Jazz Vegas Orchestra “The Nutcracker Suite” & Christmas Favorites
Tue, Dec 08
|Myron's at The Smith Center
The Jazz Vegas Orchestra & Jazz Outreach Initiative Present “JOI to the World!” and its 6th annual performance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s masterpiece, “The Nutcracker Suite” along with all your classic holiday favorites, and as always, plenty of surprises!
Time & Location
Dec 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Myron's at The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89106, USA
About the event
Join Jazz Outreach Initiative’s acclaimed Jazz Vegas Orchestra as they present their 6th annual performance of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s masterpiece, “The Nutcracker Suite” along with new and classic arrangements of your favorite Christmas holiday big band classics! If you love the Tchaikovsky classic ballet music, this version will get your toes tapping and your heart swinging into the holiday spirit! Plus, there’s always an exciting surprise or two you can always count on with a Jazz Vegas Orchestra show!
ABOUT ELLINGTON/STRAYHORN’S “THE NUTCRACKER SUITE”
The Duke and The Nutcracker Suite have an interesting tie to Las Vegas. In early 1960, some 68 years after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky penned his famous “The Nutcracker” ballet, Duke Ellington and his famous band were in residency in Las Vegas at the Riviera Hotel. While there, Ellington and his longtime collaborator, composer, and arranger, Billy Strayhorn received a call from Columbia Records producer, Irving…