The [Duke Ellington] Orchestra started under the name The Washingtonians in 1923. After a brief stint as Duke Ellington and his Kentucky Club Orchestra, they changed their name to Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra. The Orchestra gained nation-wide exposure through weekly radio broadcasts from the Cotton Club from 1927-1930. Upon Duke's death in 1974, his son, Mercer Ellington,- took over as bandleader and continued in his father's tradition.
Performing as part of the series on March 14 will be: Joe Lovano, playing saxophones; Dave Douglas, trumpet; Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone and flute; Andre Hayward, trorhbone; Renee Rosnes, piano; Matt Penman, bass; Eric, Harland, drums; and Stefon Harris, vibraphone and marimba. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is featuring a concert of Russian Masters with guest conductor Antonio, Pappano, with cello soloist Han-Na Chang performing Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 2 and Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2 Thursday at 8 p.m.; Friday at 1:30 p.m.; and Saturday at 8 p.m. [Wynton Marsalis] and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will present Jazz for Young People, in which the question, "What is Swing?" will be discussed. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is featuring a concert of Russian Masters with g...
What better inspiration for young musicians than a Grammy-award winning musician and a world-renowned orchestra. The 11th annual Weekend of Jazz playing Thursday to Saturday at Beavercreek High School will feature performances by the jazz bands of the Beavercreek schools, as well as two-time Grammy winner Jon Secada and the acclaimed Duke Ellington Orchestra led by Tommy James.
WOOSTER -- Fifty years after Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn recorded their highly acclaimed jazz arrangement of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite," the project is finally complete. Jeffrey Lindberg, professor of music at The College of Wooster, recently put the finishing touches on the first-ever authentic transcription of the legendary duo's collaboration. Assembled from the original manuscripts held in the Strayhorn Repository and the Ellington Collection at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, Lindberg carefully crosschecked the music with recordings by the original Duke Ellington Orchestra and filled in the gaps.
The variety stage show will include a tribute to [Herb Jeffries] whose four and a half octave baritone voice will sang his classic hits including "Satin Doll" and the 14 million seller, "Flamingo," which he originally recorded with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He is the sole survivor. Also featured, Harold Kaye's Big Band, Alycia Brennan, Carmelita, Debra Ash, Heather Evans, Guadalupae and dancers, [Pasqual Bettio]'s Strut wearable art fashion line-up with models Alicia Ali, Amelie M'Baye, "Angel" Sherborne, Barbara, Sade, Lady Tracey and more. The Universal Dancers, magician Maceo, Ms. KMD, G Money, Chelsea Williams and musicians Lady Bo Cal, and Wayne Peet wll be attending the event. Terri Tilton, breast cancer survivor and member of Women of Hollywood, will be Mother of the Year.
The jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli pulled into town Saturday to pay homage to the great songwriter and Buffalo native Harold Arlen. And he did not stop there. Pizzarelli threw a surprise set into the first half of the program, when he was not scheduled to perform. Associate Conductor Matthew Kraemer, leading the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, had conducted the splashy overture to Gershwin's "Girl Crazy" and a few entertaining Leroy Anderson numbers when he paused to mention a Duke Ellington Festival the orchestra has planned.
The Ellington Orchestra hasn't changed much since its namesake croaked in 1974, as the two-plus-hour concert showed. Leadership has changed hands to the Duke's son Mercer, and then to grandson Paul Mercer Ellington, who let [Barrie Lee Hall Jr.]-among the last great players from the Duke's original band-lead the group of 15 this night. "Black and Tan Fantasy," with its still-jarring "jungle-style," plunged trumpet lines, and "Cotton Club Stomp" showed the repertory act reaching back to the Prohibition era. The slightly lesscelebrated Duke era spanning the 1950s and beyond, meanwhile, got its due in "Smile As You Go By," a slice of Duke's never-finished opera Queenie Pie; and "Oclupaca," whose humid sauntering and bolero-esque clop! clops! were inspired by a late-1960s visit to Latin Ame...
Bassist extraordinaire [Larry Ridley] will conduct a unique voyage through the life and music of [Thelonious Monk]. The topics covered will speak to Ridley's personal experiences as a bassist with Monk, their travels together and friendship. Audio-visual materials will be utilized. The recommended text for this course is "Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original" by Robin D. G. Kelley. Even if you don't attend these sessions, this is a great book on Monk that is well worth reading. Ridley noted these classes will give participants an opportunity to learn how to listen to music and understand the aspects of Monk's sound. "I want people to know Monk as a man and human being, as well as analyze his music. I also use videos and DVDs of Monk's performances," said Ridley. H...
... in jazz - the short list includes Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker Qua...
People don't realize the amount of work and effort to put this together," Dorsey said. "It is no small task and Dr. [Nathan Davis] is able to bring all these people together with their very busy schedules. It also points to the tremendous respect that all of the musicians have for Nathan as a performer and educator. They respect him on multiple fronts. Dorsey's bass playing has energized jazz masters Lionel Hampton and Art Blakey with his Jazz Messengers as a member of their bands in addition to working with Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist, Cassandra Wilson. A composer and arranger, he has performed with Dizzy Gillecpie, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, Jon Hendricks, Gloria Lynn, Dakota Staton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Dorothy Donegan, Stanley Turrentine, ...
... with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Benny Carter, the Duke Ellington Orchestra and Ch...
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