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In Memoriam: Gordon Goodwin, 1954–2025
Gordon Goodwin, an award-winning saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles.…
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will perform “Sketches of Gil Evans,” a concert tribute to the acclaimed composer-arranger, in New York from Oct. 25-27.
Among the selections, the performances will include music from Out Of The Cool, Gil Evans And Ten and New Bottle, Old Wine, as well as selections from some of Evans’ and Miles Davis’ famous collaborations on Sketches of Spain, Porgy And Bess and Miles Ahead.
The performances will take place at Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, the home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Tickets are $30-120, and they are available at the Jazz at Lincoln Center box office on Broadway at 60th Street, by calling CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500 or via www.jalc.org.
Goodwin was one of the most acclaimed, successful and influential jazz musicians of his generation.
Dec 9, 2025 12:28 PM
Gordon Goodwin, an award-winning saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles.…
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