"BENDING TOWARDS THE LIGHT…A JAZZ NATIVITY" CAN BE PERFORMED IN YOUR CITY BY OUR NEW YORK JAZZ NATIVITY COMPANY OR CAN BE CAST AND PRODUCED LOCALLY.   "a stirring celebration of Christmas!” Dr. Billy Taylor CBS Sunday Morning “None of the classics is half so giddy, so utterly entertaining as “The Jazz Nativity” that burst onto  the stage of Orchestra Hall." Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune “a compelling evening in which the and sacred swirl and soar!” Chuck Berg, Topeka News Journal “The memory of this extraordinary performance will keep Christmas in your heart forever!” Alison Steele, New York The New York Times December 19, 2008       BENDING TOWARDS THE LIGHT ... A JAZZ NATIVITY This production, created by the singer Anne Phillips and the saxophonist Bob Kindred, tells the story of Christmas through jazz. Its august cast features the conga master Candido, the tenor saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess and the pianist Hank Jones - all recognized as National Endowment for the Arts Jazz masters - along with a number of others.     "Bending Towards the Light…A Jazz Nativity"  is performed with a cast of sixteen musicians and singers many of whom play multiple roles. The singers in the four voice vocal group also play the roles of the host, Mary, Joseph and the Guardian Angels. These singers and the soprano Storyteller, the tap dancing King and the Shepherd Boy  makeup the seven voice choir. Where space allows, a young dancer who portrays the Spirit of Mary may be added. Simple costuming and staging make the effective transitions. In either production other local jazz musicians join in the finale. The show brings together two worlds, the world of theater and the world of jazz. It has been successfully produced in theaters, concert halls and jazz clubs. Band: (8 people) (piano, bass, drums, percussion, trumpet, 2 saxophones, trombone)    conductor within band or vocal group Vocal group/characters/host: (4 people) Shepherd child Storyteller           Kings (3 people - 2 instrumentalists [one from band] and a tap dancer) ---- Booking information for the New York Company: Kindred Spirits   170 West End Ave 16D New York, NY 10023 email: annep14@gmail.com telephone: (212) 580-2349 For local production: Script, score and instrumental and vocal parts may be obtained through Wyomissing Music, a subsidiary of Kindred Spirits. ---- Click for more details on the production Pictures of Birdland Production Coming Soon!

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