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JLCO plays Duke Ellington

Name: JLCO plays Duke Ellington
Start: 2026-08-11T19:30:00
Location: Usher Hall

Edinburgh International Festival

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Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown and Beige weaves the sounds of blues, spirituals and work songs into a suite for jazz orchestra. Ellington, troubled by clichéd representations of Black culture, felt it was ‘time a big piece was written from the inside’. His ambitious suite gives a powerful account of Black life in America, from slavery, through emancipation, segregation and military service, to a new era of prosperity and cultural assertiveness.

Program

Duke Ellington - Black, Brown and Beige

Participants

Ekep Nkwelle

Vocals

Chris Crenshaw

Conductor

Edinburgh International Festival

Producer

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1 dates (11 Aug - 11 Aug)

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