World Jazz Day with The North West Duke Ellington Orchestra

Name: World Jazz Day with The North West Duke Ellington Orchestra
Start: 2025-04-30T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Capstone Theatre

Schedule

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Capstone Theatre | Liverpool, EN

The North West Duke Ellington Orchestra starts its first tour by marking World Jazz Day at the Capstone Theatre on Wednesday 30th April, before headlining the freestage at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival on Saturday 3rd May.
The orchestra is dedicated to celebrating the music of jazz legend Duke Ellington, performing pieces from across his illustrious career—from his early 1920s Cotton Club dance tunes to the dynamic and sophisticated suites of the 1950s.
The ensemble performs music largely sourced from The Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra’s ‘Essentially Ellington’ programme, featuring note-for-note transcriptions of historic live performances by The Duke Ellington Orchestra. The band gives audiences an authentic experience of the timeless brilliance of Ellington and his long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, as they were meant to be heard.