The DUKES OF SWING jazz quintet, based in the PACA region, plays the swing music of Duke Ellington, a fabulous composer and bandleader with a career spanning almost fifty years. The band covers the huge repertoire, focusing mainly on the 40s: Caravan, Take the A train, Cotton Tail, Sophisticated Lady, Perdido, Satin Doll…..
A repertoire that highlights Duke Ellington’s compositions and the playing of his soloists: Rex Stewart, Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges, Tricky Sam Nanton, Harry Carney, Ben Webster, Barney Bigard and many others….