Duke Ellington - Armory ConcertIn 1955 the great Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performed for the 10,000 seat D. C. Armory, in his hometown of Washington, D. C. As Ellington fans will of course remember, Ellington had an incredible rebirth at the Newport Jazz Festival the next year, after reacquiring alto saxophone star Johnny Hodges and his writing partner, the great Billy Strayhorn. New drummer Sam Woodyard would also prove to be an invaluable part of the new Ellington sound,

following the widely acclaimed 1993 Bach English Suites

historical keyed trumpet

In 2018 he signed in for The Voice of Holland

"Metal from Hell"

Disc Two has the one LP from 1970

and sharing the stage with many first-rate musicians who have left me with lasting memories

Originally intended as a joke project

Long serving and integral member Chris Milden maintains rhythm guitar duties while Luca Mazzucconi (drums) joined the ranks in 2009 to complete a formidable line up of some of the best musicians on the scene

Of particular interest is the Sonata in C minor (King's Catalogue No

So these two tracks

with Hiroyuki Iwaki conducting the Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra

and co-wrote 'The Creator Has A Master Plan' for the album "Thembi"