Bloom/funkhouser Duo: Salute To Duke at Theatre On The Green

Cheraw Arts Commission presents the internationally acclaimed 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, Cottontail, In a Sentimental Mood, Rockin’ in Rhythm, and the lush Strayhorn ballad Chelsea Bridge.

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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Cheraw Arts Commission presents the internationally acclaimed 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, Cottontail, In a Sentimental Mood, Rockin’ in Rhythm, and the lush Strayhorn ballad Chelsea Bridge.

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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