Thursday May 15, 2014 Conservatory of Amsterdam
08.45 - 09.15
Coffee
Mezzanine
Registration
09.15 - 10.00
Opening
Blue Note
Welcome. Ruud van Dijk (Head of Conservatory of Amsterdam Jazz Department) Louis Tavecchio and Walter van de Leur (Conference Organizers)
Eddie Lambert Gavel and Block: Geoff Smith and Louis Tavecchio
Conference dedication to Sjef Hoefsmit and Alice Bab

10.00 - 10.45
Keynote
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Harvey Cohen. Duke Ellington in American History
10.45 - 11.30
Session1
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Geoff Smith. My Date with Duke and How We Stopped the Show
11.30 - 12.00
Coffee break
Mezzanine
12.00 - 12.45
Session 2
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David Palmquist. The Duke: Where and When? (Ellington Itinerary on the Internet)
12.45 - 14.00
Lunch*
Mezzanine
14.00 - 14.45
Session 3
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Marcello Piras. Black Beauty, or: How to Paint a Portrait in Sound
14.45 - 15.30
Session 4
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Carl Woideck. Duke Ellington:Encounters with Africa, 1957-1974
15.30 - 16.00
Tea break
Mezzanine
16.00 - 16.45
Recital**
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Matt Cooper, piano: Piano Transcriptions and Interpretations.
17.00 - 18.00
Drinks*
Mezzanine
18.00 - 20.30
Dinner*
Amsterdam
Explore the city’s many eateries!
20.30 - 23.00
Concert*
Bimhuis
All Ellington Project¹, featuring Oene van Geel, Jeffrey Bruinsma, violin; Jorg
Brinkmann, cello. Special Conference Rate: €10.00
20.30 - 22.00
Concert*
Kapitein Zeppo’s
Amsterdam Accordion Joe Quintet plays Ellington² Free admittance
*Not included in Conference tickets; **Holders of All-In Pass and Concerts and Dinner Pass
¹ Provisional line-up: Eric Boeren, cornet; Jodi Gilbert, Jimmy Sernesky, trumpet; Joris Roelofs, Natalio Sued, Christian Ferlaino, reeds; Joost Buis, trombone; Oene van Geel, Jeffrey Bruinsma, violin; Jorg Brinkmann, cello; Wilbert de Joode, bass; Michael Vatcher, drums.
² Provisional line-up: Rik Cornelissen, Cees Hamelink, Bert van den Brink, Tuur Florizoone, accordion/vibrandoneon; Jacques Schols, bass; Ben Schroeder, drums.
Friday May 16, 2014 Conservatory of Amsterdam
09.00 - 09.30
Coffee
Mezzanine
09.30 - 10.15
Keynote
Blue Note
Matt Cooper. Duke Ellington as Pianist: A Study in Styles
10.15 - 11.00
Session 5
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Ken Steiner. “Headlines”: Duke Ellington’s First Film
11.00 - 11.30
Coffee break
Mezzanine
11.30 - 12.15
Session 6
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Luca Bragalini. Duke Ellington’s New World A-Comin’: Proudly on the Air
12.15 - 12.45
Session 7
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Claude Carrière and Laurent Mignard: French Duke Ellington Organizations
12.45 - 14.00
Lunch*
Mezzanine
14.00 - 14.45
Session 8
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Matthias Heyman. Losing Count: The Ellington-Blanton Duet Recordings
14.45 - 15.30
Session 9
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Loren Schoenberg. The Unheard Savory Ellington
15.30 - 16.00
Tea break
Mezzanine
16.00 - 17.00
Panel
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Harvey Cohen in conversation with Mercedes Ellington, Conference Guest of Honor*
17.00 - 18.00
Drinks*
Mezzanine
19.00 - 22.00
Banquet**
Zouthaven
Saturday May 17, 2014 Conservatory of Amsterdam
09.30 - 10.00
Coffee
Mezzanine
10.00 - 10.45
Keynote
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David Schiff. Southland Revisited: Representing the South in the Deep South Suite and the New Orleans Suite
10.45 - 11.30
Session 10
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Michele Corcella. Ellington’s Scoring for the Saxophone Section
11.30 - 12.00
Coffee break
Mezzanine
12.00 - 12.45
Session 11
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Bill Saxonis. Reflections on Duke and His World: The Oral History Project
12.45 - 13.45
Lunch*
Mezzanine
13.45 - 14.15
Session 12
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Catherine Tackley. “Art or Debauchery?”: The reception of Duke Ellington in the UK
14.15 - 14.45
Session 13
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Anthony Brown. Duke in the 1950s: Renaissance Man
14.45 - 15.15
Session 14
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Walter van de Leur. “People Wrap Their Lunches in Them”: Ellington and Notation
15.15 - 15.45
Tea break
Mezzanine
15.45 - 17.15
Concert**
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Calefax Reed Quintet: Such Sweet Thunder and The River
17.15 - 18.00
Drinks*
Mezzanine
18.00 - 20.30
Dinner*
Amsterdam
Explore the city’s many eateries!
21.00-23.00
Concert**
North Sea Jazz Club
David Berger and the Amsterdam Conservatory Concert Band: Black, Brown and Beige
*Not included in Conference tickets; **Holders of All-In Pass and Concerts and Dinner Pass
Sunday May 18, 2014 Conservatory of Amsterdam
10.00 - 10.30
Coffee
Mezzanine
10.30 - 11.15
Session 15
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Stephen James: Life on the Road with Duke Through the Eyes of his Nephew
11.15 - 11.45
Session 16
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Bo Haufman. Alice Babs In Memoriam
11.45 - 12.45
Session 17
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Panel “Biographies of Ellington”. Loren Schoenberg, Catherine Tackley, William McFadden, Walter van de Leur (chair)
12.45 - 13.00
Closing
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