The Toledo Jazz Orchestra 2012-2013 Season

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2012 - 2013 Valentine Theatre Concert Series

The Valentine Theatre

Songs for our Sister
Saturday, September 22, 2012
The Valentine Theatre
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The Toledo Jazz Orchestra partnering with the Toledo School for the Arts presents Songs for our Sister. This Mary Ann Russo Memorial Jazz Scholarship Concert pairs the TJO with numerous outstanding Toledo vocalists from a group including Ramona Collins, Lisa Young, Kim Buehler, Lori LeFevre Johnson and more. Don’t miss this tribute to a local legend that provides funding for private vocal instruction and graduation scholarship opportunities for T.S.A. students.

An Evening with Duke Ellington
Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Valentine Theatre
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The Toledo Jazz Orchestra presents a tribute to jazz icon Duke Ellington. The band will perform works from the entire spectrum of his compositions, along with the works of his alter ego Billy Strayhorn. The concert will feature local favorite Nate Gurley on vocals, singing some of the Ellington songbook popularized by Al Hibbler, Ella Fitzgerald and a host of others. Selections will include Take The A Train, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good), Sophisticated Lady, Caravan, In A Mellow Tone, Cottontail and much, much more. Nothing sounds better than a night of “Duke”.

Night at the Oscars
Saturday, March 2, 2013
The Valentine Theatre
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Please come to the Valentine Theatre, walk the red carpet and join the Toledo Jazz Orchestra for A Night At The Oscars. The band will perform Oscar winning songs from 1934 to the present. These winning songs include Over The Rainbow, All The Way, Moon River, Secret Love, Days of Wine & Roses, Evergreen, Mona Lisa, Just The Way You Look Tonight, and many more. This concert will also feature the Toledo Junior Jazz Orchestra in their second annual performance at the Valentine Theatre.

Erskine Returns for Kenton
Saturday, April 6, 2013
The Valentine Theatre
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The most passionate big band fans are those of the Stan Kenton Orchestra. The Toledo Jazz Orchestra will once again highlight the music of this great band and by popular demand, will bring back the band’s most legendary drummer Peter Erskine. Peter is arguably the greatest big band drummer of this era, as witnessed in his performance with the TJO last season. He has also recorded with the big bands of Stan Kenton, Maynard Fergusen, Patrick Williams, Bob Florence, Bobby Mintzer and Jaco Pastorius. He has recorded with Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Diana Krall, and has released 25 CDs as leader or co-leader. Peter has recorded on over 500 CDs and motion picture soundtracks. Don't miss this opportunity to hear your favorite band with a big band superstar.