHead,’ and ‘Strange Fruit.’ Bey is a Grammy Award-nominated vocalist with a truly resonant sound and apianist of ultra sensitivity, who has been recording asa leader for over 60 years. Molly Johnson is one ofCanada’s greatest musical voices, noted for her infec-tious on-stage energy. Sarah Elizabeth Charles is a ris-ing star vocalist-composer quickly gaining acclaim,who in 2009 participated in the Betty Carter JazzAhead Composers Residency. Representing threegenerations from varied regions, each of these artistsis uniquely stimulated by the brilliance of Holiday.Joining Bey, Johnson, and Charles are music directorand pianist Peter Martin, drummer Ulysses Owens,bassist Robert Hurst, and saxophonist Melissa Aldana.Free pre-concert discussion nightly, 7pm.

Except where noted, all venues are located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center, 5th floor

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In deference to the artists, patrons of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Colaare encouraged to keep conversations to a whisper during the performance.

Artists and schedule subject to change.

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center, 5th floor New York.

Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys; Group Reservations: 212-258-9595 or jazz.org/dizzys-reservationsNightly Artist sets at 7:30pm & 9:30pm.

Late Night Session sets Tuesday through Saturday. Doors open at 11:15pm

Cover Charge: $20–45. Special rates for students with valid student ID. Full dinner available at each artist set.

Rose Theater and The Appel Room concert attendees, present your ticket stub to get 50% off the late-night cover charge at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Fridays and Saturdays.

Jazz at Lincoln Center merchandise is now available at the concession stands during performances in Rose Theaterand The Appel Room. Items also available in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola during evening operating hours.

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola gift cards now available.

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February 2015The Music of Dexter Gordon: A CelebrationThe Dexter Gordon Legacy Ensemblewith George Cables, Gerald Cannon, Lewis Nash,Joe Locke, Abraham Burton, and Craig HandyFebruary 26–March 1 7:30pm & 9:30pm

March 2015Eastman Jazz Ensemble with Dave GlasserTribute to Billy StrayhornMarch 27:30pm & 9:30pm

Cyrus Chestnut TrioMarch 3–57:30pm & 9:30pm

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes MontgomeryFeaturing Calvin Keys & Yotam Silbersteinwith Andrew Renfroe, Adam Moezina, BrianCharette, and Jordan YoungMarch 6–87:30pm & 9:30pm

Chihiro Yamanaka Triowith Yasushi Nakamura and Kush AbadeyMarch 97:30pm & 9:30pm

Anton Schwartz QuintetMarch 10with Scott Wendholt, Danny Grissett, UgonnaOkegwo, and Lorca Hart7:30pm & 9:30pm

The Artistry of Jazzmeia Hornwith Lesedi Ntsame, Victor Gould, Eric Wheeler,Kush Abadey, Alexandrea Johnson, and Phantom KnoetMarch 117:30pm & 9:30pm

Gregory GeneretThe Storytellers: Hartman, Coltrane & Williamswith Orrin Evans, Willie Jones III, and Gerald CannonMarch 127:30pm & 9:30pm

Jacky Terrasson QuintetTake This Album Release PartyMarch 13–157:30pm and 9:30pm

For Strayhorn: New York Youth Symphony Jazzfeaturing Luis BonillaMarch 167:30pm & 9:30pm

Renee Rosnes Quartet with Steve Nelson, PeterWashington & Lewis NashMarch 17–197:30pm & 9:30pm

Brussels Jazz OrchestraGraphicology: graphic novel meets live jazzMarch 20–227:30pm & 9:30pm

Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra featuring Dave LiebmanA Tribute to Wayne ShorterMarch 237:30pm & 9:30pm

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family concert: who is billie holiday?FEB 7 • 1PM, 3PM • JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SERIESWith Aaron Diehl and Charenee Wade

dianne reevesFEB 13–14 • 8PMVocalist Dianne Reeves returns for Valentine’s Day. Join us for a special pre-concert Valentine’s Day dinner (2/14 only).

sherman irby’s journey through swingFEB 20 • 7PM | FEB 21 • 9:30PMSherman Irby and friends explore the music of Charlie Parker,Freddie Hubbard, and more

elio villafranca’s music of the caribbeanFEB 20 • 9:30PM | FEB 21 • 7PMWith Elio Villafranca, Jon Faddis, Leyla McCalla, and the Jass Syncopators

new orleans songbookFEB 20–21 • 8PMCyrille Aimée, Milton Suggs, Aaron Diehl, and The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with Irvin Mayfield

jazz across the americasFEB 27–28 • 8PMJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

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Frederick P. Rose Hall Broadway at 60th StreetBox O�ce: Ground Floor CenterCharge: 212-721-6500

salute to betty carterMAR 6–7 • 7PM, 9:30PM • THE APPEL ROOMDrummer and music director Alvester Garnett, vocalist Charenee Wade, saxophonist Craig Handy, pianists Jacky Terrasson and Stephen Scott, bassists Michael Bowie and Curtis Lundy, drummer Winard Harper, and tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman

webop family jazz party: webop goes marching inMAR 7 • 1PM, 3PM • VARIS LEICHTMAN STUDIOCome marching into spring with the WeBop Family Band as they march and parade along to the funky beat of New Orleans in this interactive performance for families

paquito d’rivera: around the americasMAR 27–28 • 8PM • ROSE THEATERClarinetist and saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera tours the music of South America with pianist Alex Brown, bassist Oscar Stegnaro, drummer Mark Walker, trombonist and trumpeter Diego Urcola, percussionist Pernell Saturnino, and string ensemble Quinteto Cimarron

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