Acclaimed alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator Godwin Louis has graced stages around the globe. Born in Harlem and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Port au Prince, Haiti, he taps into every corner of his multicultural background to create his work. The result is a diverse palette of jazz, gospel, classical, and world music bolstered by Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
Trinity’s midday Holy Eucharist service according to Rite Two in the Book of Common Prayer.
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Jazz Icons features renowned bassist, composer, and bandleader Buster Williams — whose profound influence has shaped the genre for more than six decades — in his first Trinity performance. Born in Camden, New Jersey, Williams began his career in the early ’60s, quickly rising to prominence with his impeccable technique, deep tone, harmonic innovation, and lyrical sensitivity. He has performed and recorded with a long list of jazz greats including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey, Chick Corea, and Mary Lou Williams. A cornerstone of Herbie Hancock’s groundbreaking Mwandishi band and a first-call bassist for both traditional and avant-garde giants, he bridges eras with elegance and power. His ensemble Something More showcases his visionary spirit and brilliance as a composer and bandleader.
Presented in collaboration with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS
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It’s easy to see ourselves as the center of the story, to distance ourselves from others based on stereotypes, differences, and appearances. But when it comes to heaven, preaches Father Phil Jackson, we may be surprised by who’s included. We may even be shocked by the “great multitude” described in the Book of Revelation — people “from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages” embraced by God’s saving love.
“The LORD is my shepherd.” The time-tested words of Psalm 23 reassure us that “God’s love is both present and personal,” no matter what’s happening around us. In relationship with God and one another, writes Kathy Bozzuti-Jones, we have all that we need. “We are enough. We have enough. There is enough.”
Hear pieces from two distinct phases of Bach’s prolific Leipzig period, when he wrote most of the cantatas we perform today. Nun is das Heil und die Kraft represents his first few years in the German city, when he composed sacred works. Meanwhile, grand Cantata 207, Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten, highlights the phase when he turned his focus to the Collegium Musicum, a public concert series. He continued to write cantatas, but the texts came from poetry rather than scripture. The latter includes an ingenious reworking of the first Brandenburg concerto.
Trinity Choir; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; led by Avi Stein, organ
