Celebrated Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Continues 44th Season, Music by Duke Ellington and Mark Harvey

SOMERVILLE, Mass. - Oct. 22, 2016 - PRLog -- The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, founded in 1973, is one of the longest continuously operating large jazz ensembles in the world.  JazzTimes praised Aardvark's "lush sonorities, a saxophonic blend worthy of Ellington's finest reed sections," while Jazz Podium (Germany) called Aardvark "one of the best jazz ensembles in the world."

The acclaimed orchestra will perform November 5, 2016 at 8:00 pm at MIT Killian Hall, 160 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02142.  Free admission.   Information:  617-452-3205. The show, called Jazz, Politics, and Ellingtonian Eloquence, is offered in conjunction with Dr. Harvey's course on Duke Ellington at MIT (21M299).  The orchestra presents facets of Ellington the statesman and social philosopher through his words and pieces like Chinoiserie from the Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Suite.  Also on the program:  Mark Harvey originals with a social-political resonance, including De-Evolution Blues and No Walls, an anthem to inclusiveness.

Aardvark performs original compositions by Mark Harvey, as well as classics from the jazz tradition, American music, and world music.  Aardvark has premiered more than 175 works and has released 14 CDs, including 8 discs on Leo Records.  Guest artists have included luminaries Sheila Jordan, Jaki Byard, Dominique Eade, Jimmy Giuffre, Geri Allen, Vinny Golia, Robert Honeysucker, Sheila Jordan, Rajesh Mehta, Lewis Porter, Matt Savage, and Walter Thompson.  http://www.aardvarkjazz.com

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra is managed exclusively by Americas Musicworks. http://www.americasmusicworks.com