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A Special Invitation From MERCEDES ELLINGTON






A Special Invitation From MERCEDES ELLINGTON



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THE DUKE ELLINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Please join host MERCEDES ELLINGTON
for a very special event at the world-famous Friar’s Club
 
Ellington, New York, and the Essence of Jazz
 
A Dynamic Talk with Surprising Images and Plenty of Music
 
          Presented by Edward Green, Noted Composer and Jazz Scholar,
 Professor at the Manhattan School of Music  

JULY 31 from 6-8 pm – Friars Club
 57 East 55th St., New York
Meet and Greet with Light Refreshments and Q/A
SUGGESTED DONATION: $25
 
Due to very limited capacity, and Friars Club protocols, please
 RSVP BY JULY 21 to: director@thedukeellingtoncenter.org

You must be pre-registered to be admitted. 
Please remit your fully tax-deductible donation to
The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts, a 501(c)3 Nonprofit, at PayPalUse email address info@thedukeellingtoncenter.org

Duke Ellington was America's greatest composer – his music is also 
bound upwith the energy of New York City – its dynamic life and nightlife. 
Ellington’s music embodies, with verve and high style, the very essence of jazz music.
 
With surprising visual images and classic recordings of Ellington music 
including "Harlem Air Shaft," "Black and Tan Fantasy," "The Mooche" 
and the band's theme, Billy Strayhorn's "Take the A Train" you’ll learn 
why Duke Ellington demonstrated more than anyone else in 
American music – with depth and honest  joy –what reality truly is. 
 
The presentation is based on Aesthetic Realism (founded by Eli Siegel in1941), a key
tenet of which is: "In reality opposites are one; art shows this.” In this context,
Dr. Green shows how Ellington’s music is gutsy, raw, earthy – but likewise subtle,
sophisticated, and filled with the keenest intellect. Ellington makes opposites one;
 together we hear in his music freedom and order, passion and control,
adventure and security – opposites which every person hopes can be one in their life.

 

 
The mission of THE DUKE ELLINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS is 
to preserve, promote and further the music and philosophy 
of this American genius through performance and education. 
 
Please see us at www.thedukeellingtoncenter.org and Like us on Face Book: www.facebook.com/TheDukeEllingtonCenter

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THE DUKE ELLINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS 

 
Your ongoing support and commitment to our mission is a
vital part of the work.  
Please contribute via PayPal and use email info@thedukeellingtoncenter.org
 
YOUR DONATION IS FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE
 

 

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