The musical legacy of The Duke is celebrated in this stylish and brassy retrospective, which has taken audiences and critics by storm throughout the world. Act I takes us from Ellington’s early days at The Cotton Club through his widening acceptance abroad, while Act II explores the private man as captured in his music. It’s a high-stepping salute inspired by the glamorous nightlife and sensuous highlife of a man who lived to love.
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Mykai Eastman atop the piano in ‘Sophisticated Ladies’
