Soka Performing Arts Center Welcomes Delfeayo Marsalis Presents The Uptown Jazz Orchestra
(Aliso Viejo, CA, February 13, 2019) – Soka Performing Arts Center welcomes Grammy Award-winner Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 8 PM. Under the direction of trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and anchored by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band founder Roger Lewis on baritone saxophone, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO) swings with confidence and soul. Their repertoire ranges from New Orleans street band songs, swing, bebop and the blues to modern and contemporary jazz, always giving listeners a wide-ranging musical experience. “The Uptown Jazz Orchestra will excite your mind, warm your soul and make you dance like nobody is looking.” – Color Magazine
Tickets are $50 and are now available online at performingarts.soka.edu, at the Box Office at 1 University Drive in Aliso Viejo or by calling (949) 480-4ART (4287).
About Delfeayo Marsalis
Marsalis is one of the top trombonists, composers, and producers in jazz today, with the Los Angeles Times remarking that he is known for his “technical excellence, inventive mind, and frequent touches of humor.” In January 2011, Marsalis earned the nation’s highest jazz honor – a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award.
Across his extensive career, Marsalis has produced over 100 recordings for major artists like Spike Lee, Harry Connick Jr., Terence Blanchard, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Within these recordings, he has also produced three albums as a bandleader, all of which are highly revered in the jazz world and inspired by the Jazz Masters of yesteryear. In addition to his role as a musician, Marsalis has also been long involved in work as an educator. He has lectured in schools nationwide on behalf of the best organizations in the U.S., including the Foundation for Artistic and Musical Excellence and the Dallas Opera.
About the Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO)
The UJO was formed in 2008 to bring the traditional riff and blues sounds to school students in the New Orleans area. Under the direction of trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and anchored by Dirty Dozen Brass Band founder Roger Lewis on baritone saxophone, the orchestra sings and swings with confidence and soul. Performing blues and standards that combine riff-playing, spontaneous arrangements, and the New Orleans second line groove, the UJO keeps the old-school jazz traditions alive. Members of the orchestra range in experience from young students attending New Orleans’ universities to respected music industry veterans. UJO boasts guest appearances by instrumentalists like Herlin Riley, Davell Crawford, and Branford and Ellis Marsalis, as well as surprise visits by dancers and singers during any given set.
About Soka Performing Arts Center
Now is in its eighth season of presenting the best of live performances on its extraordinary stage, Soka Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, California, is under the new leadership of General Manager Renee Bodie. The 1,000-seat concert hall features world-class acoustics designed by Yasuhisa Toyota, acoustic designer of noted performance venues like Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Designed to truly reflect the university’s commitment to sustainability, the concert hall and adjacent Maathai Hall (featuring a black box theatre and dance studio) have been built to Gold LEED standards and feature vegetated green roofs. Photo voltaic cells on the Soka Performing Arts Center roof generate approximately 15% of the facility’s electrical needs.
Soka University of America is a private, non-profit, four-year liberal arts college and graduate program. The university is open to top students of all nationalities and beliefs and was founded upon the Buddhist principles of peace, human rights, and the sanctity of life. For more information, please visit soka.edu.
DELFEAYO MARSALIS PRESENTS THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Saturday, April 6 at 8PM
Event URL https://bit.ly/SokaMarsalis
TICKETS $50/$40 students, seniors, and active military families
In Person Soka Performing Arts Center Box Office, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Online performingarts.soka.edu
Phone 949.480.4ART (4278)
All information is accurate at the time of printing but is subject to change.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Jennifer Urbano
949.480.4014
jurbano@soka.edu