Facebook LinkedIn Email Print Courtesy of Gulf Coast Symphony / Gulf Coast Symphony Gulf Coast Jazz Trio will celebrate the timeless swing, elegance, and innovation of the two legendary bandleaders who shaped the sound of American music. When it comes to jazz, Music Director Andrew Kurtz has his favorites. “The February concert, Feb.19th, the Jazz Trio, they’re doing a tribute to Count Basie and Duke Ellington,” said Kurtz. “For me personally, those are two of my favorite jazz artists.” Courtesy of Gulf Coast Symphony / Gulf Coast Symphony Count Basie and Duke Ellington are two of Andrew Kurtz’s favorite jazz artists. Both Basie and Ellington played at McCollum Hall, which was a venue on the Chitlin Circuit between 1938 and the 1960s. The Jazz Trio will celebrate the timeless swing, elegance, and innovation of the two legendary bandleaders who shaped the sound of American music. For this performance, there are no guest artists. It’s Paul Gavin, Zach Bartholomew and Brandon Robertson unfiltered. “There’s a natural communication between all three of them because they’ve done so much collaboration at this point that to hear that and to hear the way they naturally give and take as well
