Tag: Duke Ellington
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra: ‘The Gospel Truth’ Review by Audrey Thornton
In keeping with its blues-drenched hand-clapping theme, the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra (MJO), delivered another festive evening of big band tunes at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday,...
‘Duke Ellington School of the Arts presents An Evening with Patti...
Patti LaBelle performed at The Kennedy Center Concert Hall last night., as part of the Performance Series of Legends to benefit the Duke Ellington School...
Patti LaBelle @The Kennedy Center Tonight @7:30 PM For Duke Ellington...
The legendary award-winning singer Patti LaBelle is coming to The Kennedy Center for a special benefit concert tonight March 25, 2013. The concert for...
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra: ‘Mardi Gras with the MJO’ at George Mason...
There is no annual holiday celebration in Louisiana without Mardi Gras! According to historians, Mardi Gras, a one-day prelude to Lent dates back thousands...
‘The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration’ at The...
The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration concert at The Kennedy Center Friday night brought together six talented jazz musicians and an...
‘Hot Nostalgia’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia by Amanda Gunther
Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia is off to a sensational start for their new season. A bright and brilliant beginning to the new year...
‘Jazz for Justice’ at Hylton Performing Arts Center by Audrey Thornton
Nearly twenty-five years to the day of passage of H.CON. RES 57 (12/4/87) officially designating jazz as a rare and valuable national American treasure...
Joe Jackson at The Music Center at Strathmore by Mike Spain
Joe Jackson performed a seamless mix of Duke Ellington classics and Jackson’s own songs at Strathmore on Sunday night. He began his set solo...