GENERAL/INDUSTRY: 2nd Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Oct 4-8 / Free Megashow on the Mall
30th Sep 2006, 15:56 GMT
2nd Annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival October 4-8 In the Nation's Capital and FREE on The National Mall With Classic, Latin and International Focus Featuring Roy Haynes, Paquito D'Rivera, Randy Weston, Dr. John, John Scofield with Mavis Staples, Poncho Sanchez, Roy Hargrove Charles Fishman, Dizzy Gillespie's former personal manager and producer, has lived in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC, for 21 years. Throughout his time in the city, he wondered why Washington was the only major capital city in the Western world without a jazz festival. He thought it was a shame since jazz was invented in this country, and DC was the birthplace, musical training ground and home of the legendary Duke Ellington...
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