Barney Balch, director; tenor, alto and soprano trombone; Mike Mitchell, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn; David Harris, reeds; Mickey Felder, piano; David Clarke, guitar; Herb Maine, bass; Bill Manning, drums.

Now in their 20th year of concerts around Maine and New England, Novel continues to share the music and stories of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, two giants of jazz, who wrote some 3000 compositions over their musical careers, two percent of which represents the well-known standards and 98% of which most have never heard. They’ll perform standard tunes from the Ellington/Strayhorn repertoire plus newly arranged compositions that they have unearthed in the Ellington Archives of the Smithsonian Museum of American History as well as the new Strayhorn Collection at the Library of Congress (both in Washington D.C.). Many of these tunes have not been heard in decades. Novel Jazz members have rearranged these pieces for the septet, dusted them off and given them a 21st century sound, all of their own.

And remember, there is never an admission charge for MacBeth concerts.

In case of rain, the concert will be held at Chebeague Community Church.

Location: Chebeague Island School Yard

Name: Adele Gorody

Phone: (713) 412-6862

Email: adele@gorody.com