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The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, led by Mark Harvey of Arlington, presented its 49th annual Christmas concert on Zoom, including conversation with Fred Bouchard, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15. This encore presentation of Aardvark’s 2013 performance of the Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker Suite was free. Veteran jazz Read More …
Modern jazz online celebration and discussion Mark Harvey and Peter H. Bloom hosted a Live Zoom Conversation on October 28 , 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 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 …
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 …
Aardvark’s 48th Annual Christmas Concert was a virtual excursion into Aardvark’s Christmas archives. If you missed the live event, join us now in celebrating Aardvark’s 48th Annual Christmas Concert which revisited the band’s performance of the Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker Suite, originally recorded in December 2013 at Boston’s Emmanuel Church. Read More …