Wynton Marsalis & Pedrito Martinez present "Ochas"

To open its 2014-15 season, Jazz At Lincoln Center welcomes the world premiere of a work by managing and artistic director Wynton Marsalis. Ochas, for big band and Afro:Cuban percussion, features special guests in the commanding pianist Chucho Valdés and percussionist, vocalist and Santería priest Pedrito Martinez. With the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, they blend jazz with the traditional folkloric and religious music of Cuba. Jazz Night In America explores how the new suite of music came to be.
SETLIST
3:02 - ‘Moyuba’
17:03 - ‘Ogún’
24:25 - ‘Obatalá’
49:32 - ‘Changó’
MUSICIANS
Wynton Marsalis, Pedrito Martinez, Chucho Valdés, Roman Diaz, Clemente Medina, Denise Ola DeJean, Amma D. McKen, Dreiser Durruthy Bambolé, Yesenia Fernandez Selier, Walter Blanding, Chris Crenshaw, Vincent Gardner, Victor Goines, Carlos Henriquez, Sherman Irby, Ali Jackson, Ryan Kisor, Elliot Mason, Ted Nash, Paul Nedzela, Dan Nimmer, Marcus Printup, Kenny Rampton, Joe Temperley, Gregory Gisbert
CREDITS
Producers: Patrick Jarenwattananon, Nick Michael, Josie Holtzman, Katie Simon / Editor: Nick Michael / Concert Video Director: James Sapione / Concert Camera Operators: Andrew Trost, Anthony Nicolau / Concert Recording Engineer: James Nichols / Concert Audio Assistant: Omar Little / Audio Engineer: Suraya Mohamed / Additional Video: Mito Habe:Evans, Nick Michael / Additional Audio: Josie Holtzman / Production Assistants: Richard Emery, Simeon Marsalis, Colin Marshall / Special Thanks: Justin Bias, Eugenia Han, Paul Siegel, Marcos Vargas, Lizette Vargas, Samantha Vargas / Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann
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[@dafiro03]

Hands down you have no idea what you have done for afrocuban music here... the souls of so many ancestors weep at the sounds of this orchestra

[@karlricot7379]

Greetings. Music is the thru religion, the international language and the energy that unite races. Wynton and Pedrito are two masters creating magical musical moments. Keep on shining and thank you.

[@julioc.acevedodiaz4739]

VIVRACION Y HARMONIA DOMINAN LOS ELEMENTOS.Y MAXIME DE ESTA CALIDAD; DERRUMBAN LAS MURALLAS DE GERICO SI LAS VOLVIERAN A LEVANTAR👍👏HARMONY& VAIVRETION DOMINATES THE ELEMENTS SPECIALLY THIS CUALITY👍👏.

[@crooning4leftovers125]

The Pedrito Martinez Group is off the hook !!!!! Absolutely phenomenal !!!!!

[@gilbertosandino8324]

Mravilloso!! Mis respetos para Lincoln Center. Músicos del más alto nivel con raíces de todo el planeta! Wynton Marsalis, Chucho Valdés y todo el elenco de músicos, cantantes y bailarines. Como Cubano me siento orgulloso, hasta las lagrimas me han saltado. Gracias! thank you so much!

[@harlemwaters]

Pedrito always gives what we need in this afro Cuban tradition very proud to be associated with him!

[@robertojpaez9354]

Conciertazo. Winston Marsalis joint excelente musucians, they are all máster and I am gratfull for that Pedrito Martínez, que no le había visto antes por cierto es un excelente cantante y compositor mejores aún con los instrumentos. Las voces espectaculares y el número dedicado a Ollá grandioso. Muchas gracias

[@kuntatann2559]

Super! La diaspora noire dans toute sa splendeur!

[@amelialogan484]

One hour of pure joy in the office today. I love this blend of music/cultures.

[@joeygonzalezjr7691]

Number 1 man, Wynton, occupying a place in the back ! And voluntarily !

