Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Eric Jacobsen conductorChristian McBride double bassChris Komer hornNew Jersey SymphonyJazz and classical meet in this genre-defying program full of color, rhythm, and fun. Montclairs own jazz legend and nine-time GRAMMY Award-winner, Christian McBride debuts with your New Jersey Symphony in a concerto tailor-made for him. Eric Jacobsen, hailed by The New York Times as an interpretive dynamo, returns with the perfumed hues of Debussys Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Rachmaninoffs final orchestral work, written in New York City and full of longing for his Russian home.Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunGeorge Duke Dark Wood: Bass Concerto for Christian McBrideChristian McBride Fried BaconSergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic DancesThis concert is part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival and is presented in collaboration with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.