Rick Warren may be causing quite a controversy due to his duties at the Inauguration of President Barack Obama, but to jazz musicians and fans, it may be of equal upset that jazz has been wholly neglected during the program.
Musical selections:
The U.S. Marine Band
The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus
Call to order and welcoming remarks: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif.
Musical selection: Aretha Franklin
Oath of office administered to Vice President-elect Joe Biden by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
Musical selection, John Williams, composer-arranger:
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Gabriela Montero, piano
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Oath of office administered to President-elect Barack Obama by Chief Justice John G. Roberts
Inaugural address by Obama
Poem:
Elizabeth Alexander
Benediction: The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
The National Anthem: The U.S. Navy Band “Sea Chanters”
We get no love. Â Who do you wish Barack had included as an entertainer at the Inauguration?
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