Bloom/funkhouser Duo: Celebrating Duke Ellington And His Circle at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

Hailed for “infectious brio” (The New York City Jazz Record), called “master musicians” (CultureJazz.Fr), and praised for “jubilation in their swinging performances” (Textura Magazine, Ontario), the Bloom/Funkhouser Duo (Peter H. Bloom, flute, and John Funkhouser, piano) will make their debut in the venerable Tuesday’s Music Live Series in Augusta GA with a Salute to Duke Ellington. Bloom and Funkhouser bring style and verve to gems by Duke and his extraordinary co-composers Billy Strayhorn, Juan Tizol and Mercer Ellington.

Praised as “a fine partnership, one which brings some serious spark to these tunes” (AllAboutJazz.com), Bloom and Funkhouser have performed for 30 years in clubs, concert halls, festivals, colleges, universities and other venues across New England and the Southeast...

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Hailed for “infectious brio” (The New York City Jazz Record), called “master musicians” (CultureJazz.Fr), and praised for “jubilation in their swinging performances” (Textura Magazine, Ontario), the Bloom/Funkhouser Duo (Peter H. Bloom, flute, and John Funkhouser, piano) will make their debut in the venerable Tuesday’s Music Live Series in Augusta GA with a Salute to Duke Ellington. Bloom and Funkhouser bring style and verve to gems by Duke and his extraordinary co-composers Billy Strayhorn, Juan Tizol and Mercer Ellington.

Praised as “a fine partnership, one which brings some serious spark to these tunes” (AllAboutJazz.com), Bloom and Funkhouser have performed for 30 years in clubs, concert halls, festivals, colleges, universities and other venues across New England and the Southeast. Their CD, Exuberant Ellingtonia (Americas Musicworks), as been called “a treasure trove” (Textura Magazine, Ontario) and “one of those albums that we know are unique jewels” (Jazz, ese ruido, Spain).

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