Windsor Jazz Series concert to feature music of Duke Ellington
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Composer and jazz pianist Duke Ellington will be celebrated Sunday during a Windsor Jazz series concert featuring The Paul Keller Quintet.
American bassist Paul Keller brings his combo of top players — Anthony Stanco on trumpet, James Huges on sax, Scott Kretzer on drums and Mike Karlott on piano — to celebrate jazz’s greatest composer.
Ellington was a musical pioneer who generated an extensive body of work over his 50-year career, composing more than 1,000 arrangements. He was best known as an originator of “big band” jazz.
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Heavily inspired by blues and ragtime pianists during his adolescence, Ellington was playing professionally as part of a small jazz band in Washington by the time he was 17.
The program will include Ellington’s Songbook Standard pop hits such as Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, Take the A Train, Satin Doll, plus his jazz classics, Braggin’ in Brass, Cottontail, Caravan, Stevedore Stomp, Dancers in Love, Stompy Jones and more.
Windsor’s Natalie Culmone provides vocals.
Showtime is 2:30 p.m., at Mackenzie Hall, 3277 Sandwich St.
Tickets are $30 in advance via [email protected] or $35 at the door (cash, cheque or e-transfer).
For further information, call 519-974-7754.
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