PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Jazz Standards That Aren't

If Ellington went indie, he'd sound something like Darcy James Argue. In high-school jazz bands there's always a group of players who yawn at the song list. Even when the music isn't that old, it sounds that way to them. Once rehearsals are over, though, the kids pop in headphones to get their fix of their kind of music: Maybe Charles Mingus, but more likely hip-hop, punk or dance...

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