Gay City Arts Presents The Billy Strayhorn Project

Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 7:30pm

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THE BILLY STRAYHORN PROJECT, a celebration of the life and music of William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 - May 31, 1967), an American jazz arranger, composer, lyricist, and pianist, best known for his three decade long collaboration with Duke Ellington. Featuring Tyrone Brown and the Nate Omdal Trio, an exciting new Seattle-based jazz trio, playing original arrangements from the Billy Strayhorn songbook such as "Take the A Train," "Chelsea Bridge," and "Lush Life"

Through Gay City Arts, Gay City collaborates with local LGBT artists to galvanize an audience for queer arts, foster the development of LGBT artists, and facilitate artistic excellence that is accessible. Gay City Arts is committed to presenting challenging, dynamic and excellent queer art across the full range of artistic disciplines. To see the full line up for Gay City Arts Season Two: Crossing the Line http://www.gaycity.org/arts-season


Calamus Auditorium at Gay City

517 E. Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98122