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Ring In The Holiday Season With Sherman Irby

Jazz At Lincoln Center | By Suraya Mohamed,
Sarah Kerson
Published December 10, 2020 at 10:59 AM EST
Saxophonist Sherman Irby preforms winter classics like "Let It Snow" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" for the <em>Jazz Night In America</em> holiday special.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center
Saxophonist Sherman Irby preforms winter classics like "Let It Snow" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" for the Jazz Night In America holiday special.

This holiday season, Jazz Night in America presents your favorite holiday classics, courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra saxophonist Sherman Irby and his band.

MUSICIANS

Sherman Irby, alto saxophone; Steve Turre, trombone; Isaiah J. Thompson, piano; Gerald Cannon, bass; Chris Beck, drums; Camille Thurman, vocals.

SET LIST

  • "Let it Snow" (Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne)

  • "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" (J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie)

  • "Wonderin'" (Sherman Irby)

  • "My Only Christmas Wish" (Sherman Irby)

  • "Frosty The Snowman" (Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins)

    • CREDITS

    Producer: Suraya Mohamed; Writer: Sarah Kerson; Host: Christian McBride; Music Engineers: Rob Macomber and James Nichols(JALC); Technical Director: David Tallacksen; Senior Producer: Katie Simon; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann and Gabrielle Armand; Senior Director of NPR Music: Lauren Onkey.

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    Suraya Mohamed
    Suraya Mohamed is a three-time Peabody Award-winning producer, sound designer and editor. She currently serves as the project manager for Jazz Night In America and is a contributing producer on the Alt.Latino podcast. She also produces NPR's holiday specials package, including Tinsel Tales, Hanukkah Lights, Toast Of The Nation, Pink Martini's Joy To The World: A Holiday Spectacular and most recently Hamilton: A Story Of US. You'll also find her work on the Tiny Desk series as either a producer or engineer.
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    Sarah Kerson
    Sarah came to WBGO in 2018 after spending time at WNYC and WCBS 880 as a producer and news assistant. As a production assistant at WBGO, she works with Jazz Night in America and on other WBGO programming. She developed a love for music as an undergraduate at Barnard College, where she DJ'ed blues, country, soul, and hip-hop shows at WKCR. Sarah got her start in public radio as an intern in the Michigan Radio newsroom in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan.