Ellington 2021

 

April 29

7:00 PM CET Ulf Lundin and Bo Haufman (SE) 

Welcome to Ellington 2021

7:10 PM CET Invited keynote speaker: Dr. John E. Haase (U.S.) 

Unmasking Ellington: How The Smithsonian Opened His Massive Archive

7:40 PM CET Leila  Olivesi (FR) 

Ellington's Piano Performances : A Laboratory for Composition 

8:25PM CET Music Break 10 min

8:35PM CET Samantha Wright (UK) 

Ellington’s Clarinet Players 

9:20 PM CET Bent Persson (SE)

Kustbandet - 60 Years With Duke Ellington

May 3

7:00PM CET David Berger (U.S.) 

Flaming Youth: Ellington’s 1920s compositions

8:00PM CET Music Break 10 min

8:10PM CET David Berger Q&A 

8:30PM CET Ken Steiner (U.S.A) 

Never-issued rarities from Steven Lasker's collection.

9:10PM CET Marilyn Lester (U.S.A)

Duke Ellington and The Great American Songbook

9:50PM CET End of Day Music  15 min

May 5

7:00PM CET Loren Schoenberg (U.S.A) 

Truly Wonderful: The Lesser-Known Ellington Small Band Recordings, 1936-1941

7:45PM CET Brian Priestley (UK)

Ellington and the Sound of Africa

8:30PM CET Music Break 15 min

8:45PM CET Michael Kilpatrick (UK) 

The New Ellington of the 1930s: Identifying and Hearing The Manuscripts

9: 30PM CET Laurent Mignard Duke Orchestra (FR)

Performing Duke Ellington today - From Ellington French Touch To Duke's Ladies

May 7

7:00PM CET Steve Bowie (U.S.A) 45 min

Cootie Williams - The Bandleader Years 1942-1962

7:45PM CET Music Break 10 min

7:55PM CET Jan Bruér (SE) 

Otto – Hotter Than Sweet (preliminary title)

8:40PM CET Music Break 

8:50PM CET Jack Chambers (CAN)

Figuring It Out. Working With Ellington 1969-1973

9:35PM CET Invited closing address speaker Dr. Matthias Heyman (BE)

Are You Stickin’ (Around)?: Ellington in the 21st Century

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