ADVENTUROUS JAZZ SINCE 1973
Modern jazz online celebration and discussion Join Mark Harvey and Peter H. Bloom on October 28 for a Live Zoom Conversation, with video and musical excerpts, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of A Rite for All Souls, a groundbreaking performance by The Mark Harvey Group Read More …
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Mark Harvey, music director, will celebrate its historic 49th season with two live concerts celebrating the legendary Duke Ellington. Click a date below for more information: North Shore: October 24, 2021, Beverly, MA New Hampshire: November 6, 2021,Manchester, NH A force Read More …
The Aardvark heads north to New Hampshire with a live concert celebrating Duke Ellington on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 7:30 pm, at the Dana Center-Koonz Theater, Saint Anselm College, 100 St Anselm Dr, Manchester, NH 03102. Continuing its long tradition of Ellington-inspired concerts, the Read More …
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Mark Harvey, music director, celebrated the start of its historic 49th season with a live concert celebrating Duke Ellington on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at 7:00 pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 705 Hale St, Beverly, MA 01915 Continuing its long Read More …
On Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 7:00 pm EST, Aardvark Jazz Orchestra hosted an online video concert experience enjoyed from the comfort of your home. The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra’s Eclectic Excursions featured a reprise of selections from Aardvark’s April 2014 concert at MIT Kresge Auditorium. Read More …
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra would like to share this bit of good news as the New Year begins: The New York City Jazz Record has selected Aardvark’s “Faces of Souls” CD [Leo Records] as one of five recordings in their “Best of 2020” Large Ensemble Read More …
The orchestra hosted a livestream celebration of Aardvark’s new CD, Faces of Souls, on Sun., Nov. 15, 2020 at 7 pm EST. Distinguished jazz journalist Bob Blumenthal interviewed Mark Harvey, and they played excerpts from the CD–music by Mark Harvey on themes of democracy, justice and equality. Read More …
Listen to Mark Harvey’s piece “Sisyphus” from Aardvark’s new CD, Faces of Souls: Learn more about the new CD and the CD release event. On November 15 at 7:00 pm, we’ll be hosting a livestream event to celebrate Aardvark’s new CD, Faces of Souls. Distinguished jazz Read More …
Aardvark continues its 48th season with another video from our archives. As Election Day is less than 2 weeks away, we are thinking about how all of us can stand together to protect our democracy. Please join us in watching Tony Hill’s short film about Mark Read More …