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Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra: The Nutcracker Remix

by Jack Bowers
December 10, 2025

For those who assumed that Duke Ellington may have had the last word when it came to jazz interpretations of Peter Tchaikovsky's memorable Nutcracker Suite, welcome to The Nutcracker Remix, an awesome new portrayal of Tchaikovsky's enduring work by the stellar Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. This is Tchaikovsky for the 21st century, saluting and appreciating the Ellington orchestra's legacy and using that as a stepping-stone on which to create a fresh and exhilarating narration of one of ...