Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | Duke’s Long-Form Pieces: The Liberian Suite, The Degas Suite and Night Creature

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | Ellington @125: Duke's Long-Form Pieces

Friday, May 10, 2024, 9:00PM

Tickets $25-50

  • Dizzy's Club
  • Jazz at Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019

Program information:

Come hear the rich musical tapestry within Duke Ellington's body of work. The 19-piece Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, led by Juilliard faculty member and scholar Loren Schoenberg, performs Duke’s music from the 1930s through the 1970s. The orchestra will perform swing charts such as "Shout 'Em Out Aunt Tillie," long-form works such as "A Tone Parallel to Harlem," selections from The Liberian Suite and The Uwis Suite, and vocal pieces such as "Flamingo" and "Strange Feeling" from The Perfume Suite. All will delight and inspire you. 

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra
Loren Schoenberg, Conductor

Saxophones
Langston Hughes II, Lead Alto
Sophia Kickhofel
Nicklas Caldwell, Lead Tenor
Robert Gilliam
Kelvin Walters, Baritone

Trumpets
Nathaniel Williford, Lead
Jack Towse
Geoff Gallante
James Haddad
James Sarno

Voice
Gillian Margot

Trombones
Andre Perlman, Lead
Nate Jones
Nick Mesler

Rhythm
William Schwarzmann, Piano
Bruce Acosta, Guitar
Guillermo Lopez, Bass
Hank Allen-Barfield, Drums

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