TROKER

Saturday, October 15, 2016 • 8 pm Spaulding Auditorium • Dartmouth College

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Post-Performance DiscussionYou are invited to remain in the theater immediately following the performance for an informal discussion with the artists.

Funded in part by the Andrew J. Greenebaum 1984 Fund and the Robert Grinnell Fund for the Hopkins Center.

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If Salvador Dalí ever made a heist movie, then Mexico’s Troker would have been the soundtrack. Hailing from the Mexican state of Jalisco, a land where tequila has long been its most famous export, Troker may just be the most important new musical export from Jalisco today. Troker’s sound careens between the sublime and the dangerous, turning on a dime from precise and complex, to wild and free. The six-piece group has created a blend of both composed and improvised, where metal riffage merges with powerhouse funk drumming and DJ scratching, and where melodic horn lines pull from both jazz and mariachi traditions. Troker knows what it takes to move a crowd. In 2014, Troker shone particularly bright, becoming the first band in the

history to play twice, in consecutive years, at the West Holts Stage at the legendary Glastonbury Festival in England. In 2014, they were both SXSW and WOMEX official showcasing artists. In 2015, the New York City Jazz Record rated Troker among the top 20 best performances of the year, alongside artists like Vijay Iyer, the Julian Lage Trio and Charles Lloyd. In 2015, Troker was selected to be one of the five artists from Latin America awarded the Southern Exposure touring grant, which subsidized major touring and educational outreach opportunities in over fifteen states across the USA. In September of 2016, Troker made its debut at the 59th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival. This is Troker’s first performance at the Hopkins Center.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Chay Flores trumpet Diego Franco saxophone Samo Gonzalez bass

Christian Jimenez keyboards Frankie Mares drumsDJ Sonicko turntables

CONNECTING ARTISTS TO THE COMMUNITYWhile at Dartmouth, Troker met with students in the departments of Film, Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies, and Music, had dinner with students and faculty in a residential House Community, and participates in a post-performance discussion. For more information on Hop Outreach & Arts Education, call 603.646.2010 or visit hop.dartmouth.edu/online/outreach.

This engagement of Troker is made possible through Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tonight’s performance is presented without an intermission.

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RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA BIRD CALLSfri JAN 27 • 8 pm • SPAULDING AUDITORIUM

A fiery, forward-looking tribute to jazz icon Charlie Parker by one of today’s most celebrated sax players.

BRAD MEHLDAU piano tue APR 4 • 7 pm • SPAULDING AUDITORIUM

Supremely expressive jazz pianist blends diverse influences—from classical to pop—into shapely impromptu musical creations.

For tickets or more info, call the Box Office at 603.646.2422 or visit hop.dartmouth.edu. Share your experiences! #HopkinsCenter

THE NILE PROJECT tue APR 25 • 7 pm • SPAULDING AUDITORIUM

Singers and instrumentalists from the 11 Nile countries play danceable, life-affirming music.

BARBARY COAST JAZZ ENSEMBLE sat OCT 22 • 8 pm • SPAULDING AUDITORIUM

The Coast welcomes two stellar guest artists this fall: multi-instrumentalist Peter Apfelbaum (tenor saxophone, piano, drums) and flutist Nicole Mitchell.

D A RT M O UTHRECYCLES

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Jay Cary ‘68, T’71 Business and Administrative Officer Joseph Clifford Director of Audience Engagement

Margaret Lawrence Director of Programming

Joshua Price Kol ‘93 Director of Student Performance Programs/ Interim General Manager Sydney Stowe Acting Director of Hopkins Center Film

HOPKINS CENTER DIRECTORATE

Maria Laskaris ‘84 Interim Director

HOPKINS CENTER BOARD OF OVERSEERS

Austin M. Beutner ’82, P’19 Kenneth L. Burns H’93

Barbara J. Couch Allan H. Glick ’60, T’61, P’88, GP’19

Barry Grove ’73 Caroline Diamond Harrison ’86, P’16, P’18

Kelly Fowler Hunter ’83, T’88, P’13, P’15, P’19

Robert H. Manegold ’75, P’02, P’06Michael A. Marriott ’84, P’18Nini MeyerHans C. Morris ’80, P’11, P’14 Chair of the Board Laurel J. Richie ’81 Trustee RepresentativeRobert S. Weil ’40, P’73 HonoraryJennifer A. Williams ’85

Kate Adams, Advisor on Student RelationsKeely Ayres, Senior Production ManagerRebecca Bailey, Publicity CoordinatorLouis Burkot, Jr., Director, Glee Club Todd Campbell, Production Manager Mora Cantlin, Audience Engagement Assistant Sarah Case, Theater Department Academic AssistantAileen Chaltain, Senior Box Office Manager Filippo Ciabatti, Director, Dartmouth Symphony OrchestraJanet Collins, Woodworking Assistant InstructorWalter Cunningham, Director, Gospel ChoirMegan Dean, Business Office AssistantMargaret Devine-Sullivan, Theater Department AdministratorAnn Marks DiLalla, Community Venture Initiative CoordinatorTerry Duane, Marketing Studio ManagerRobert Duff, Director, Handel SocietyGregory Elder, Woodworking Instructor/DirectorJohanna Evans ‘10, Acting Manager, Hopkins Center Film Crystal Fielding, Piano & Keyboard Technician Sherry Fiore, Donor Relations Officer Corey Fitch, Digital Content CoordinatorMary Gaetz, Outreach Coordinator Sean Gao ‘13, Coordinator of Student ProgramsJeff Georgantes, Jewelry/Metals Instructor/DirectorDonald Glasgo, Director, Barbary Coast Jazz EnsembleDavid Haggerty, Master Technician

Mark Hanneman, Production ManagerAbbey Harlow, Membership Program Coordinator Case Hathaway-Zepeda ’09, Jewelry Artist-in-ResidenceLisa Hayes, Assistant Director for FacilitiesRyan Hebert, Box Office ManagerSarah Heimann, Assistant Ceramics InstructorKaren Henderson, Programming AssistantTodd Hendricks, Master Technician John Heginbotham, Dance Artist-in-ResidenceKerry Keegan, Box Office AssistantIngrid Knudsen, Business SpecialistStephen Langley, Ensembles AssistantLaura Larrick, Advisor on Student RelationsKevin Malenda, Master Technician Matthew M. Marsit, Director, Wind Ensemble/Marching Band Patti Moffitt, Executive Assistant to the Director Stephanie Pacheco, Outreach Manager Sally Pinkas, Pianist-in-ResidenceJean Reichert, Operations AssistantAshlee Robinson, Marketing Studio Graphic DesignerColin Roebuck, Master TechnicianEden Sabala, Events ManagerHafiz Shabazz, Director, World Music Percussion EnsembleErin Smith, Outreach CoordinatorJenny Swanson, Ceramics Instructor/DirectorBrandea Turner, Senior Events ManagerSarah Westney, Production Office Business Coordinator Patrick Wilkinson, Box Office Manager