KU Jazz Ensemble I with Remy Le Boeuf, alto saxophone/composer

Schedule

Tue Apr 01 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center | Lawrence, KS

Advertisement
Remy Le Boeuf is a four-time Grammy-nominated composer and saxophonist, whose music is rooted in the jazz tradition and overlaps into contemporary classical and indie-rock realms. Le Boeuf is also the founder and director of the jazz orchestra Assembly of Shadows, as well as the chief conductor of the Nordkraft Big Band in Denmark. He has worked with a range of collaborators, including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Linda Oh, HAIM, JACK Quartet, Dayna Stephens, Prefuse 73 and his identical twin brother Pascal, with whom he co-leads the experimental quintet Le Boeuf Brothers.
With his debut jazz orchestra release, Assembly of Shadows (2019), Le Boeuf established himself as a unique voice with a penchant for cinematic majesty and melody-driven themes. Hailed by The New York Times for his music’s “overwhelming beauty,” he quickly earned two Grammy nominations for Best Instrumental Composition and Best Arrangement the following year. In 2021, he released a complementary sequel, Architecture of Storms (2021), showcasing his acrobatic saxophone playing while exploring the diversity of his emotions and influences. His sophomore album garnered two additional Grammy nominations for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album and Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a Capella. Le Boeuf has released several additional albums as a leader of smaller projects including his solo album and book, Vignettes II (2023), and his quintet album, Light as a Word (2019). He is also co-leader of five albums with Le Boeuf Brothers. Le Boeuf’s latest jazz orchestra release, Heartland Radio, was released on March 15, 2024.
He will perform with the KU Jazz Ensemble I led by Dan Gailey, director of Jazz Studies. The program has received 31 DownBeat Student Music Awards, including Jazz Ensemble I’s 2023, 2021, 2019 and 2015 awards in the Graduate Division for Best College Big Band in the United States or Canada, and their Outstanding Performance Awards in the same division in 2022 and 2017.
In April 2022, the band was one of 10 college jazz ensembles invited by Wynton Marsalis to compete in the Rudin Jazz Championship at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, where they were selected as one of five finalists for the evening concert. The ensemble also performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City with internationally acclaimed vocalist Deborah Brown in 2016 and toured Europe with Brown in 2018, performing 10 shows in 13 days, including appearances at three of the world’s most prestigious jazz festivals: the Montreux Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz and the Jazz À Vienne Festival. The band will return to Europe in July 2024, with performances at Umbria Jazz and the San Sebastian (Spain) Jazz Festival, among others.
Jazz Ensemble I has had the distinction of performing with such noted guest artists as Toshiko Akiyoshi, Clark Terry, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Anat Cohen, Sean Jones, Kneebody, Michael Dease, Renee Rosnes, Steve Wilson, Vincent Gardner, Camila Meza, Tia Fuller, Dave Douglas, Louie Bellson, Jeff Coffin, Tim Ries, Peter Erskine, Vince Mendoza, Conrad Herwig, Bob Sheppard, Gary Foster, Steve Houghton, Bob Mintzer, Bobby Shew, Carl Fontana, Dick Oatts, Frank Mantooth, Ingrid Jensen, Jon Hendricks, Pete Christlieb and many others.
Advertisement

Where is it happening?

Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center, 1600 Stewart Dr, Lawrence, KS 66045-7597, United States,Lawrence, Kansas

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center

Host or Publisher Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center

It's more fun with friends. Share with friends

Discover More Events in Lawrence

Fri Apr 04 2025 at 07:30 pm The Blind Boys of Alabama @ Lied Center of Kansas in Lawrence

Lied Center of Kansas

Lady Lamb
Sun Apr 06 2025 at 07:00 pm Lady Lamb

Bottleneck

Lady Lamb at Bottleneck
Sun Apr 06 2025 at 07:00 pm Lady Lamb at Bottleneck

Bottleneck

Sun Apr 06 2025 at 07:00 pm Lady Lamb @ Bottleneck in Lawrence

Bottleneck

Black Violin
Sat Sep 14 2024 Black Violin

Lied Center Of Kansas

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Jim Henson\u2019s Fraggle Rock - Back to the Rock Live
Wed Sep 18 2024 Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock - Back to the Rock Live

Lied Center Of Kansas

PARTIES ENTERTAINMENT
Tue Oct 08 2024 at 07:00 pm Music Mashup at Set Em Up Jack's

Set Em Up Jack's

MUSIC LIVE-MUSIC
Cara Romero: Following the Light
Thu Nov 21 2024 at 06:00 pm Cara Romero: Following the Light

Spencer Museum of Art

ART ENTERTAINMENT
Friendship Bracelet Making
Thu Nov 21 2024 at 06:00 pm Friendship Bracelet Making

1301 Jayhawk Blvd , Lawrence, KS, United States, Kansas 66045

ENTERTAINMENT
Ardys & Friends at Studio 901!!!
Thu Nov 21 2024 at 07:00 pm Ardys & Friends at Studio 901!!!

901 Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence, KS, United States, Kansas 66044

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
KU Vocal Jazz Concert
Thu Nov 21 2024 at 07:30 pm KU Vocal Jazz Concert

Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
On the Patio W\/ DJ Proof
Thu Nov 21 2024 at 10:00 pm On the Patio W/ DJ Proof

Replay Lounge

PARTIES ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Pappan Artist Talk
Fri Nov 22 2024 at 12:00 pm Chris Pappan Artist Talk

Spencer Museum of Art

ART EXHIBITIONS
I Heart Local Music Presents: A Tribute to Selena (Free, all ages)
Fri Nov 22 2024 at 06:00 pm I Heart Local Music Presents: A Tribute to Selena (Free, all ages)

The Bottleneck

PERFORMANCES ENTERTAINMENT
Rally for Renner: Buskers and Bands Bash
Fri Nov 22 2024 at 07:00 pm Rally for Renner: Buskers and Bands Bash

The Bottleneck

ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC
UDC Fall Concert
Fri Nov 22 2024 at 07:00 pm UDC Fall Concert

Crafton-Preyer Theatre

ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC
Boys Life \/ Sweeping Promises \/ Flooding @ the White Schoolhouse
Fri Nov 22 2024 at 07:00 pm Boys Life / Sweeping Promises / Flooding @ the White Schoolhouse

1510 N 3rd St, Lawrence, KS 66044-9181, United States

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Holiday Cottages
Sat Nov 23 2024 at 01:00 pm Holiday Cottages

ART EMERGENCY

WORKSHOPS HOLIDAY
SPOTLIGHT EVERYTHANG: THANGSGIVING SHOWCASE
Sat Nov 23 2024 at 10:00 pm SPOTLIGHT EVERYTHANG: THANGSGIVING SHOWCASE

The Bottleneck

ART PERFORMANCES
The Bowersock Mills & Power Co. 150th Anniversary Friendsgiving
Sun Nov 24 2024 at 03:00 pm The Bowersock Mills & Power Co. 150th Anniversary Friendsgiving

500 S Powerhouse Rd, Lawrence, KS 66044, United States

MUSIC WORKSHOPS

What's Happening Next in Lawrence?

Discover Lawrence Events