JLCO – Duke Ellington at 125 (on demand through May 9)
Featured Category • 2h 1m
No figure looms larger in the story of jazz than Duke Ellington. Throughout his decades-long career, he wielded his considerable artistry and international fame as instruments for greater equity and meaningful change.
Duke Ellington at 125 celebrates the iconic artist’s socially conscious repertoire—from “Black and Tan Fantasy” and “Caravan” to selections from "Black, Brown and Beige".
Expect an evening of pure inspiration and inexhaustible creativity as the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis salutes a colossal figure of unmatched artistic, social, and political resonance.
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