Monday, May 12, 2008

BLUE NOTE ANNOUNCES SUMMER BIG BAND FESTIVAL

This summer, the Blue Note will put on a Summer Big Band Festival that features three very different and prominent big bands from June 24 - July 13:

Dizzy Gillespie™ All-Star Big Band (June 24-19) featuring James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Claudio Roditi, Antonio Hart, Greg Gisbert, Steve Davis, Cyrus Chestnut, John Lee, Lewis Nash and vocalist Roberta Gambarini

Duke Ellington Orchestra (July 1-6)

Charles Tolliver Big Band (July 8-13): Half Note Records Live Recording (Tolliver's Big Band was nominated for a Grammy Last year for their Blue Note Records CD "With Love").

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