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Strayhorn in the Foreground: Rare Works for Big Band by Jazz Composer Billy Strayhorn at Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Courtesy of Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies | Posted on October 25, 2013
Where
Miller Theatre at Columbia University
2960 Broadway
New York, NY
Map
212-854-1633
When
Thu, November 21, 2013
7:30 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Michael Hashim
saxophone, sopraninoTad Shull
saxophone, tenorScott Robinson
saxophone, tenorEddie Pazant
saxophone, altoLauren Sevian
saxophone, baritoneArthur Baron
tromboneDavid Gibson
tromboneFreddie Hendrix
trumpetMike LeDonne
organ, Hammond B3About
Billy Strayhorn helped create the world known as “Ellingtonia,” but his music was a world of its own. Strayhorn, who composed the hit song “Lush Life” as a teenager, had already taken just what he needed from jazz, American popular song, and classical music when he first met Duke Ellington in 1938, sparking their historic collaboration of nearly three decades. “Strayhorn in the Foreground” will feature his suave, subtle, and surprisingly modern compositions for jazz orchestra. Presented by Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies at Miller Theatre on Thursday, November 21, 2013, the concert will focus on works Duke never recorded, including rarely heard pieces like “Cashmere Cutie” and “Pentonsilic,” as well as expanded, eccentric versions of hits Strayhorn composed for the Ellington orchestra like “Take the A Train” and “Chelsea Bridge.” The Billy Strayhorn Orchestra brings together some of New York’s leading jazz soloists to offer a fresh version of this innovative and influential oeuvre....