Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced its 2015 Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame inductees: Dexter Gordon, James P. Johnson and Lennie Tristano. The inductees were chosen by “gaining the majority popular vote cast by jazz fans around the world,” according to a JALC press release. The new Hall of Fame inductees will be celebrated during curated sets on July 1-2 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY.
The 2015 Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame nominees were selected by a Jazz at Lincoln Center-appointed panel which includes Ed Berger, Bill Charlap, Connie Crothers, Aaron Diehl, Jon Faddis, Vincent Giordano, Ethan Iverson, Jerome Jennings, Branford Marsalis, Renee Rosnes, Ellen Rowe, Bobby Sanabria, Phil Schaap, Loren Schoenberg, Bria Skonberg, Terell Stafford and Ben Young.
The programs tying in with the inductions are as follows:
Wednesday, July 1
7:30pm – Honoring Lennie Tristano
Featuring Kazzrie Jaxen
and more artists to be announced
9:30pm – Honoring Dexter Gordon
Featuring Dexter Gordon Legacy Ensemble
Thursday, July 2
7:30pm – Honoring James P. Johnson
Featuring pianists George Cables, Marc Cary, ELEW, Chris Pattishall, Chihiro Yamanaka
with Jamison Ross, drums and Yasushi Nakamura, bass
9:30pm – Harlem Stride Piano Celebration
Featuring pianists George Cables, Marc Cary, ELEW, Chris Pattishall, Chihiro Yamanaka
with Jamison Ross, drums and Yasushi Nakamura, bass
Cover charge is $35 per set, and student cover charge is $25 per set. For reservations, call 212-258-9595 or visit Dizzy’s.
