Music on McFarland presents The Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

Vinnie Cutro (trumpet) and Mitch Schechter (piano) will present the work of the greatest composing duo in American jazz history, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Through musical interpretation and oral presentation, part musical performance, part history lesson, the musicians will present samples from the collaboration of Ellington /Strayhorn, demonstrating what made this collaboration so remarkable, and what it is that continues to delight listeners almost 100 years later.

Funded by a generous gift to the AWPL Foundation by Glenn P. and Susan D. Dickes