NEC Jazz Orchestra Celebrates The Music Of Duke Ellington at Jordan Hall

In a concert streamed live from New England Conservatory’s iconic Jordan Hall, the NEC Jazz Orchestra celebrates the genius of Duke Ellington on Thursday, October 15 with <em>Reminiscing in Tempo: Music of Duke Ellington</em>. The program, conducted by Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst, will feature Ellington’s early masterpiece “Reminiscing in Tempo” along with many of his other early compositions, including “Daybreak Express,” “East St. Louis Toodle-oo,” “The Mooche,” “Stompy Jones,” and “Transblucency.” Joining the Orchestra is guest vocalist Isabel Crespo Pardo...

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In a concert streamed live from New England Conservatory’s iconic Jordan Hall, the NEC Jazz Orchestra celebrates the genius of Duke Ellington on Thursday, October 15 with <em>Reminiscing in Tempo: Music of Duke Ellington</em>. The program, conducted by Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst, will feature Ellington’s early masterpiece “Reminiscing in Tempo” along with many of his other early compositions, including “Daybreak Express,” “East St. Louis Toodle-oo,” “The Mooche,” “Stompy Jones,” and “Transblucency.” Joining the Orchestra is guest vocalist Isabel Crespo Pardo. There will be half-hour sets at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT.

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