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A Duke Ellington Quasquicentennial

Duke Ellington’s influence throughout jazz history as a composer, pianist, orchestrator, and improviser is indisputable. With 2024 marking his 125th birthday, the UChicago Jazz Ensemble will celebrate by exploring a broad range of compositions drawn from Ellington’s oeuvre. From the Cotton Club in New York City of the late 1920s, to his masterful creations with bassist Jimmy Blanton in the 1940s, to his extended works of the 1950s and 1960s, the ensemble will perform a program of Ellington’s widely celebrated tunes as well as lesser performed gems. Come reminisce in tempo as the ensemble performs the works of this remarkable American composer.

Free admission

A Duke Ellington Quasquicentennial

Duke Ellington’s influence throughout jazz history as a composer, pianist, orchestrator, and improviser is indisputable. With 2024 marking his 125th birthday, the UChicago Jazz Ensemble will celebrate by exploring a broad range of compositions drawn from Ellington’s oeuvre. From the Cotton Club in New York City of the late 1920s, to his masterful creations with bassist Jimmy Blanton in the 1940s, to his extended works of the 1950s and 1960s, the ensemble will perform a program of Ellington’s widely celebrated tunes as well as lesser performed gems. Come reminisce in tempo as the ensemble performs the works of this remarkable American composer.

Free admission

More about Logan Center for the Arts
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts serves as a hub for the vibrant arts scene at The University of Chicago and as a cultural destination for the South Side and greater Chicago.
When & Where
May 9, 2024, 8:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Free


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