The Complete Bird With Strings With Msm Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra at Manhattan School of Music

THE COMPLETE “BIRD WITH STRINGS”
Friday, September 30, 7:30 PM, Neidorff-Karpati Hall (formerly Borden Auditorium)
Justin DiCioccio, Music Director
Vince Herring, alto saxophone
MSM JAZZ PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Charlie Parker had long wanted to record with strings and finally won over producer Norman Granz, recording two albums of jazz standards with a mixed group of jazz and chamber musicians. Parker’s lush artistry floated above these beautiful settings on standards “Just Friends,” “Everything Happens to Me,” “April in Paris,” and others. This program features guest soloist Vince Herring in a rare performance of these legendary string arrangements, originally recorded between 1949 and 1952. ...

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THE COMPLETE “BIRD WITH STRINGS”
Friday, September 30, 7:30 PM, Neidorff-Karpati Hall (formerly Borden Auditorium)
Justin DiCioccio, Music Director
Vince Herring, alto saxophone
MSM JAZZ PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Charlie Parker had long wanted to record with strings and finally won over producer Norman Granz, recording two albums of jazz standards with a mixed group of jazz and chamber musicians. Parker’s lush artistry floated above these beautiful settings on standards “Just Friends,” “Everything Happens to Me,” “April in Paris,” and others. This program features guest soloist Vince Herring in a rare performance of these legendary string arrangements, originally recorded between 1949 and 1952.

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