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News :: Press Releases For Immediate Release: November 28, 2006
We’d be hard put to come up with a more important American jazz figure than Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington. So, as we head towards the holidays, what better way to get in the right mood than by finding out what led to this titan – what music, which musicians- what kind of culture produced him and consequently, his music? This week young piano phenom AARON DIEHL and his quartet play Ellington as well as engage in a dialogue with the class. Next week Loren Schoenberg returns with more on the formative influences on the young Ellington, including Will Marion Cook and Willie “The Lion” Smith. This semester culminates on December 12th with an evening of Ellington on film, focusing on the man who captured America on the musical page. Click here for more information.
Piano stylist, orchestra leader and master teacher Ross Carnegie has brought his flair for performance and a unique harmonic sense to audiences nationwide for over 35 years. Hear him recount tales from his life and career on November 30, 2006. A native of Toronto, Canada, moved to New York City at the age of 19. He met the legendary pianist Teddy Wilson soon thereafter, and began intensive studies with the master of piano touch and harmonic voicings. He continued his apprenticeship with another master pianist and arranger, Mary Lou Williams. The lessons, skills and techniques Carnegie learned with these and other instructors, including J. Lawrence Cook, have been distilled in his path-breaking publication, Ross Carnegie’s Teaching Method, Book One: Introduction to Modern Harmony.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 day of the performance, and include admission to the Museum’s galleries. Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344
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