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Sacred Music of Duke
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| SRJO Live |
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"This is an all-star band that cuts to the heart of classic
jazz styles and makes them sing" |
| Paul DeBarros, The Seattle Times |
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| SRJO Winner of |
| "Best Northwest Acoustic Jazz Ensemble" award from Earshot Jazz |
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| Named in "Best Recordings of 2006" |
| By Audiophile Audition.com online magazine |
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SRJO's Fourteenth Anniversary Season 2008-2009
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| Anacortes Jazz Festival |
SRJO plays Benny Carter's Kansas City Suite
Saturday, August 30, 2008 (afternoon)
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| MAINSTAGE SERIES CONCERT 1 |
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SRJO with Special Guest James Moody |
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Featuring special guest saxophonist, flutist, composer and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master, James Moody.
Back by popular demand, Moody joins the SRJO for a concert of original works written during his years with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
and for his many appearances with Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, Benny Carter, Thelonious Monk, and others.
Moody consistently ranks at the top of the Down Beat Magazine Critics' Poll.
His appearance is presented with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and Earshot Jazz.
Saturday, November 1, 2008 7:30 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall/Benaroya Hall
Sunday, November 2, 2008 3:00 PM
Kirkland Performance Center
Part of the 2008 Earshot Jazz Festival
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| Duke Ellington Sacred Music Concert |
Saturday, December 27, 2008 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Bellevue
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| MAINSTAGE SERIES CONCERT 2 |
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SRJO with Special Guest Toshiko Akiyoshi |
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The SRJO welcomes internationally renowned, award-winning composer, pianist, and NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi to lead the
SRJO in a concert of big band works from her many years touring the globe with the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band.
Born in Manchuria, Akiyoshi took up jazz as a teenager in Japan, coming to the US in her 20s to immerse herself in the sounds of
Basie and Ellington. She became the first woman named "Best Arranger and Composer" by Down Beat magazine, and has recorded over
45 albums with a refreshing view of the art of jazz. Her appearance is presented with support from the
National Endowment for the Arts and Earshot Jazz.
Saturday, March 7, 20099 7:30 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall/Benaroya Hall
Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:00 PM
Kirkland Performance Center
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| MAINSTAGE SERIES CONCERT 3 |
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Tribute to Stan Kenton |
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:30 PM
Nordstrom Recital Hall/Benaroya Hall
Sunday, June 21, 2009 3:00 PM
Kirkland Performance Center
The SRJO plays a concert tribute to Stan Kenton, one of the most innovative composers and band leaders of the 20th Century.
Kenton's unique sound as a composer and band leader emerged during the 1950s as part of the West Coast "cool school" that
combined contemporary European techniques with the harmonies, improvisation and swinging beat of jazz.
Featured works include Artistry in Rhythm, Opus in Pastels, The End of a Love Affair, Intermission Riff, and selections from the
Cuban Fire Suite. As a special highlight, guest soloists from award-winning high school jazz programs in the
Seattle area will be featured.
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