Performances + Events
NEC Jazz Orchestra: Blues and the Abstract Truth
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
Free - No ticket required
In-Person Event
Open to the Public
Streaming
The NEC Jazz Orchestra, led by Ken Schaphorst, will explore the many ways in which the blues are expressed in music for voice and big band. Early, more traditional examples of blues will be featured, including Memphis Slim’s Every Day (I Have the Blues) and Duke Ellington’s Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue, alongside more contemporary blues offshoots, such as Julius Hemphill’s Hard Blues.
The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted.
Eckstine: Blowin' the Blues Away
Hemphill: C/Saw
W. C. Handy (arr. Nelson Riddle): Friendless Blues
Heath: Gingerbread Boy
Mingus/Joni Mitchell, lyrics (arr. Ken Schaphorst): Goodbye Porkpie Hat
Ellington: Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
intermission
Byard: Up Jumps One
Memphis Slim (arr. Ernie Wilkins): Every Day (I Have the Blues)
Nelson (arr. Ken Schaphorst): Stolen Moments
Wilson: Basically Blues
Arlen/Johnny Mercer, lyrics (arr. Billy May): Blues in the Night
Hefti: The Kid from Red Bank
