Novel Jazz Septet (Pay-what-you-can. Suggested: $25) at Saco River Theatre

About

Novel Jazz Septet, one of Maines premiere jazz groups, is now in their 20th year of keeping the musical legacy of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn alive and swinging. Their mission is to share the music and stories of the iconic Duke Ellington and his equally iconic musical collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, who, together wrote some 3,000 compositions over their musical careers.

The musicians of Novel Jazz, Herb Maine (bass), Mickey Felder (piano), David Clark (Guitar), Nathaniel Johengen (alto saxophone), Michael Mitchell (trumpet), Barney Balch (trombone) and Bill Manning (drums), travel far and wide, keeping the spirit of Duke and Sweet Pea alive and swinging!