Indeed, The Nutcracker Suite was set to Tchaikovsky’s original music arranged by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with a larger-than-life set design that created a storybook atmosphere.

On September 9, 2022, drummer/bandleader Joe McCarthy and his New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band added a different groove when he released The Pan American Nutcracker Suite, a swinging adaptation ...

Yes, Peter Tchaikovsky's timeless Nutcracker Suite is basically holiday music; and, yes, the 2022 holiday season is squarely in everyone's rear-view mirror. Even so, there is always room for a fresh ...