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New Black Eagle Jazz Band at Groton Hill Music Center
Courtesy of Groton Hill Music Center | Posted on January 19, 2024
When
Sat, March 30, 2024
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Billy Novick
clarinetStan Vincent
tromboneJeff Hughes
cornetHerb Gardner
pianoBill Reynolds
drumsJesse Williams
bassAbout
For fifty years, from Symphony Hall to Singapore, the New Black Eagle Jazz Band has delighted audiences worldwide with its infectious, soulful and uplifting style of traditional New Orleans jazz. While paying homage to the greatest musicians of the early jazz era — Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington — the Grammy-nominated band has also developed its own eclectic sound, incorporating spirituals, 1920’s and 30’s popular music, and even some songs recorded by Elvis and Bob Dylan!
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