Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors featuring Joe Lovano

Interstellar space: it’s a trending topic this week, and for more than one reason. No doubt you’ve heard of the Voyager’s historic entry into interstellar space, just outside of the solar system. Did you know that the Voyager is also outfitted with a record in case it encounters intelligent life forms in the mood to jam to some terrestrial tunes? 

Jazz lovers in New York can take their own musical journey to interstellar space as the Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors take John Coltrane’s seldom-performed work of the same name to the stage. 

On Monday, September 16 at Dizzy’s Club Cola-Cola, Berklee professor and saxophone virtuoso, Joe Lovano leads the Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors, six students from Berklee’s prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute, in a performance Coltrane’s Interstellar Space. It was originally recorded primarily as saxophone and drum duet; however, Lovano and his students have re-imagined Interstellar Space for sextet. They will perform it during the week prior to Coltrane’s birthday, which is September 23!

The show is part of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Coca-Cola Generations in Jazz Festival, which showcases an array of up-and-coming musicians alongside some of today’s most established jazz masters. Tickets are $35 or $10 with a valid student ID.

The Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors are comprised of pianist Witness Matlou, drummer Jharis Yokely, bassist Jared Henderson, trombonist John Egizi, trumpeter Mao Sone, and saxophonist Edmar Colón.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your tickets and watch them incite musical creativity and perform their interesting rendition of Coltrane’s Interstellar Space.