Move to the Music - Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite” Performed by CU’s Concert Jazz Ensemble

‘Move To the Music’ is an explosion of large ensemble performances. Weekly shows have taken place since July 11th and continue through the end of 2023. Each of these large ensembles is made up of a combination of full-time, professional musicians and highly skilled amateur musicians, playing side by side to create music. Community music-making has long been a part of the arts-and-culture fabric in Colorado, from big band to mariachi. Dazzle is thrilled to present large ensembles in all of their modern forms, celebrating Denver’s jazz roots in the Historic Five Points neighborhood.

Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite” Performed by CU’s Concert Jazz Ensemble
December 6 – 6:30PM & 9PM
Join the Thompson Jazz Studies/CU Boulder Concert Jazz Ensemble for a joyful and swinging evening of the hippest holiday music ever! The “Nutcracker Suite” is Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s masterful arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s classic. Selections include:
“Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes),” “Peanut Brittle Brigade (March),” “Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy),” “Danse of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers),” “Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)” and more.

This event is supported by Denver Arts & Venues through a Five Points Jazz Activation grant.