MIKE PRICE JAZZ ORCHESTRA IN LOS ANGELES at

  The Mike Price Jazz Orchestra was formed in Tokyo Japan in 1999 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Duke Ellington.  The initial concert featured a rare performance of the "Such Sweet Thunder Suite, " also known as the "Shakespearian Suite. During the the following years the band featured other important Ellington/Strayhorn compositions in addition to featuring the leader’s own work.  Mike has also brought other rarely heard, extended works to the Japanese audience such as the Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaborations, “Miles Ahead” and “Porgy & Bess.”  For this first appearance in Los Angeles with many of LA’s great jazz musicians, the orchestra will perform music from the Ellington legacy, featuring the “Such Sweet Thunder Suite”  plus a selection of other pieces from other suites such as “The New Orleans Suite” and “The Far East Suite!”  This will be a musically delicious entree designed to satisfy even the most discriminating tastes of the jazz epicure! ...

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  The Mike Price Jazz Orchestra was formed in Tokyo Japan in 1999 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Duke Ellington.  The initial concert featured a rare performance of the "Such Sweet Thunder Suite, " also known as the "Shakespearian Suite. During the the following years the band featured other important Ellington/Strayhorn compositions in addition to featuring the leader’s own work.  Mike has also brought other rarely heard, extended works to the Japanese audience such as the Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaborations, “Miles Ahead” and “Porgy & Bess.”  For this first appearance in Los Angeles with many of LA’s great jazz musicians, the orchestra will perform music from the Ellington legacy, featuring the “Such Sweet Thunder Suite”  plus a selection of other pieces from other suites such as “The New Orleans Suite” and “The Far East Suite!”  This will be a musically delicious entree designed to satisfy even the most discriminating tastes of the jazz epicure! 

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