Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra\u2019s latest three-day Barbican residency was suffused with Ellingtonian touches. The opening night combined the JLCO Youth Orchestra with the Guildhall\u2019s Ellington-flavoured band, and the young musicians\u2019 frightening maturity was in evidence in the Charlie Parker Combo that played the free stage the following evening. The second night opened with JLCO capturing the lush sonics and bittersweet complexity of the Ellington canon with a short set of his better-known work.Ellington\u2019s genius lay in transforming the cadences of popular song into music of substance, and in compressing complex narratives into the timespan of a 78. JLCO captured the sensuous curves and urbane intelligence of that music with discipline and panache. Their short opening set began with \u201cThe Mooche\u201d, a work of slinky complexity from the 1920s, and continued by bringing \u201cHarlem Airshaft\u201d and \u201cConcerto for Cootie\u201d vibrantly to life. Chris Crenshaw\u2019s guttural dynamics on trombone stood out and trumpeter Ryan Kisor\u2019s solo added a personal touch. \u201cBig Fat Alice\u2019s Blues\u201d was the closer, a standout feature for Sherman Irby\u2019s smoky alto sax.Those rich voicings would surface periodically in the second night\u2019s showpiece: trumpeter\/director Wynton Marsalis\u2019s Fourth Symphony, The Jungle. This restless, detailed blend of classical modernism and jazz was artfully designed to depict the high-pressure volatility of life in New York, and was delivered magisterially by the combined might of JLCO and a full-strength London Symphony Orchestra.The Jungle takes established modernist practices from classical music and jazz, stirs the pot, turns up the heat and cooks up something fresh. This performance, conducted by Antonio Pappano, confidently negotiated the twists, turns and sharp-edged juxtapositions of Marsalis\u2019s hour-long symphony. The six-movement composition began with a screech of dissonance that tapered into a sweet-toned chord and ended with a fade of growling muted trumpet and strings.As the piece progressed, a platoon of riffing double basses surged forth, and sharp-edged brass interjected, along with romantic interludes that hovered close to pastiche. First-nation sorrows and homelessness were alluded to, and the fourth movement, \u201cLa Esquina\u201d, progressed with a Latin American pulse. As each piece zigzagged from orchestral might through short bursts of improvised jazz to a single whispered trombone, the blend of the two orchestras was complete. And for all the chop-and-change and sonic shifts, the score cohered impressively. The final part, \u201cStruggle in the Digital Market\u201d, moved from raucous cacophony to sombre ragtime and ended with Marsalis on trumpet, plunger mute at the ready, grumbling over a quiet undertow of shimmering strings. \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606The first half of the final night of the residency presented Marsalis\u2019s The Democracy! Suite, which was conceived during lockdown and written for the JLCO septet. Modal modernism and traditional jazz practices were combined, the pulse was springy and ensemble discipline exemplary. Among the fresh faces featured, Alexa Tarantino\u2019s flute solo stood out. The second half found the full orchestra flexing its ensemble muscles and raising the roof with a set of detail-packed original compositions and arrangements by members of the band. Rich Ellingtonian textures surfaced from the reeds, as did the rhythms of New Orleans R&B. The brass slurred and moaned, and modernist virtuosity was juxtaposed with silky textures. \u201cJo Jo\u2019s Mojo\u201d, written by trumpeter Marcus Printup, was a raucous opener, \u201cBodegas Groove\u201d sashayed into Latin boogaloo and Vincent Gardner\u2019s transcendent orchestration of Monk\u2019s \u201cLight Blue\u201d delivered layered textures and knockout piano from Isaiah J Thompson. After a long ovation, the encore introduced three young guests for a small-group romp through \u201cTenor Madness\u201d, a warhorse Sonny Rollins blues. Marsalis was imperious, the tenor sax joust peaked, but it was guest pianist Joe Webb\u2019s dazzling mix of ragtime stomp and modernist lines that stood out for its original flair. \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606barbican.org.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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