Aardvark Jazz Orchestra 44th Annual Christmas Concert at Emmanuel Episcopal Church

The internationally acclaimed Aardvark Jazz Orchestra celebrates its 44th Annual Christmas Concert with a rare performance of the magnificent Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn Nutcracker Suite– an exuberant big band take on the perennial classic, in which the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy becomes the Sugar Rum Cherry, the Arabian Dance becomes Arabesque Cookie, and the Waltz of the Flowers becomes the Dance of the Floreadores. Proceeds will benefit a local charity (to be announced).
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra gave its inaugural concert December 23, 1973 at the Church of the Covenant in Boston as a benefit for the Chelsea Fire Fund. Every year since then, the band has held a Christmas concert to support a deserving cause. The aim of the Christmas Concert has always been to provide soulful celebration with a social conscience through a uniquely Aardvarkian perspective in the spirit of the season. Past beneficiaries have included Doctors Without Borders, American Friends Service Committee, Rosie’s Place, The Poor Peoples United Fund and dozens more. Over the past 40 years, guest artists at the Christmas concert have included Sheila Jordan, Howard McGhee, Semenya McCord, Joe Carroll, Ron Gill, Jack Powers, Kip Tiernan, Brother Blue and many others. Visit us at www.aardvarkjazz.com...

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The internationally acclaimed Aardvark Jazz Orchestra celebrates its 44th Annual Christmas Concert with a rare performance of the magnificent Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn Nutcracker Suite– an exuberant big band take on the perennial classic, in which the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy becomes the Sugar Rum Cherry, the Arabian Dance becomes Arabesque Cookie, and the Waltz of the Flowers becomes the Dance of the Floreadores. Proceeds will benefit a local charity (to be announced).
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra gave its inaugural concert December 23, 1973 at the Church of the Covenant in Boston as a benefit for the Chelsea Fire Fund. Every year since then, the band has held a Christmas concert to support a deserving cause. The aim of the Christmas Concert has always been to provide soulful celebration with a social conscience through a uniquely Aardvarkian perspective in the spirit of the season. Past beneficiaries have included Doctors Without Borders, American Friends Service Committee, Rosie’s Place, The Poor Peoples United Fund and dozens more. Over the past 40 years, guest artists at the Christmas concert have included Sheila Jordan, Howard McGhee, Semenya McCord, Joe Carroll, Ron Gill, Jack Powers, Kip Tiernan, Brother Blue and many others. Visit us at www.aardvarkjazz.com

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