Benny Goodman @ Carnegie Hall

On Thursday, December 4, 2008 the Impressions in Jazz Orchestra (IJO) will pay tribute to the legendary 1938 “killer diller” performance of Benny Goodman @ Carnegie Hall with a fifteen-piece repertory orchestra featuring clarinet wizard, David Renaud, and vocalist, Jozée Devoua.

Using transcriptions and the original charts used by the Goodman orchestra, the IJO will perform the King of Swing’s greatest hits including Don’t Be That Way, Sing Sing Sing and Swingtime in the Rockies. Detailed programme notes will feature information about the Jewish influence in jazz that reached a pinnacle with Goodman’s use of klezmer frailach.

Don’t miss this unique tribute to one of the greatest jazz performances of all time. The concert begins at 8 PM at Dominion-Chalmers United Church at 355 Cooper Street. Doors open at 7:30 PM. Tickets priced at just $25 for adults and $15 for students are available from all three locations of CD Warehouse, Compact Music in the Glebe, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at TicketWeb.ca and at the door on the evening of the performance. For further information about this event, visit the IJO’s website at http://www.impressionsinjazz.ca or call (613) 858-7904.