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Sean Nelson & New London Big Band: The Lost Music of Thad Jones

February 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

$20
Sean Nelson & New London Big Band

The Connecticut based New London Big Band performs music from their upcoming CD: the lost music of Thad Jones written for Harry James.

Led by trombonist and composer Sean Nelson, the New London Big Band is a “full bodied and polished brassy big band” (Jazz Weekly) made up of 17 of the finest musicians in New England. Formed in 2016, they play monthly to sold out crowds at the Social Bar + Kitchen in New London, where they attract professional and amateur dancers from near and far.

Their album, Social Hour, released to critical acclaim on Summit Records, is “a smartly swinging young crew…their beat can’t be beat, and they know and show that swing is the thing.” (Midwest Record) The album received airplay globally and charted on the jazz radio charts. The band performed an album release concert for a sold out audience at the famed Birdland Jazz Club.

The band wants to show the world that big band jazz is a vibrant and joyful sound that is not just for jazz aficionados. “Nelson…has assembled a youthful, sharp, hip 17-piece ensemble as dedicated as he is to the belief that big band sounds can provide a fine musical experience — one best served up live, where the groove and excitement of the arrangements and instrumental interplay can energize and pack a dance floor across generations.” (The Day of New London)
           Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-london-big-band-the-lost-music-of-thad-jones-tickets-1205696242919?aff=oddtdtcreator

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The Hallowed Halls
4420 SE 64th Avenue
Portland, OR 97206 United States
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