Heyward Pays Tribute to Ellington with Cyrus Chestnut\, Peabody Jazz\, Sean Jones\, and more at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Jonathon Heyward, conductor\nCyrus Chestnut, piano\nPeabody Jazz Ensemble\nSean Jones, Richard and Elizabeth Case Chair of Jazz Studies, director\nMembers of Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras\nMembers of BSO OrchKids \nELLINGTON Works for Jazz Band\n-Happy Go Lucky Local\n-A Portrait of Louis Armstrong\n-Concerto for Cootie\n-Chinoiserie\nELLINGTON (arr. Henderson) Three Black Kings\nELLINGTON (arr. Peress) New World A-Comin’ for Piano, Jazz Band, and Orchestra\nELLINGTON (arr. Jensen) Come Sunday\nELLINGTON (arr. Schuller) Night Creature for Jazz Band and Orchestra \nIn this special tribute to Duke Ellington, BSO Music Director Jonathon Heyward celebrates the iconic jazz legend’s philosophy of music “beyond category,” intermingling America’s greatest native art form with classical symphonic traditions...

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Jonathon Heyward, conductor\nCyrus Chestnut, piano\nPeabody Jazz Ensemble\nSean Jones, Richard and Elizabeth Case Chair of Jazz Studies, director\nMembers of Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras\nMembers of BSO OrchKids \nELLINGTON Works for Jazz Band\n-Happy Go Lucky Local\n-A Portrait of Louis Armstrong\n-Concerto for Cootie\n-Chinoiserie\nELLINGTON (arr. Henderson) Three Black Kings\nELLINGTON (arr. Peress) New World A-Comin’ for Piano, Jazz Band, and Orchestra\nELLINGTON (arr. Jensen) Come Sunday\nELLINGTON (arr. Schuller) Night Creature for Jazz Band and Orchestra \nIn this special tribute to Duke Ellington, BSO Music Director Jonathon Heyward celebrates the iconic jazz legend’s philosophy of music “beyond category,” intermingling America’s greatest native art form with classical symphonic traditions. \n::concert, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall::

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