Brown Branch Presents: Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

Monday, December 19, 2022 / 7:30 – 9:30 pm
The Armory: U.S. Bank Main Stage / 128 NW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Tickets are $40 - available at this link.

Celebrate the holiday season with a big band musical tribute to Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite, led by Brown Branch (Domo Branch and Charlie Brown III). Presented with a 15-piece jazz band featuring an all-star lineup of Portland musicians, including saxophonists Max Roark, Nicole McCabe, Mieke Bruggeman, Devin Phillips, Hailey Niswanger; trombonists Kyle Molitor, James Powers, Adriana Wagner; trumpeters Noah Simpson, Steve Montecucco, Farnell Newton, Justin Copeland; Domo Branch on drums; and Charlie Brown III on the piano. The concert will take place on the set of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play on the U.S. Bank Main Stage.