Christ The King Parish Club, Score Lane, Childwall, Liverpool L16 6AW
The NW Duke Ellington Orchestra welcomes you to their second concert at Christ The King Parish Club! Directed by Phil Shotton, join us for a night of Duke Ellington's finest music. Get ready to be swept off your feet by the timeless tunes of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, performed by this talented 15 piece big band. Don't miss out on this unforgettable evening filled with jazz, swing, and soulful melodies. Bring your friends and family for an unforgettably fabulous night out!
What does it take for a woman to make it in a man's world?
Meet Vy, a talented songwriter looking to make it big in the 1940's Harlem scene. She quickly learns from her uncle Jester that women will never be taken seriously in a man’s world. But, like many a strong hero, she refuses to accept defeat. Through her gender fluid cunning, she meets club owner The Duke and sensational nightclub singer Lady Liv and is swept up in a syncopated symphony of melodies, mistaken identities and romance. Who will come out on top?
Play On! is set in the jazz scene of New York's Cotton Club. This stylish retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, directed by Talawa’s Artistic Director Michael Buffong (A Kind of People, Royal Court; All My Sons, Talawa and Royal Exchange) fuses the thrilling music of Duke Ellington with street dance choreography. Prepare to be wowed by this musical spectacular that will have your toes tapping and hands clapping along with the timeless soundtrack.
A new Jazz musical based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Conceived by Sheldon Epps and Book by Cheryl L.West Music by Duke Ellington Produced by Talawa Theatre Company and The Belgrade Theatre Co-produced with Birmingham Hippodrome, Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Wiltshire Creative Artwork by Feast Creative
For the Ellington 50-year-old here, focused in October, my bow to the Duke:
From September 30 September to 11 October my episodes of the Ellington Special for Italian Swiss Radio (RSI-Rete 2) will be broadcast daily at 17:40 (CET).
The whole 15 episode special will be available in podcast later.
4 and 6 October 20:00 (CET) Ellington 50, Verdi Conservatorio, Milan.
4 October 20:00 (CET), Introduction to the concert for which I curated the programme.
VJ Orchestra directed by Pino Jodice, with arrangements by Jodice and Oscar del Barba.
Gianluca Petrella special guest.
6 October 11.00 (CET), Verdi Conservatorio, Sala Puccini, conference The inheritance of a Jazz Duke.
5 October 18:00 (CET) Birdland Library, Milan. Walter Gaeta’s book launch, Duke Ellington and Alvin Ailey. Jazz and dance
9-15 October Ellington Festival, Brescia Conservatory and Grand Theatre.
10 October, 17:00 (CET) Brescia Conservatory, conference The Musical Universe of Duke Ellington.
15 October 20:00 (CET), Teatro Grande in Brescia, Introduction to the Symphonic Ellington concert for which I curated the program. Orchestra of the conservatory directed and arranged by Corrado Guarino. Tino Tracanna special guest.
11-16 October
Jazz In Castle,Duke Ellington & George Gershwin, Melegnano
An initiative supported by the Department of Culture of Melegnano in the person of the deputy mayor Simone Passerini, a kermesse that last year was sold out for the three evenings planned.
The formula is the same: two of my captivating storytellings and a final concert that will amplify what was discussed in the conferences.
This year a double celebration: George Gershwin whose Rhapsody in Blue turns 100 years old and Duke Ellington who left us 50 years ago.
18 October 21:00 (CET) Mediceo Castle in Melegnano, conference Duke Ellington: The Man and the Musician
26 October, 21.00 (CET) Theater La Corte dei Miracoli, Melegnano.
Introduction to the concert for which I curated the programme.
Jodice Jazz Sextet & Sunrise String Quartet, arrangements and direction by Jodice.
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