HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE DUKE THIS SATURDAY - APRIL 25th at 1:00 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE DUKE: Duke Ellington's 116th Birthday Celebration will be held on Saturday, April 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Ellington Statue in the outdoor plaza at the junction of 110th Street & 5th Avenue, NYC. The event will also celebrate this year's birthdays of five deceased music legends: Frank Sinatra, Billy Strayhorn and Billie Holiday, whose centennial birthdays are being celebrated this year; the 98th birthday of Ella Fitzgerald; and the 92nd birthday of Tito Puente. The celebration will take place from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the outdoor plaza at the junction of 5th Avenue and 110th Street -- The Gateway to Harlem -- beneath the towering statue of Duke Ellington standing besides his piano, a majestic work of art erected in 1997 with funds raised by Bobby Short. Saturday's celebration will be hosted by noted dancer/ choreographer Mercedes Ellington, the Duke's granddaughter who founded DECFA in 2004. The entertainment will be provided by legendary jazz vocalists Antoinette Montague and Marion Cowings, tap dancers Tony Waag and students from The American Tap Dance Foundation/ Tap City and Alec Cowings. They will perform to the music provided by famed percussionist Bobby Sanabria and his Grammy nominated Manhattan School of Music Big Band. Other notables from the jazz world will be on hand to introduce the tributes to the six music legends being honored. Admission is free! For further information see http://www.thedukeellingtoncenter.org
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