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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra To Kick Off 44th Season at Scullers Jazz Club
Courtesy of Rebecca DeLamotte | Posted on September 6, 2016
Where
Scullers Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA
Map
617-562-4111
When
Thu, September 29, 2016
8:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Mark Harvey
composer / conductorPeter H. Bloom
flutePhil Scarff
saxophone, tenorDan Zupan
saxophone, baritoneChris Rakowski
saxophone, tenorArni Cheatham
saxophoneJohn Funkhouser
pianoBill Lowe
trombone, bassBob Pilkington
tromboneJay Keyser
tromboneHarry Wellott
drumsRichard Nelson
guitarAbout
Called “stunningly beautiful and adventurous” (New York City Jazz Record), and “one of the best jazz ensembles in the world” (Jazz Podium, Germany), the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra kicks off its 44th season at Scullers Jazz Club Boston with an exhilarating show featuring the world premiere of Mark Harvey’s Northeast Express, a rollicking shuffle blues evoking the roar and romance of trains for more than a century along the Northeast Corridor. Also on tap: music from Aardvark’s latest CD, Passages, on the Leo Records label (highlights from the disc include Mark Harvey's Saxophrenia and his piece Spaceways, for Sun Ra), plus the Duke Ellington-Juan Tizol classic Caravan and the Duke Ellington-Johnny Hodges ballad Jeep's Blues. “Aardvark suggests the best and the brashest of Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, George Russell, and even Frank Zappa.” (JazzTimes) Scullers is located at Doubletree Suites, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA. Tickets: $25. Reservations and information: 617-562-4111. ...