Harlem Speaks - UMHB Jazz Ensemble (Offstage View)
Duke Ellington's Harlem Speaks as performed live by the UMHB Jazz Band in Suzhou, China featuring trumpet soloist Matthew Waldraff, alto saxophone soloist Alex Busby, trumpet soloist Zane Watkins, and trombone soloists Lantz Crossthwait and Timothy Tang.
About Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Ralph J. Gleason called him "America's most important composer." Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm ...
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