Sunday Afternoon Concert Series - Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn

Calling all Jazz Fans!

In celebration of Black History Month, Vinnie Cutro presents "The Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn" featuring Vinnie Cutro on trumpet and Mitch Schechter on piano.

The duo will present the work of the greatest composing duo in American jazz history, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Through musical interpretation and oral presentation, part musical performance, part history lesson, the musicians will present samples from the collaboration of Ellington and Strayhorn, demonstrating what made this collaboration so remarkable, and what it is that continues to delight listeners almost 100 years later.

Vinnie Cutro is a musician, educator and composer.  Performing for the last 40 years with noted jazz greats such as Horace Silver, Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Barry Manilow, Blood Sweat and Tears, The Four Tops, and the Temptations.  He has performed in jazz festivals around the world including Europe, Japan, Africa, Canada, South America and the U.S.  For more information about Vinnie and his work please visit HERE.

"Today's Spotlight - The Star Ledger.  Give Me Liberty - And give me jazz among the aces were Cutro with a sizzling sound and inventive line flow. " - Zan Stewart - The Star-Ledger