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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Concert: Music by Duke Ellington And Mark Harvey at MIT's Killian Hall
Courtesy of Rebecca DeLamotte | Posted on October 22, 2016
Where
MIT's Killian Hall
160 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA
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When
Sat, November 5, 2016
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Mark Harvey
composer / conductor
Arni Cheatham
saxophone
Bill Lowe
trombone, bass
Dan Zupan
saxophone, baritone
Chris Rakowski
saxophone, tenor
Phil Scarff
saxophone, tenor
John Funkhouser
bass, acoustic
Bob Pilkington
trombone
Jay Keyser
trombone
Richard Nelson
guitarAbout
Called "captivating" (Jazz Improv) and "one of the best jazz ensembles in the world" (Jazz Podium, Germany), The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Mark Harvey music director, continues its 44th season on November 5, 2016 at 8:00 pm at MIT, Killian Hall. The show, called Jazz, Politics, and Ellingtonian Eloquence, is offered in conjunction with Dr. Harvey’s course on Duke Ellington at MIT (21M299). Free admission. Information: 617-452-3205. The orchestra presents facets of Ellington the statesman and social philosopher through his words and pieces like Chinoiserie from the Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Suite. Also on the program: Mark Harvey originals with a social-political resonance, including De-Evolution Blues and No Walls, an anthem to inclusiveness. www.aardvarkjazz.com...
