A talented trumpeter with a vivid musical imagination and the willingness to try new things, Don Ellis led some of the most colorful big bands of the 1965-75 period. After graduating from Boston Unversity, Ellis played in the big bands of Ray McKinley, Charlie Barnet and Maynard Ferguson (he was featured with the latter on "Three More Foxes"), recorded with Charles Mingus and played with George Russell's sextet (at the same time as Eric Dolphy). Ellis led four quartet and trio sessions during 1960-62 for Candid...
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Don Ellis Orchestra has had 5 concerts.
Don Ellis Orchestra is most often considered to be Jazz, Big Band, Contemporary Jazz, Soul Jazz, Latin Jazz, Jazz Orchestra, Trumpet, and Experimental Big Band.
The last Don Ellis Orchestra concert was on November 19, 1973 at University of Indiana Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. The bands that performed were: Don Ellis Orchestra / Stan Kenton.
