Marcus Shelby is preparing for a collaborative concert with Jason Moran at SFJazz, focusing on Duke Ellington's music. The collaboration aims to explore both well-known and obscure arrangements, delving into deeper improvisational aspects. Moran emphasizes the breadth of Ellington's work, rejecting the notion that only a few songs define him. This project highlights Shelby's versatility as a conductor and musician, as he incorporates different styles and historical perspectives into their performances, reshaping audience expectations about jazz and its celebrated figures.
These Ellington charts that Jason got his hands on, some are well known and some are rarely played...there are interesting episodes where we go off into different vamps or tangents or extensions.
Ellington's body of work is a vast ocean...Too often people will reduce his catalog to seven songs. What?! I'm just choosing the shore that I like.
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