Kirkland Performance Center presents...
SRJO Plays Charles Mingus
- Sunday, February 5, 2023 – 2:00 PM
- Adult: $55.00
- Youth: $15.00
Description
SRJO continues its year-long recognition of the 100th birthday of the great composer, bassist and band leader, Charles Mingues. From his famous years as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, to his emergence as a prolific composer, recording artist and civil rights advocate, we present his most loved works, including Goodbye Porkpie Hat, Haitian Fight Song, and Nostalgia in Times Square.
LiveStream tickets are also available for $25.
Artist Bio
The award-winning, 17-piece Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO) is the Northwest’s premier big band jazz ensemble, co-directed by drummer Clarence Acox, nationally recognized director of bands at Seattle’s Garfield High School, and saxophonist/arranger Michael Brockman, long-time faculty member at the University of Washington School of Music.
The ensemble includes many of the region’s best-loved jazz soloists and bandleaders, and their extensive and growing repertoire is drawn from the 100-year history of jazz, from turn-of-the-20th century ragtime to turn-of-the-21st century avant-garde.
Recently, the cities of Seattle and Kirkland and the state of Washington proclaimed October 4th “Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra Day” in honor of the organization’s achievements. Their newest compact disc, “Benny Carter’s Kansas City Suite,” which features narration from Clarence Acox and a performance by the late Hadley Caliman, was released in November 2014 and has already achieved wide sales throughout the region. For more information about the SRJO, visit srjo.org.
