What Makes It Great?: Jazz on the Tracks
Mon Mar 25, 7:30 PM - Mon Mar 25, 9:30 PM

Jazz on the Tracks: The Train in Classic Jazz from Miller to Marsalis
Featuring the big band Kyle Athayde Dance Party

From Glenn Miller and Count Basie _ Verve Records, to Duke Ellington - Verve Records and Wynton Marsalis, the everyday ordinary sounds of trains have inspired some of the greatest jazz composers and compositions of the 20th century. Railroads were a constant in American culture and deeply connected to the world of working musicians criss-crossing the country. Rob Kapilow and the big band Kyle Athayde Dance Party will unravel and explore trains as both sonic and cultural themes in a whistle-stop tour through some of the 20th century’s greatest big-band masterpieces. From Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" to Marsalis's "Big Train," the everyday sounds of trains have been an inspiration to some of the greatest jazz composers in history.