Big Band Trumpets: Kings of Swing Tribute to Duke Ellington & more

Name: Big Band Trumpets: Kings of Swing Tribute to Duke Ellington & more
Start: 2026-09-06T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-06T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Reduta Jazz Club

took place · 6 Sep 2026

Reduta Jazz Club, Prague

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A celebration of swing at Prague's Reduta Jazz Club with Big Band Trumpets.

About the venue: Reduta Jazz Club

Reduta Jazz Club is the oldest jazz club in Prague, opened in 1957 on Národní street near the National Theatre. It gained worldwide fame when U.S. President Bill Clinton played saxophone here during a jam session in 1994. The programme features jazz, swing, Dixieland, blues, funk, soul and big band shows; the club has repeatedly been named among the Top 10 jazz clubs in Europe by The Guardian.

Národní 20, 110 00 Praha 1 Get directions

About: Duke Ellington

From 1924 until his death, Ellington fronted his big band through more than twenty thousand performances across the globe. Pieces like "Mood Indigo," "Sophisticated Lady," and "Take the A Train" have long since entered the permanent jazz canon.

1.9M

monthly listeners on Spotify

2000+

composed songs

20000+

concerts performed during career

Grammy Awards

What's new

2025-09
In September 2025, an annual memorial celebration was held in New York at the statue of Duke Ellington, organized by Duke Ellington Center for the Arts and American Tap Dance Foundation.
2024-10
In October 2024, USC Thornton School of Music organized a tribute to the 125th anniversary of Ellington's birth titled "Rockin' in Rhythm: Re-Imagining the Legacy of Duke Ellington".
2024
In the 2023-2024 season, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. commemorated Ellington's 125th birthday with season-long celebrations throughout the institution.

Tracks

Mood Indigoone of Ellington's most famous compositions, first recorded in 1930

Take the A Trainunofficial anthem of the orchestra, composed by Billy Strayhorn in 1941

Sophisticated Ladyjazz standard from 1933, today part of the world repertoire

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)breakthrough swing composition from 1931 that foreshadowed an entire era

In a Sentimental Moodlyrical ballad from 1935, also made famous by a recording with John Coltrane (1963)

Recent shows

Jun 27, 1981 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton (US)
Mar 10, 1971 U.N. General Assembly Hall, New York (US)
Aug 17, 1969 Downing Stadium, New York (US)

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