Jazz, Politics, and Ellingtonian Eloquence
with Mark Harvey and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
presented in conjunction with the music subject 21M299, Duke Ellington
Mark Harvey and Aardvark present 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, Harvey originals with a social-political resonance such as "De-Evolution Blues" and "No Walls," an anthem to inclusiveness.
