The April 12 Trumpet Summit is set to be a special one, featuring a group of renowned musicians who will perform together and include some of Ellington’s most cherished work
Duke Ellington
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Sacred Sounds: Honoring Duke Ellington’s legacy
THIS WEEKEND, Savannah Children’s Choir will pay tribute to a monumental moment in music history: the Sacred Concerts of American music legend Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts, which the […]
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30th Annual Rite of Swing @Armstrong State University
The most noteworthy composer in the history of jazz, Ellington composed over 1,000 songs during his career
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To Sir Duke, with love
How beloved must one man be to draw an estimated 12,000 to his funeral? Well, as beloved as the late “Sir” Duke Ellington, apparently. Born Edward Ellington on April 29, […]
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The most entertaining tax write-off of the year?
AREA MUSIC LOVERS are no doubt “jazzed” to the max about the upcoming appearance by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The single biggest fund-raising event […]
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The soul of New Urban Jazz
BOB BALDWIN IS MORE THAN JUST a celebrated jazz composer. The Grammy nominee is also something of a music business visionary. A versatile and extremely talented keyboardist, over the past […]
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An interview with Coastal Jazz Association Vice President Skip Jennings
I spoke at length with longtime local music enthusiast and promoter Skip Jennings about the upcoming 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival. This is the complete transcript of our conversation. How long […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Appetite for Destruction This professional tribute act works hard to replicate the look, feel and sound of vintage Guns ‘N’ Roses, playing everywhere from small bars to large venues like […]
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Teaching kids to ‘feel’ jazz
CONYERS, GA. NATIVE MARCUS PRINTUP was raised on gospel before catching the jazz bug in his late teens. An award-winning trumpeter in college, he was befriended by the masterful jazz […]