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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra To Perform Ellington, All Blues at Highland Jazz
Courtesy of Rebecca DeLamotte | Posted on October 14, 2015
Where
Highland Jazz
140 Brandeis Rd
Newton, MA
Map
781-237-1917
When
Sat, December 5, 2015
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra
Mark Harvey
composer / conductor
Arni Cheatham
saxophone
Peter H. Bloom
flute
Dan Zupan
saxophone, baritone
John Funkhouser
piano
Phil Scarff
saxophone, tenor
Bob Pilkington
trombone
Richard Nelson
guitar
Bill Lowe
trombone, bassAbout
Praised for "lush sonorities worthy of Ellington's finest reed sections" (JazzTimes), The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra performs a show of Duke Ellington Blues, an exuberant tour across many decades, including C Jam Blues, Such Sweet Thunder, Portrait of Mahalia, Blue Pepper (from The Far East Suite), and The Shepherd (a powerful blues from the Second Sacred Concert).
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