Brooklyn ‘Jazz Age’ revivalist Giordano to recreate ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ concert
Will use original arrangement from 1924
Brooklyn musician Vince Giordano, “Jazz Age” buff and leader of the Nighthawks 1920s-era revival band, has performed at venues around New York City, including Lincoln Center, for more than 30 years. He also played and acted in the film “The Cotton Club” as well as several Woody Allen movies, and leads the band in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.”
Now, he is undertaking what is perhaps his most ambitious project to date: A 90th anniversary performance of the original arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”
The Paul Whiteman Orchestra, one of the most popular bands of the 1920s, premiered Gershwin’s classic work at Aeolian Hall in Manhattan on Feb. 12, 1924. Now, Giordano, with an enhanced version of the Nighthawks, will perform it on Feb. 12, 2014, at Town Hall.