Jul 9, 2024 11:35 AM
Trumpeter, Educator Jim Rotondi Dies at 61
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
Jazz at Lincoln Center announced that the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Odadaa! with Yacub Addy will tour Congo Square, written by Marsalis and Addy, to 11 cities in June.
Congo Square was named after the location that served as the only place in the United States where African slaves were allowed to perform their own music and dance in the 1700s and 1800s.
2007 Congo Square Tour
June 14
Eastman Theatre
Rochester, N.Y.
June 15
Pennsylvania Mann Center
Philadelphia
June 16
Mountain Laurel Center
Bushkill, Pa.
June 17
Columbia Festival
Columbia, Md.
June 18
Allen Theater
Cleveland
June 19
Milwaukee Theater
Milwaukee
June 21
Devoss Hall
Grand Rapids, Mich.
June 22
Orchestra Hall
Detroit
June 23
Ravinia Festival
Highland Park, Ill.
June 24
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
Vail, Co.
June 25
Denver Botanical Gardens
Denver
June 26
Jazz Aspen Festival
Aspen, Co.
June 28
Festival International De Jazz De Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
For more information, visit: www.jalc.org
Jim Rotondi was acclaimed for his wide, round trumpet tone, remarkable virtuosity and assured swing.
Jul 9, 2024 11:35 AM
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