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Take the Blues Train: With "Blue" Lou
EUGENE MIGLIARO CORPORON, conductor
"BLUE" LOU MARINI, saxophone
SEAN GIDDINGS TRIO, guest ensemble
Concert Program:
"Blues Brothers" Medley
"Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town,"" Leonard Bernstein
"St. Louis Blues March," W. C. Handy
"Awayday," Adam Gorb
"Magnolia Star," Steve Danyew
And a whole half of "Blue" Lou Marini charts with "Blue" Lou!
INCLUDING THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LOU MARINI'S "CONDITION BLUE!"
Concert Description:
Music Director Eugene Migliaro Corporon and the Lone Star Wind Orchestra finish its season in the world of jazz featuring legendary saxophonist "Blue" Lou Marini of the famed Blues Brothers. On Sunday, March 29th, 7:30 PM, the LSWO will "Take the Blues Train" to the Meyerson Symphony Center performing works like Bernstein's "Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town," Adam Gorb's "Awayday" and W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues March." Lou Marini showcases some of his own jazz compositions including a Blues Brothers medley.
About "Blue" Lou:
Often referred to as an "unsung jazz hero," platinum recording artist, Lou Marini, Jr. is the seasoned soul and adept multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer, educator, and producer credited with inspiring the origins of a fan-following cult across multiple genres of music.
Making a name for himself as a sideman in various high profile groups, any top New York jazz musician will tell you he's "one of the absolute best jazz musicians." The New York based Marini is famed for his chameleon-like adaptability to imagine and perform inventive ideas in jazz, rock, blues and classical music. Describing Lou's performances, the New York Times said, "(he's) the focal point of the group(who) gives the band most of its colors and shadings, and provides it with a strongly melodic lead voice."
Lou Marini, Jr. is best known as a member of several distinguished bands: Woody Herman Orchestra, Doc Severinson, Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Band, Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars, Dr. John, Frank Zappa, Saturday Night Live (SNL) Band, The Blues Brothers, Maureen McGovern, Lew Soloff Quintet, Blue Beck with Joe Beck, Eric Clapton, Red House, and the Magic City Jazz Orchestra. He has toured four times each with James Taylor's Band of Legends and the John Tropea Band. A true blue lover of big bands, Lou has had the honor of performing with some of his childhood idols such as Thad Jones-Mel Lewis and the Buddy Rich Band, the latter with whom he also arranged.
It is Marini's seven year association as an original SNL band member that led to his role as "Blue Lou" in John Belushi and Dan Akroyd's cult classic movie, "The Blues Brothers." To this day, the remarkable popularity of the Blues Brothers Band is kept alive. Lou and the other band members tour worldwide, giving live concerts to packed houses and hundreds of thousands screaming fans. No stranger to film, Lou Marini enjoys a formidable roster of success in this arena, too. His character as a band member and the saxophone soloist, who performs with his sax on the counter of a diner as Aretha Franklin sings "Think" in "The Blues Brothers" movie, remains throughout the sequel "Blue Brothers 2000." Dubbed 'Blue Lou' by Dan Akroyd, he is also well-recognized for his saxophone solos at the open and close of SNL episodes, and as the golden pharaoh who plays a solo instrumental hit for comedian Steve Martin's "King Tut" sketch on a 1978 episode.
About a decade prior to SNL, Marini's sound was beginning to form at the University of North Texas (UNT). A member of the famed One O'Clock Lab Band, Lou flushed out his musical influences in fresh, exciting ways to create a sound that set him apart from his peers.
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LocationMeyerson Symphony Center (View)
2301 Flora St
Dallas, TX 75201
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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