The Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz Plays The Concert Hall, 5/29
By: BWW News Desk Apr. 01, 2010
Midnight Roses: The Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz Concert
Presenter: The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Conductor: Barrie Lee Hall Junior
Venue: Concert Hall
Dates: May 29, 2010?22:30
Price: VIP?580?480?380?280?180 RMB
The Duke Ellington Orchestra is the preeminent performer of the music of Duke Ellington. A prolific composer, Ellington created over two thousand pieces of music, including the standard songs Take the A-Train and It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) and the longer works Black, Brown and Beige, Liberian Suite, and Afro-Eurasian Eclipse. The Orchestra features Barrie Lee Hall, one of the original orchestra members.
In 2007, The Duke Ellington Orchestra traveled over four continents to play and promote the music of Duke Ellington. The Orchestra was the featured Performer at the prestigious Tokyo Jazz Festival and the Cape May Jazz Festival (one of the longest running jazz festivals in the United States).In 2008, the Duke Ellington Orchestra again travelled throughout the world including two tours in Japan, Puerto Rico, and a six-week United States West Coast tour. The Orchestra performed at the world famous jazz clubs Jazz Alley in Seattle, Blues Alley in Washington D.C., Billboard Clubs in Japan, Blue Note New York and Nagoya.For more information, click here.
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