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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Music By Mark Harvey at Killian Hall At Mit
Where
Killian Hall At Mit
160 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA
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When
Sat, October 7, 2017
9:00 pm
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Musicians
Mark Harvey
composer / conductorPeter H. Bloom
flutePhil Scarff
saxophone, tenorChris Rakowski
saxophone, tenorDan Zupan
saxophone, baritoneJohn Funkhouser
pianoRichard Nelson
guitarHarry Wellott
drumsBill Lowe
trombone, bassJay Keyser
tromboneBob Pilkington
tromboneJeanne Snodgrass
trumpetAbout
Aardvark opens its Boston Fall season (45th anniversary year) with an updated version of Mark Harvey's Swamp-a-Rama Suite, which was first performed on April 29, 2017, Day 100 of the Trump administration. The rollicking suite includes the Trumputin Tango, Fake News Blewz, and Perseverance Pavanne. The program will conclude with Harvey’s No Walls, inspired by Duke Ellington’s belief in moving beyond category in art and life, expressed in his pithy question: Did God Ever Make a Wall? The piece, written in 2007 as a tribute to Doctors Without Borders, continues to resonate today as Aardvark's anthem of inclusivity and hope...