The award-winning Ellington Big Band will pay a return visit to the Arizona Senior Academy on Tuesday (May 26) for a mid-day concert designed to delight listeners with big-band jazz numbers from the 1920s through the 1950s. “This should be a really eclectic concert,” said Doug Tidaback, the band’s director. “The oldest piece we’ll play is ‘Cotton...
A trio of young Tucsonans who developed a love for jazz with training from an early age, will share jazz standards and originals with the Arizona Senior Academy audience on Tuesday (May 5) in a midday concert beginning at 11:30 a.m. Drummer Gibb Mandish, bassist Jeffrey Sandberg, and pianist Max Goldschmid have been playing together in ensembles...
