Triad Arts with David Ford UNCG presents The Nutcracker Swings!December 1, 2011Join the UNCG Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble for a night of holiday music that crosses boundaries! Jazz influenced works like Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide and George Gershwin’s An American in Paris, and then, the highlight will be a side-by-side presentation of Tchaikovsky’s masterful score to The Nutcracker with Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s innovative arrangement for jazz band. Jazz bassist and UNCG Associate Professor and Director of the Miles Davis program in jazz studies Steve Haines speaks with TAUC host David Ford.
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Triad Arts for November 29, 2011
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