Ariel Pocock and Chad Eby In The Crown

IN THE CROWN

Ariel Pocock and Chad Eby: The Ellington-Strayhorn Connection

The composer/songwriter tandem of Edward “Duke” Ellington and Billy Strayhorn generated some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century. While Strayhorn was the lesser-known of the two, his mark on Ellingtonia was unmistakable from the early 1940s until his untimely death in 1967. Ariel and Chad will present some of their best-loved compositions as well as underplayed gems, sung and played with the reverence, wit, and joy that this timeless music deserves!

Tickets are $15 Adults and $10 Seniors, Military, Students.
Ticket Commissions: $3 processing fee plus sales tax

This event is seated.

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ABOUT THE CROWN

North Carolina’s Ariel Pocock and Chad Eby have been delighting audiences around the world for the past five years with their friendly duo interpretations of jazz standards and other music. Expect bold and whimsical twists on the familiar, lesser-known gems from jazz, film, and popular song, as well as compelling original compositions.

Ariel Pocock has received international acclaim as an equally captivating jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer. Ariel’s notable performances as a headline act include the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, the Rochester International Jazz Festival, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the 2014 Jazz Cruise, the Tokyo Jazz Festival, the Quebec City International Jazz Festival, the Stanford Jazz Workshop, and many more.

Chad Eby has earned widespread critical acclaim as “a consummate improviser” (Jazz Times), “has tremendous poise and natural melodic sense” (Ottawa Sun), and his ”tone is boundless, blues-inflected, and wholly satisfying” (AllAboutJazz.com). He is Associate Professor in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program at UNCG, and is a Conn-Selmer and D’Addario Woodwinds Performing Artist.

Enjoy Ariel and Chad’s duo albums “BFFs” and “Friendships: BFFs II” at www.chadeby.bandcamp.com.

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