When:
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CT
Where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive , Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: General Public $6; Students $4
Contact:
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Victor Goines, conductor
Duke Ellington and Count Basie have produced some of the most sophisticated and swinging music in the history of jazz. Featuring the music of their respective bands, this concert celebrates their soul- and blues-drenched genius.
Billy Strayhorn, Take the A Train
Duke Ellington, Blue Cellophane
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, Star Crossed Lovers
Clarence Williams and Spencer Williams (arr. Billy Strayhorn), Royal Garden Blues
Duke Ellington, Happy Go Lucky Local
Duke Ellington, Cotton Tail
Ernie Wilkins, Kansas City Shout
Bennie Moten, Moten Swing
Neal Hefti, Lil' Darlin'
Frank Foster, Shiny Stockings
Frank Foster, Blues in Hoss' Flat
Vernon Duke (arr. Wild Bill Davidson), April in Paris