This holiday season PJO offers a rarely-heard pearl of the big band repertoire, Duke Ellington's virtuosic adaptation of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.
Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker Suite"-Portland Jazz Orchestra
Location: Newmark Theater
Inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall
1111 SW Broadway (at Main Street)
Portland, OR 97205
Date: Friday, December 5, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Admission/Tickets: $25.00 & $33.75
For more information: www.portlandjazzorchestra.org
This holiday season PJO offers a rarely-heard pearl of the big band repertoire, Duke Ellington's virtuosic adaptation of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. Featuring nine cleverly arranged movements (boasting equally smart titles like Toot Toot Tootie Toot and Sugar Rum Cherry), it’s the quintessential Ellington blend of wit and sophistication. Also on the program are the fresh and innovative charts of distinguished Seattle-based composer, Jim Knapp.
