Leading the list of pleasures to be savored in “Cotton Club Parade,” a thrilling 90-minute celebration of that famous Harlem nightclub in the Duke Ellington years (1927-31) at City Center, is the sound of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. At the show’s opening-night performance on Friday, this peerless ensemble created by Mr. Marsalis made period jazz come to life with a focused intensity and rhythmic savvy that left me open-mouthed with wonder. ArtsBeat Breaking news about the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia and more. Go to Arts Beat » A sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in the New York region, selected by...
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