Thompson Jazz Big Bands
Free or pay what you can
- Presented by: CU Boulder College of Music
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Intermission: One
- Venue: Grusin Music Hall (C112)
- Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St, Boulder, CO 80302
Join the Concert Jazz Ensemble and the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble for a concert of classic big band repertoire. Featuring works by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Thad Jones alongside contemporary works by Jim McNeely, Maria Schneider and Radiohead.
From orchestras, bands and choirs to jazz, world music and opera to world-class faculty and guest performances, the CU Boulder College of Music brings hundreds of stunning performances to Boulder audiences throughout the academic year.
Performance date and time
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. MST
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Program
Ellington/Strayhorn: Overture; Nestico: Tall Cotton; Bauza: Mambo Inn; Jones: Groove Merchant; Foster: Blues in Hoss Flat; Ragin: A Prayer for Lester Bowie; Schneider: Green Piece; Ellington/Strayhorn: Dance of the Floreadores
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