Randy Weston with his African Rhythms Orchestra at

RANDY WESTON PREMIERES OF “AN AFRICAN NUBIAN SUITE” ON EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8
AT NYU SKIRBALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

The NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will host the premiere of “An African Nubian Suite” by Randy Weston with his African Rhythms Orchestra on Easter Sunday, April 8 at 7 p.m. (566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South).

Randy Weston is an internationally renowned pianist, composer, bandleader and cultural ambassador, whose compositions encompass the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa. Still a true innovator and visionary after 60 years of active work, Weston continues to inform and inspire. He has made more than 40 albums and performed throughout the world. Weston has been inducted into the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame, designated a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, and named Jazz Composer of the Year three times by DownBeat magazine. He is the recipient of many other honors and awards, including France’s Order of Arts and Letters, the Black Star Award from the Arts Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana, and a five-night tribute at the Montreal Jazz Festival....

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RANDY WESTON PREMIERES OF “AN AFRICAN NUBIAN SUITE” ON EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8
AT NYU SKIRBALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

The NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will host the premiere of “An African Nubian Suite” by Randy Weston with his African Rhythms Orchestra on Easter Sunday, April 8 at 7 p.m. (566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South).

Randy Weston is an internationally renowned pianist, composer, bandleader and cultural ambassador, whose compositions encompass the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa. Still a true innovator and visionary after 60 years of active work, Weston continues to inform and inspire. He has made more than 40 albums and performed throughout the world. Weston has been inducted into the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame, designated a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, and named Jazz Composer of the Year three times by DownBeat magazine. He is the recipient of many other honors and awards, including France’s Order of Arts and Letters, the Black Star Award from the Arts Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana, and a five-night tribute at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

The concert will feature special appearances by poet Jayne Cortez and historian Robin D. G. Kelley. The following books will be available for purchase and signing by the authors: African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston and Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times by Robin D. G. Kelley.

“An African Nubian Suite” was developed with support of the Guggenheim Foundation.

Ticket prices: $15 (regular); $10 (NYU students, faculty, staff). For more information, please visit www.nyuskirball.org/calendar/weston. To purchase tickets, please visit the Skirball website or call 212.352.3101/866.811.4111. Subway lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, M (W. 4th St.); 1 (Christopher St.); N, R (8th St.); 6 (Astor Place, Bleecker Street).

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