Presented by the Friends of the Peabody Institute Library

You are invited to spend an afternoon with the music and genius of one of the 20th century America’s leading musicians, Duke Ellington.

Ellington was an inspiration to many African-Americans and the foremost figure in Big Band Jazz and Swing and the Harlem Renaissance movement. He started playing piano at age seven and went on to write more than 1,500 compositions, including “Take the A Train,” “Mood Indigo,” and “Satin Doll.” A recipient of 13 Grammy Awards and many other honors, Duke Ellington is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz music.

Speaker/Presenter: Nanette Perrotte, a jazz singer herself, has a Master’s Degree from Lesley University in Cambridge, focusing her work on arts as a tool to learn about and experience cultural diversity. She previously presented a well-received talk on Ella Fitzgerald, and we are happy to have her return. She is also the founder of beauty brand LUX Lifestyle.

Light refreshment will be served after the performance.

Presented by the Friends of the Library. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Danvers Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.