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JLCO with Wynton Marsalis in Sydney

JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Ensemble JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Date Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
Time 7:00pm
Event Type Concert
Tour JLCO Australia Asia Tour 2019
Project Music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington
Venue Sydney Opera House
Address Bennelong Point
Location Sydney, Australia
Venue Phone +61 2 9250 7111

Basie and Ellington were bandleaders, colleagues, composers and celebrities who wrote dozens of timeless standards and elevated jazz to the position of high art.
Ellington made tunes like Mood Indigo, Take the A Train, It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) and many others smash hits. Count Basie was a big band pioneer, composer and arranger who created a unique sound for his ensembles.
Both men led incredible bands over their long careers, boasting some of the best players of their day, a who’s who of American popular music.
Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis leads one of the most sensational big bands of our day. He and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra pay homage to the greatest jazzmen to ever swing in a red-hot night of great tunes and improvisation.

Personnel

Setlist

Set I (Basie):

  • Sleepwalker’s Serenade
  • Goin’ To Chicago Blues (Chris Crenshaw, Vocals)
  • Jumpin’ At The Woodside
  • April In Paris
  • Awf’ly Nice To Be With You
  • Topsy
  • Yes Sir, That’s My Baby (Vincent Gardner, Vocals)
  • Blee Blop Blues

Set II (Ellington):

Encore: