Swing and strings!

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Big-band jazz and chamber music peacefully coexisting on Soundcheck.
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks regularly tackle jazz warhorses by Duke Ellington, as well as less-familiar works from the Roaring 20s. Giordano stops by to discuss his repertoire and his ensemble’s concert at Midsummer Night Swing. Also, performances from the Vega String Quartet, who offer a glimpse of their upcoming all-Schubert performances at Trinity Church in August, and Mannes College’s Beethoven Institute.

Vega String Quartet
Midsummer Night Swing
Beethoven Institute

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