Jazz Small Ensembles: A Tribute to Bobby Timmons and The Music of Billy Strayhorn
When:
Monday, April 21, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, McClintock Choral and Recital Room, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: $6 general public/$4 students
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort, conductors
Pianist and composer Robert Henry Timmons is remembered for his incorporation of gospel and funky blues elements into his solos and compositions. During his tenure with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, he composed the hits “Moanin’,” “This Here,” and “Dat Dere.” Composer, arranger, pianist, and lyricist Billy Strayhorn collaborated with Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include such hits as “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Chelsea Bridge,” and “Lush Life.”