TO LIVE Sing and Swing Jazz Lincoin Center User Guide
- June 1, 2024
- TO Live
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TO LIVE Sing and Swing Jazz Lincoin Center
Information
March 30, 2024
George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Art Centre
We are looking forward to having you join us for Sing & Swing:
A Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Production at the George Weston Recital Hall. This guide uses plain language to provide audiences, particularly neurodiverse audiences, with specific sensory details of programming in advance to help guide your experience.
Do you need more information, or would you like to schedule a visit to get more comfortable in the space?
Contact Nathan Sartore, Programming & Accessibility Coordinator
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 416-368-6161 ext. 7209 or 647-616-0446
George Weston Recital Hall
The George Weston Recital Hall can seat up to 998 people. The orchestra seats
627 people, the dress circle seats 236 people, and the loges seat 135 people.
Seating is assigned in the theatre, and your ticket will tell you your row and
seat number. If you require assistance locating your seat, let a theatre
attendant know and they will take you right to it. There are 32 accessible
seats on the orchestra level of the George Weston Recital Hall, and 17
accessible seats on the dress circle level of the George Weston Recital Hall.
A venue guide for the George Weston Recital Hall is available
here.
This picture shows the George Weston Recital Hall from the stage
This picture shows the George Weston Recital Hall stage from the centre of the dress circle
The musicians
Sing & Swing: A Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Production features a company of two primary musicians and four additional musicians.
The Show
- Sing & Swing: A Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Production will run approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
- After the success of /ALC Presents Songs We Love tour, this new and highly anticipated touring project from Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents celebrates the Great American Songbook in all of its playful and sophisticated glory, brought to life by two of this generation’s brightest stars, Bria Skonberg and Benny Benack III.
- Each armed with prodigious trumpet talent and vocal charm, Bria and Benny will relive and reimagine some of the classic partners in jazz and popular song, including Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, and Peggy Lee. Featuring songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and many more, this is an unforgettable evening of singin’ and swingin’ with Bria and Benny, who are joined by a who’s who of New York all-stars,
- For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to over 446 cities in more than 40 countries.
The program
(Subject to change)
- Earl Bostic
- Let Me Off Uptown
- Irving Berlin
- Cheek To Cheek
- George Gershwin
- Our Love is Here To Stay
- Dizzy Gillespie
- And Then She Stopped
- Irving Berlin
- Change Partners
- Bria Skonberg
- I Wish I Hadn’t Forgotten
- Duke Ellington
- Mood Indigo
- Duke Ellington
- Stompin’ At the Savoy
- Vernon Duke & Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin / Hoagy Carmichael
- Medley: I Can’t Get Started / Embraceable You / The Nearness of You
- Benny Benack III
- Third Time’s the Charm
- Louis Prima
- Banana Split For My Baby
- Sam Stept
- Comes Love
- Duke Ellington
- In a Mellow Tone
Encore:
- Louis Armstrong
- Dream A Little Dream
The stage
During the performance
- Bria and Benny will be at the front and centre of the stage. The other four musicians will form a semi- circle behind Bria and Benny.
- From left to right, the semi-circle includes Jon on the piano, Jocelyn on the guitar, Mark on the bass, and Charles on the drums.
Advisories
- Live music will be played for the duration of the show.
- During the performance, please feel free to react to the performance in whatever way feels comfortable for you.
- At the end of the show, the musicians will take a bow. You can clap or cheer if you would like to show your appreciation for the performance and the artists. You are also welcome to take photos or video during the curtain call.
Get in touch
If you have any questions or concerns about the access guide or planning your visit to Sing & Swing: A Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Production at the George Weston Recital Hall, please reach out.
Nathan Sartore
- Programming & Accessibility Coordinator
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 416-368-6161 ext. 7209 or 647-616-0446
If you want to tell us about your time at the George Weston Recital Hall or have feedback that you would like to share, you can send us an email, call us, or write to us.
- Our email address is: [email protected]
- Our phone number is: 416-368-6161
- Our address is: 5040 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M2N 6R8
Thank you for coming to Sing & Swing: A Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Production, presented by TO Live.