Jazz Finale: Warren Wolf plays Chick Corea

Saturday, June 27, 2026
7:00 PM | St. Paul’s German Church

King of Two Fives (2013) by Warren Wolf (b. 1979)

Vibraphone | Warren Wolf
Piano | Alex Brown

Artwork: Derek Fordjour, Harlem Basement: The Birth of Black Swan (2025), Acrylic, charcoal, cardboard, oil pastel, and foil on newspaper mounted on canvas, 74 x 98 inches, Courtesy of Derek Fordjour Studio

Lyric Suite for Sextet (1983)* by Chick Corea (1941-2021)

I. Overture
II. Waltz
III. Sketch (for Thelonious Monk)
IV. Roller Coaster
V. Brasilia
VI. Dream
VII. Finale

Artwork: Derek Fordjour, Lovesong (2025), Acrylic, charcoal, cardboard, and oil pastel on newspaper mounted on canvas, 67 x 87 inches, Courtesy of Derek Fordjour Studio

The Old Line (2018)*..............Alex Brown (b.1987)

Artwork: Derek Fordjour, Jazzland (2022), Acrylic, charcoal, cardboard, oil pastel, glitter, and foil on newspaper mounted on canvas, 77.5 x 117.5 inches, Courtesy of Derek Fordjour Studio

Vibraphone | Warren Wolf
Piano | Alex Brown

Ivalas Quartet
Violin | Tiani Butts, Reuben Kebede
Viola | Marcus Stevenson
Cello | Pedro Sanchez

*New York Premiere

Reception to follow curated by Melba’s
With thanks to the German International School New York

With gratitude to the patrons & partners whose generosity has made this evening possible:

Alex Brown, Dave Freilich Artist
Ivalas Quartet, Newbower Family Ensemble
Unbannable Library curated by Paul Collins, Hague Family Visual Artist
Warren Wolf, Weisser & Holtgrave Jazz Artist

St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church
Pastor Lars Reimann, Carolina Burnett

Aion Entertainment
Boylan Bottling
Brotherhood Winery
Derek Fordjour Studio
German International School New York
Innovative Percussion
Ludwig Musser
Masterwork Music & Art Foundation
Melba’s Restaurant
Radeberger Gruppe USA
Sennheiser
Steinway & Sons
Tarisio Fine Instruments
WQXR

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