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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra 44th Annual Christmas Concert at Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Where
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
15 Newbury Street, Boston
Boston, MA
Map
617.536.3355
When
Sat, December 10, 2016
7:30 pm
At Door
Save the date
Musicians
Mark Harvey
composer / conductorPeter H. Bloom
fluteArni Cheatham
saxophoneChris Rakowski
saxophone, tenorPhil Scarff
saxophone, tenorDan Zupan
saxophone, baritoneBill Lowe
trombone, bassJay Keyser
tromboneBob Pilkington
tromboneJeanne Snodgrass
trumpetRichard Nelson
guitarJohn Funkhouser
pianoAbout
The internationally acclaimed Aardvark Jazz Orchestra celebrates its 44th Annual Christmas Concert with a rare performance of the magnificent Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn Nutcracker Suiteโ an exuberant big band take on the perennial classic, in which the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy becomes the Sugar Rum Cherry, the Arabian Dance becomes Arabesque Cookie, and the Waltz of the Flowers becomes the Dance of the Floreadores. Proceeds will benefit a local charity (to be announced).
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra gave its inaugural concert December 23, 1973 at the Church of the Covenant in Boston as a benefit for the Chelsea Fire Fund. Every year since then, the band has held a Christmas concert to support a deserving cause. The aim of the Christmas Concert has always been to provide soulful celebration with a social conscience through a uniquely Aardvarkian perspective in the spirit of the season. Past beneficiaries have included Doctors Without Borders, American Friends Service Committee, Rosieโs Place, The Poor Peoples United Fund and dozens more. Over the past 40 years, guest artists at the Christmas concert have included Sheila Jordan, Howard McGhee, Semenya McCord, Joe Carroll, Ron Gill, Jack Powers, Kip Tiernan, Brother Blue and many others. Visit us at www.aardvarkjazz.com...