[@agueybana79]

On behalf of all Ifa believers and practitioners, THANK YOU Wynton Marsalis, Pedrito Martinez, Roman, Clemente, and all the musicians of the Orchestra. Thank you for rendering such a respectful, thoughtful, complex and beautiful homage to the tradition of Ifa and its Orisas. In a time when the faith is much denigrated by confused practitioners of other, larger faiths, it is so refreshing to see NPR and the Lincoln Center treat the faith, its Orishas, and its music with the respect it deserves: the center stage. Your work does much to bring the faith into the national and international conversation. I'm very happy that you've made this masterpiece available for everyone on the planet. I will be showing it to my future students. Thank you once again! To the musicians: Ogbo Ato Asure Iwori Wofun (Long life and may you receive the blessings of Ifa Odu Iwori Wofun)

[@johnalvarez3604]

+agueybana79 Wynton is one of the greatest musicians of our time, I am so glad to be in the generation that can experience his music. His humility and respect for different cultures is beautiful and is so hard to find nowadays

[@jaychirandu346]

+agueybana79 I am glad I am not the only one who thinks the way you do. Thank you very much.

[@kikiboharris1010]

+agueybana79 Ashe'o!!! This brings me to tears whenever I listen.

[@nsblount]

agueybana79 Asé!!!

[@constancewalsh3646]

Thank you for your depth, dignity, consciousness in words.

[@bmichaelr1]

The more you listen the more you understand the more you hear the different layers of the rythmic and harmonic complexities. Unbelievable. It gives an uncommon depth of feelings and spirituality.

[@guillermoreyescastro7523]

Gracias por subir este concierto. Los músicos, la audiencia y los que vimos este concierto vía internet, gozamos y reconocemos en la música africana nuestros orígenes. Una música accesible, entendible, profunda. Te ubica inmediatamente en las sabanas africanas, en sus selvas majestuosas, su ambiente, entre su gente, nuestro antepasado. Gracias a los maestros Wynton Marsalis, Pedrito Martínez, Chucho Valdés y a la tremenda orquesta.

[@dionisiagirolomoni301]

Grande Wynton Marsalis..Grande Chucho e Pedrito..Grande el Afro Cuban Jazz

[@cayosanandres]

viva la musica afrocubana gracias a Wynton Marsalis por recordarlo para siempre con el gran Chucho Valdez y con el alma en la mano de Pedrito Martines con mucho Acheeee

[@bcongero]

Hello to Winton who I had the pleasure to hang with in LA Ca with our boy Noel Kendricks who you and your dad worked and lived in New Orleans. Thank you Winton and Pedrito . On sharing the roots of our common universal language to the public..

[@govindarajulu-kasturi9614]

Fantastic Album on synthesis of music Salutations to all the Great Musicians . Listening to this music is sheer of JOY OF MUSIC God Bless Thanks Kasturi G

[@joey7wps]

Beautifull music and nice presentation; fiesta antillana de la africanidad y convencion de culturas...Great Marsalis, great team (orquesta, percusion, buenisimo Cantador P.Martinez, coro, bailarines & Chucho) nice experiment.Blessings!!!!

[@renegnahoui6094]

extraordinaire comme expression musicale..

[@miguelmolinerruiz5273]

Es maraviloso compartir la cultura afrocuba entre estos musicos tan diversos con un gran respeto por nuestra. Garcias

[@bmuhamad]

When Mr. Valdez steps to the stage, the magic shifts to 4th gear...

[@ms.kitisaharris3276]

Yesssss

[@Mick-UAD]

... Y en Cuba me dijeron "si armonizas el Afro dejó de ser Afro! Ya eso no es Afro!!" Y ahora llega Marsalis y crea esta joya.... Excelente

[@panamanubian]

Wao... the African Drum its so powerfull...

[@edeloseme]

Can't believe it... wow. Masters, just MASTERS!! Tears in my eyes? Yeah... There are things that touch very deep chords. They come from far away, they are there. They are our roots...

[@Chapo2169]

Bravo, reputisimo el sonido de los Batás

[@daviddoyle4516]

Tremendooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

[@kikiboharris1010]

Tears of Joy. Give Thanks!

