Concert of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music

Ellington’s wonderful “Sacred Music” is both serious and swinging. It is a reverent and hip body of jazz composition, written late in his career, for jazz big band, vocal and instrumental soloists, and tap dancers. For the past 35+ years, Earshot Jazz has presented an annual concert of Ellington’s Sacred Music. This year, Michael Brockman leads an all-star Seattle big band featuring trumpeters Jay Thomas and Michael Van Bebber ; pianist Randy Halberstadt , bassist Phil Sparks ; trombonists Dan M