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YOU'RE
INVITED
Marcus
Shelby Jazz Orchestra's
Port Chicago CD Release Celebrations
Tuesday
and Wednesday, February 21-22
8pm and 10pm each night
Yoshi's at Jack London Square
Tickets $14 (8pm) and $10 (10pm)
Before
its national release, the new CD will be on sale at venue
Buy
Tickets
Feb.
21, 8 pm | Feb.
21, 10 pm | Feb.
22, 8 pm | Feb.
22, 10 pm
www.yoshis.com
This special appearance by the award-winning Marcus Shelby
Jazz Orchestra features the CD release of the commissioned
work, Port Chicago.
Port
Chicago is a jazz suite written in 14 sections. The composition
is the result of a commission from the Equal Justice Society
to honor the black sailors killed in 1947 at the Port Chicago
Naval Base near Oakland, California.
The
music is an abstract representation chronicling the story
of these African American sailors from the swing clubs in
Oakland to grappling with the injustices of segregated life.
Music will also include "Ella - A Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald
- Ballet for Jazz Orchestra," that was composed for the
Oakland Ballet, and excerpts from Duke Ellington's "Black,
Brown & Beige."
The
MSJO is comprised of today's best Bay Area musicians and is
a high powered and innovative group. Marcus Shelby is an award
winning composer, arranger, educator and bassist. His credits
include original scoring for film, theater and dance as well
as jazz composition for his own groups. He is nationally recognized
for his innovative and collaborative approach to composing
and arranging for text, the visual arts, dance and theater.
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra
www.marcusshelby.com
Learn
more about the Port Chicago Disaster
www.equaljusticesociety.org/portchicago
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