Peter Long Director (Duke Ellington Band) Matt Seddon Director (Trinity Laban Jazz Orchestra) Programme to include: Duke Ellington Black, Brown and Beige Student compositions inspired by the music of Steve Williamson Enjoy music from Trinity Laban Jazz graduates who, over the past decade, have reinvigorated the UK jazz scene and gained worldwide acclaim. The programme includes a performance of Duke Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige, an extended jazz work divided into three parts, recounting the historical journey of African Americans to the United States. Musicians coming through Trinity Laban have recently claimed numerous awards and nominations, including two BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Awards, multiple Jazz FM Awards, Parliamentary Jazz Awards and MOBO Awards, and the Mercury Prize in 2023, the first ever to go to a jazz group. Part of Kaleidoscope: Celebrating Black British Music https://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/whats-on/event/trinity-laban-jazz-orchestra-the-duke-ellington-band/