New Black Eagles Jazz Band to Perform Traditional Jazz Masterpieces With Pittsfield CityJazz Youth Orchestra in Oct. 17 Headline Event
PITTSFIELD, Mass., Apr. 23, 2008 – The Pittsfield CityJazz Festival and the Colonial Theatre today announced a collaboration that will return the festival to that historic venue for a headline concert on Oct. 17. “Jazz Meets Symphony” will feature the New Black Eagles Jazz Band and the Pittsfield CityJazz Youth Orchestra, performing traditional Jazz masterpieces that have been re-orchestrated for symphony configuration.

The fourth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival spans two weekends, Oct. 10-19, and will feature regional musicians throughout the city on Columbus Day weekend (Oct. 10-12), Jazz in the Schools throughout the week, and headline concerts on Oct. 17-19. Details will be announced later this spring, with news updates here.
This is time-tested, and time-honored, material. It has been performed by the Black Eagles with the Boston Pops, the Scottish National Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Limburg Symphony, and more. And now, we are bringing this repertoire to Pittsfield for the first time.
One of the top traditional Jazz bands in the country, the Black Eagles have performed at small clubs and large festivals around the world. The youth orchestra is an all-star group comprising members of the Jazz ensembles of Pittsfield and Taconic High Schools, plus the Pittsfield Chamber Orchestra.
Stay tuned!
Here is the New Black Eagle Jazz Band, playing in 1989 for the 100th anniversary celebration of the yearly midsummer Marblehead, MA, Race Week:
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