Performers
American Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein, Conductor
Marcus Roberts Trio
··Marcus Roberts, Piano
··Rodney Jordan, Bass
··Jason Marsalis, Drums
Special Guest: Catherine Russell, Vocalist

The American Symphony Orchestra toasts the genre-defying Duke Ellington with an evening including New World A-Comin’ and Three Black Kings performed with the Marcus Roberts Trio. The concert also features Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Catherine Russell. Experience Ellington’s music on stage at Carnegie Hall, where he played a series of annual concerts and premiered many of his greatest works, including Black, Brown, and Beige and Night Creature.

Program
ELLINGTON Black, Brown, and Beige Suite (arr. Peress)
ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN “Satin Doll” (arr. Chuck Israels)
ELLINGTON Harlem (arr. Henderson and Peress)
ELLINGTON “Sophisticated Lady” (arr. Gould)
ELLINGTON New World a-Comin’ (arr. Peress)
ELLINGTON Les Trois Rois noirs (completed by M. Ellington, arr. Henderson)
ELLINGTON Night Creature for Jazz Band and Orchestra (arr. Henderson)