2021-22 Boise Jazz Society Season

         The Boise Jazz Society is a Boise, Idaho ~ Boise State University community-engagement partnership,
supporting jazz performance, jazz education, and the promotion of jazz as a living American art form.

The Boise Jazz Society presents

Wynton Marsalis
          and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
                        The Voice of American Jazz!
                                     Sunday, February 13, 2022 ~ 7:30 p.m.
                                              Morrison Center Main Hall

Sponsored by the Barry B. Staum Endowment and Boise Jazz Society Season Sponsors,
Members, and Donors with support from the Morrison Center Endowment Foundation

General admission tickets on sale now at https://www.morrisoncenter.com/events

Wynton Marsalis, artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, is the iconic voice of jazz in America today, as heard through his trumpet artistry, compositional styles, and educational prowess. He is supported by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, a 15-piece jazz band, comprising some of the finest jazz artists in the world. Under the leadership of Mr. Marsalis, the band performs at its home in New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing, tours the US and internationally, performs with symphony orchestras, and frequently appears in educational and television settings.

Student tickets available at the Morrison Center Box Office, in person with valid school ID. Only $33.00 (including fees) in P2 and P3 seating.

Please visit:  https://www.jazz.org/JLCO/

 The Boise Jazz Society presents

Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts
Seriously Joyous Swing!
March 13, 2022
Concerts at 5 p.m. & 8 p.m.
In the Sapphire Room at the Riverside Hotel

Free, Jazz Education Events
March 14, 2022
Inform-ance and jazz clinics 4 - 6:30 p.m.
Boise State University
Morrison Center Recital Hall
Sponsored by the Catherine and James DeBlasio Family

General Admission Available March 1, 2022

“There are a few more emphatically dazzling drummers working today, but almost nobody in Wilson’s peer group with a broader sense of jazz history, or a more natural sense of time, or a stronger signature as a bandleader, or more goodwill among his fellow players.” Nate Chinen, JazzTimes

Few musicians embody the spontaneous energy of jazz like Matt Wilson. The New York-based drummer combines buoyant zeal, idiosyncratic style, infectious humor, joyous swing and an indomitable spirit of surprise. Together, with his universally recognized personal warmth, these qualities have made Wilson one of the most in-demand players and educators on the modern jazz scene, both beloved and respected by his peers, elders and students. Not bad for a mischievous Midwestern boy from Knoxville, Illinois.

Wilson has enjoyed performing for countless audiences across the country and around the world. One of his biggest honors came when he was invited to perform at a White House State Dinner hosted by President Obama in 2011, where he played alongside a Who’s Who of jazz, including Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Chris Botti, Randy Brecker, Antonio Hart and James Genus. Add those names to an ever-growing list of legends with whom Wilson has performed, including Andrew Hill, Bobby Hutcherson, Geri Allen, Elvis Costello, Candido Camero, Freddie Redd, Butch Warren, Cedar Walton, Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, John Zorn, Benny Golson, Buster Williams, Marshall Allen, Nels Cline, Rufus Reid, Jason Moran, Bill Henderson, Frank Wess, Anat Cohen, Steve Nelson, George Cables, Mulgrew Miller, Chris Potter, Regina Carter, Benny Green, John Clayton, Bobby Watson, Eddie Gomez, Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D’Rivera, George Mraz, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Hubert Laws and Hank Jones. 

As an educator, Wilson has led workshops and masterclasses at colleges and universities, jazz festivals and conferences around the world. He has served numerous residencies, including at the Centrum Jazz Workshop, Stanford Jazz Workshop, Litchfield Jazz Festival, Jazz St. Louis and Cornish College of the Arts. In addition, he is a faculty member at the New School, San Francisco Conservatory, LIU Post, Sarah Lawrence College and the Prins Claus Conservatory in Gronigen, Holland.

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The Riverside Hotel Sapphire Room

All seating reserved | Adult beverages available | Free Parking

Help support the great American art form of jazz in Boise and
take advantage of the Idaho Education Tax Credit!

Donations to the Boise Jazz Society are through Boise State University and qualify for an Idaho Educational Tax Credit — a reduction in the actual tax you owe.  If you itemize your taxes, a donation to any of our education campaigns below may create income tax deductions on both your state and federal returns, plus a 50% Idaho income tax credit.  Your tax benefit is dependent on your personal income level and filing status.  Please contact your tax consultant for additional information.

Make your check and mail to:

The Boise Jazz Society
Boise State University
Department of Music
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725-1560

FROM JAZZ LOVERS EVERYWHERE, WE THANK YOU!

For more information please contact:
Mike Samball, Director
Boise Jazz Society @ Boise State University
Department of Music
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725-1560
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