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Featuring world-renowned artists, the Lesher Center Presents Headliners series is brought to you by the Lesher Center and Diablo Regional Arts Association.
New artists added for the 2024/25 Season! Kicking off with a fire-side chat with EGOT winner Rita Moreno, and showcasing a diverse range of artists and genres—from a Broadway powerhouse to the newest superstars of Jazz, Dance, World-Music—the 2024/25 Headliners Season offers something for everyone!
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Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
Presented by Lesher Center and Diablo Regional Arts Association
- Date: 06/02/2023 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
- Location: Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, California 94596 - Introduction: A joyful big band ensemble that maintains important jazz traditions.
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When Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra hit the stage, audiences are guaranteed to have a jazz party, all night long! Formed in 2008, UJO is stretching the boundaries of what is expected from big bands, playing with an extraordinary sense of joy and fun that could only come from New Orleans. With influences from Louis Armstrong to Count Basie, James Brown to J. Cole, Marsalis and UJO performances help free the mind, warm the heart, and heal the soul.
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Musicians
Andrew Baham, trumpet
Tonya Boyd-Cannon, vocalist
Glen Fisher, bass
John Gray, trumpet
Scott Johnson, saxophone
Richard Johnson, piano
Khari Allen Lee, saxophone
Niel Levonius, trumpet
Shaena Martin, saxophone
Delfeayo Marsalis, trombone
Roderick Paulin, saxophone
Brian Richburg, percussion
Khris Royal, saxophone
Terrence Taplin, trombone
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