Jazz at Lincoln Center: "Abysinnian Mass"

Gospel and jazz come together to roar through one of the most joyful, ecstatic, and life-affirming pieces of music ever written.Wynston Marsalis infuses the mass format with swinging energy, blues
expression, and rich melodic contours. Classic aspects like the Doxology
and the Gloria Patri are all present, providing an exciting roadmap.
Also featured: Reverend Calvin from Butts of the Abyssinian Baptist
Church in Harlem, where the piece was first premiered.Guest
host and jazz ambassador: Roger Braun, professor of percussion at Ohio
University's School of Music, and a performer equally comfortable in the
worlds of jazz, world, and classical music.Accompanying photo image courtesy of
“I, Fbv65edel”