[@loiptroip4940]

44:45 brought tears to my eyes..harmony, ancestors, love.. thank you

[@eugenegauggel1000]

Viva la musica de Cuba!!!!

[@BWOODBG33]

wow no words and it is just starting.

[@juancurcio]

me encanta como el pueblo norteamericano baila y siente la música del caribe... jajajaja / Love how the US's people feels and dances with the caribbean music lol

[@carloshugomendozamendez7273]

La percusion es el sonido de la Madre Tierra. Gran Pedrito Martinez. Continua con la percusion fusion. Saludos....maravilla! No morira esta musica desde el corazon del Africa.

[@agaussiran]

this is fantastic! What a beautiful hybrid of jazz and afro-cuban traditions!

[@snagrbuster7343]

This whole Concert is a Masterpiece!! And obviously the main Composer (Wynton Marsalis), is an genius!!

[@raulramirez6914]

Tremendo encuentro de musicasos.gracias a todos ellos.bless...

[@sarahgomezcocco3293]

I wish they sold the audio to this. Absolutely love it!!

[@alexandermurilloorejuela2714]

Increíbles estos maestros...que grandeza..es lo mejor que e oído en mucho tiempo

[@sidneics]

Gracias! Thank you, fantastic performance and music of the soul.

[@jacquescentonze2803]

Wonderfull and great emotion! I saw the 3 concerts in streaming, one more beautiful than the other. Great job of arrangements!

[@joediaz6038]

So Melodic and Explosive! For The Whole World To Hear! Viva La Raza

[@beatrizcampo6370]

MASTERS!!!!! IT'S SO GOOD THAT HURTS!

[@DiegoFerreira-ok1wl]

Yeah.

[@jeanmichelachiary9336]

Magnifique !! Quel boulot ! Bravo!

[@DavidRogelioGuzman]

This evolution of the music is totally in line with it's syncretic nature

[@digimaton]

+David Guzman not an evolution, a rehash, been done better, by other decades ago.

[@eugenegauggel1000]

These african rhythms remind me of a two day I did with Babatunde Olatunje, from Nigeria. His group was at the African pavillion at the 1964-65 Worlds Fair in Flushing Queens. Many years later he taught at Shea's studio near Union Square Park. It was life-changing. I came away hearing city sounds as musical.........It was an initiation, no doubt!

[@rodolfolone]

Una HERMOSA BESTIALIDAD, puro placer, pura emocion, cadencia, todo el poder de ritmo y el poderoso Jazz!! Que gusto!!!

[@AlainThePhilosopher]

Excellent composition and production. I was hooked when I first saw it live last year and am very thankful to be able to view it again. Hope more people get to enjoy/appreciate "Ochas" as a result.

[@johnalvarez3604]

+Alain Londes Such a respectful and beautiful piece Wynton and Pedrito put together. It's hard not to love it

[@manauregutierrez9532]

¡¡¡ VAYA SABROSO tremenda IDEA BUENA PROPUESTA. de los mejores. vaya compromiso el del tambor konkolo e iya. mis respetos MAESTROS MARSALIS Y PEDRITO MARTINEZ. SALUDOS DESDE MARIARA UN RINCON EN EL CENTRO DE VENEZUELA...

[@jorgefarfan3098]

Gracias no conozco a la mayoría de músicos pero esto es una oda a África indiscutiblement y ni hablar del maestro chucho Valdés el creador de irakere que ojala vuelvan a reunirse y que vengan a colombia. carajo

[@lizabeth5471]

Ache...Ache...Para todos mis hermanos!!!

[@asabifatosin1150]

Beautiful collaboration!Made me tear up...

[@jamespoole2425]

I do hoper this composition will be commercially recorded. The music is absolutely wonderful.

[@fonzobaez4966]

simplemente WOW!!!!!! UNA HERMOSURA!

[@RaphaelPontes92]

Alongside with Letieres Leite & Orkestra Rumpilezz, this is one of the most beautiful things that are being done nowadays in terms of music.

[@jayjones8856]

Amazing collaboration!!

