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Pictures, Planets, and the River City Big Band

Pictures, Planets, and the River City Big Band

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About the Yardbird Suite

The Yardbird Suite has been Edmonton's jazz venue since 1957. It is the performance venue of the Edmonton Jazz Society, and is an intimate, volunteer-run lounge specializing in...

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Join River City Big Band for their presentation of Pictures, Planets, and the River City Big Band: When Big Band Jazz Meets Classical on Sunday, February 5 at the Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way NW. Doors open at 7:00PM, show begins at 7:30PM.

Classical themes through a jazz lens - swing, Latin, and fusion interpretations of symphonic music for jazz orchestra! Nothing pompous or stuffy about this music - just great jazz!

Musical interpretations the way the Masters wished they had imagined them, as arranged by Ellington (Grieg Peer Gynt Suite), Goodwin (Mozart Symphony no.40), Stride (Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition), Gilliland (Holst Planets), Sturm (Piazzolla), and more!

Pricing
Adult: $21
Student: $11

No physical or electronic tickets will be provided. You will need to have your order confirmation ready at the door.

Parking available in the adjacent neighbourhood. ETS routes 4, 8 and 701 are within a 5-minute walk.

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