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Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra Performs Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn's Arrangement Of The Nutcracker Suite
Website: http://www.brooklynjazzorchestra.com
The Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra’s next concert will be on December 2, 2012 when the band will play Duke Ellington’s rarely performed arrangement of The Nutcracker Suite. The concert will held at the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, a dynamic church located in Brooklyn’s historic Fort Greene neighborhood. Special guests will include Grammy-nominated singer Carla Cook and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Vincent Gardner.
The Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra (BJO) is a large jazz ensemble firmly rooted in the jazz tradition while also keeping an eye toward the future of creative music. The band’s repetoire includes, but is not limited to, music from Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Count
Basie, Thad Jones, and Gerry Mulligan. The BJO also commissions new music and arrangements from today’s leading composers. Listeners to the Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra can expect a fantastic performance of exciting music.
Paul Francis, the Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra’s founder and leader, is well-established in New York City’s music scene. He has recorded and performed with many of music’s most prestigious names, such as Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Jon Faddis, Ralph Lalama, and Frank Sinatra, Jr. Paul has also toured extensively with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and has appeared on programs for HBO, ABC, and MTV.
Please visit BrooklynJazzOrchestra.com for more information about the band and this
upcoming concert.
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