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Lush Life: Philadelphia Celebrates Billy Strayhorn at Outbeat Jazz Festival at Suzanne Roberts Theater
Courtesy of Michael Ricci | Posted on September 12, 2014
Where
Suzanne Roberts Theater
Outbeat Jazz Festival
480 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
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When
Fri, September 19, 2014
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Keith DeStefano
bassRhenda Fearrington
vocalsTerell Stafford
trumpetTim Warfield
saxophone, tenorBarbara Montgomery
vocalsAndy Kahn
pianoElla Gahnt
vocalsMonnette Sudler
guitarTy Stephens
vocalsKevin Valentine
vocalsAbout
Lush Life: Philadelphia Celebrates Billy Strayhorn is a diverse, inter-generational tribute to Dayton-born, Pittsburgh-raised, pianist, composer and arranger, William Thomas Strayhorn. As Duke Ellington's creative partner for over 30 years, the openly gay and unprecedented Strayhorn created such classics and standards of the Great American Songbook as “Take The A-Train”, “Satin Doll” and of course, “Lush Life.” As half of one of America's most important musical collaborations, Billy Strayhorn penned some of the most enduring music of the 20th century.
Lush Life: Philadelphia Celebrates Billy Strayhorn showcases some of Philadelphia’s finest musicians, vocalists and poets. The presentation is produced by the Philadelphia Jazz Project in conjunction with OutBeat: America’s First Queer Jazz Festival. The performance is built around the arrangements and conducting talents of bassist/composer Keith DeStefano and his exceptional octet, Puzzlebox. It will present re-imaginings of Strayhorn and Ellington's work, as well as explorations of compositions by artists whom they influenced including artists like Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, and David Murray....