Nicole Heitger and the Cakewalkin’ Jass Band live at Tony Packo’s
With her brother, Duke, on trumpet and her father, Ray, on clarinet, Nicole Heitger leads the Cakewalkin’ Jass Band in a moving performance of Duke Ellington‘s “Mood Indigo” at Tony Packo’s Café, celebrating 50 years of traditional New Orleans jazz in Toledo.
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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