VOICE CHOICES ARCHIVES ‘Celebrating Duke Ellington’
by Jim Macnie
The zest Wynton Marsalis puts into these repertory romps matches the acuity they bring to the Ellington material in particular: Writing of this caliber (fingers-crossed for “The Tattooed Bride”) can be jaw-dropping, and the band’s signature punch is abetted by the fact it contains so many killer soloists.
Thu., April 25, 8 p.m., 2013