Renowned Jazz Musician Wycliffe Gordon to Perform at Mystic Seaport

Summer Solstice River Jazz concert to feature Gordon and his quintet

 

Acclaimed jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and his quintet will perform aboard the tall ship L.A. Dunton at the 4th annual Summer Solstice River Jazz concert at Mystic Seaport Saturday, June 19, from 7-10 p.m.Doors open at 6 p.m. Rain date is Sunday, June 20.

A highly acclaimed performer, conductor, composer, arranger and educator, Gordon has been universally hailed by jazz critics as "mixing powerful, intricate runs with sweet notes extended over clean melodies." He received the Jazz Journalists Association 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002 and 2001 Award for Trombonist of the Year and the Jazz Journalists Association 2000 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Trombone.

Gordon has recorded 15 solo CDs and seven co-leader CDs. His latest effort, Cone and T-Staff, was released in February 2010. In addition to a solo career, the musician tours regularly with the Wycliffe Gordon Quartet, headlining at legendary jazz venues throughout the world. He is a former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and has been a featured guest artist on Billy Taylor's "Jazz at the Kennedy Center" Series. His television appearances have included Ken Burns’ documentary Jazz, the PBS documentary Swingin’ with the Duke and the Grammy Awards.

Additionally, Gordon is rapidly becoming one of America’s most committed music educators and currently serves on the faculty of the Jazz Arts Program at Manhattan School of Music. His work with young musicians and audiences from elementary schools to universities all over the world is extensive and includes master classes, clinics, workshops, children’s concerts and lectures.
Concert tickets are $17 for adults and $7 for children ages 6-17. Museum members and children ages 5 and under will be admitted for free. VIP seating on Chubb’s Wharf is available for members only and is $20 per person. VIP seats must be reserved by June 15. All tickets are available online at www.mysticseaport.org/summersolstice or by calling 860.572.5322.

Picnic baskets will be available beginning at 6 p.m. for those who wish to dine during the concert. A basket for one is $15, while a Summer’s Dream picnic basket for two – which includes a bottle of Stonington Vineyards Seaport White wine – is $38.  Picnic baskets must be reserved by June 13 either online at www.mysticseaport.org/summersolstice or by calling 860.572.5322.

Sponsorship for Summer Solstice River Jazz at Mystic Seaport is provided by Boating magazine, Motor Boating magazine, Yachting magazine, The Racine Company and The Connecticut Light & Power Company.

For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org/summersolstice.

Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, the Museum, which is located along in the historic Mystic River in Mystic, CT, is home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaleship in the world. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org.