ADVENTUROUS JAZZ SINCE 1973
The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (Mark Harvey, director) will open its historic 47th season with a Duke Ellington Celebration, including classics and sacred music featuring the First Parish of Concord choir, directed by Elizabeth Norton, with Nikki Turpin, narrator. The concert is sponsored in collaboration with Read More …
Aardvark continues its 47th season at MIT, with the Boston premiere of Harvey’s “Consecration” (2019), together with his “Trumputin Tango” and “Fake News Blewz” from Aardvark’s latest CD Democratic Vistas (2018, Leo Records). The event is 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Killian Hall, 160 Read More …
The orchestra’s annual Christmas concert will feature Ellington’s sacred music, updated jazz carol, and works by Harvey in the spirit of the season. Check back soon for detailed event updates. Sign up here for updates. It is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Read More …
Mark your calendars now for upcoming Aardvark Jazz Orchestra concerts in Spring 2020 Saturday, May 2, 2020, at 7:30 pm The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: Salute to Duke Ellington Dana Center Koonz Theatre Saint Anselm College Manchester NH 03102 Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 8:00 pm Read More …
In case you missed it: Last summer, in New Hampshire, the Aardvark Jazztet, comprised of members from the larger orchestra, performed two shows in August, in Claremont and Cornish, New Hampshire. Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 6:30 pm Aardvark Jazztet: Duke Ellington Celebration Mark Harvey, Read More …
A Personal Appeal From Mark Harvey: Dear Aardvark Fans, In 1974, Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi and I co-led an exciting ensemble in Boston called the Allstars Big Band. Claudio went on to international fame with many artists including Paquito D’Rivera and Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nation Read More …