[@sunearthlocs]

Superb, Awesome. What a treat. I felt as though I was in the audience. 😄 Thank you for a beautiful and enlightening concert!!!

[@asabifatosin1150]

Baba John Mason, omo Obatala, has done a MASTERFUL job of rendering the songs’ lyrics into intelligible Yorùbá. Look for the book Orin Orisa. It’s a GREAT work.

[@todoynada659]

Bello !! Pedrito Martinez que barbaro !!!

[@SalsaJazzyCom]

Simplemente hermoso .... Blessings from Panamá.

Isto é arte e não se fala mais nada, graciaaaaassss

[@beatrizcampo6370]

Would have liked to be there!

[@9Naethy]

yoruba soy, soy lucumi. mandinga congo carabalí....I AM REMEMBERING NICOLÁS GUILLÉN

[@omarasalas6296]

Excellent Chucho!!!!!..I love u!!!!!

[@ChrisMagalhaesbaiana]

Apaixonada por tanta riqueza de sons e pela entrega!!! Gratidão!!!

[@ajiol]

Incredible awesome concert! Wow!

[@psfpernellsaturninofoundat2592]

Very beautiful!

[@JerryT21]

The muted trombones @ 31:41 is 🔥🔥🔥

[@drumsview]

Wow!!! A perfect piece for me 👏👏👏

[@juancarlosona9776]

Esto es disfrutar la música a otro nivel HERMOSO CONCIERTO

[@AlexLindolfo]

Não me canso de assistir e de me emocionar com esta performance maravilhosa . É uma pérola este registro! Gracias. Saludos desde Brasil.

[@jaydeebishop2345]

Sound taking on this gig is juste stellar!!!

[@hanifriley5893]

Wow lovin this!

[@alverttomazariegos7440]

Mágico, excelente, hermoso concierto

[@krwhereje]

Ache para toda la orquesta

[@Carlo24515]

this is my new favorite thing

[@santiagocardona5888]

What a masterpiece!!!

[@andrespazcastillo3543]

Abure buen arreglo desde venezuela felicitaciones

[@joseytoelendure6875]

Sencillamente espectacular

[@tulsacaupain2882]

Thank you.

[@cesarlopezsalazar910]

simplemente increíble sonido!!!!

[@bmichaelr1]

Wynton-Pedrito II. Long overdue.

[@yunietlombidaprieto7347]

Tremendo concierto!!! Master Class!!!

[@alfredoremus4409]

Magnifica fusión entre lo afro con sus exelentes auténticos percusionistas y el Jazz de estos tremendos musicos dirigidos por el gran Wynton Marsalis, absoluto nivel USA. Chucho Valdez un virtuoso del piano pero como buen cubano como para el la técnica es un fin no un medio la pirotecnia siempre presente con, por momentos, invasión de miles de notas.

[@DiegoFerreira-ok1wl]

Vean como Wynton esta ubicado.Es uno mas de la orquesta pudiendo ser la estrella.

[@joeygonzalezjr7691]

All together,now and in harmony and synthesis .....and a bunch other things took10,000 years to whip up !

[@rbso6]

I love the piece for Oya.

[@johnalvarez3604]

damn Chucho, work it!

[@akinkunmicook2977]

Nice fusion!

[@yvolauren]

Chucho Valdés big MASTA !

[@healdj100]

Me encantaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@aharper12]

Excellent

[@113b]

Powerful and overwhelming

[@comparedtowhat2719]

I'm late to this, but it's wonderful.

[@elorejano57]

Acá estamos, sin poder para de bailar al son de los tambores..

[@ciprianoderore4792]

QUE CLASE DE ARPEGIO PIANISTICO DEL INMENSO CHUCHO VALDES

[@RalphSantospercussion]

Olé Pedrito!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jimmyjackson2981]

I LOVE JAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[@DiegoFerreira-ok1wl]

Me too.

[@maxsalsaman]

this magic

[@nadirahgoldsmith8241]

Just everything...

[@tulsacaupain2882]

Wow wow wow. ❤

[@yasmeenquintana5679]

magic!!