Bloom/funkhouser Duo: Celebrating Duke Ellington And His Circle at Masonic Event Center

The Freeport Community Concert Association presents the duo of Peter H. Bloom, flute, and John Funkhouser, piano, performing exuberant classics by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Juan Tizol and Mercer Ellington. Among the selections are Caravan, I'm Beginning to See the Light, In a Sentimental Mood, Rockin’ in Rhythm, and the lush Strayhorn ballad Chelsea Bridge. For information, contact their manager, Rebecca DeLamotte, Americas Musicworks, 617-947-5548 or [email protected]

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. 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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The Freeport Community Concert Association presents the duo of Peter H. Bloom, flute, and John Funkhouser, piano, performing exuberant classics by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Juan Tizol and Mercer Ellington. Among the selections are Caravan, I'm Beginning to See the Light, In a Sentimental Mood, Rockin’ in Rhythm, and the lush Strayhorn ballad Chelsea Bridge. For information, contact their manager, Rebecca DeLamotte, Americas Musicworks, 617-947-5548 or [email protected]

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. 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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