The CJRO will bring big band funk or - as Delfayo Marsalis called it - “booty shakin’ music” to the forefront in this performance. The band, composed of sixteen of the area’s top jazz musicians, will trace the origins of this music, beginning with Duke Ellington’s “Rockin’ in Rhythm” and “Harlem Nocturne” as arranged by Mike Tomaro. After highlighting the big band dance orchestra sound, the group will continue a journey through the funky soulful sounds of the sixties and seventies until they arrive in the present to feature pop and smooth jazz artist, Nelson Rangell.
