New York's Apollo channels Duke Ellington for holidays

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A half century after Duke Ellington transformed & quot;The Nutcracker & quot; into a jazz suite, New York & #039;s Apollo Theater has channeled him in a production that reaches into opera and tap-dancing. The Apollo, the legendary Harlem venue where a who & #039;s who of musical greats including Ellington have played, put on performances Saturday and Sunday that offered a jazz flavor to holiday celebrations. Ellington, amid a revival of his career in 1960, recorded & quot;The Nutcracker Suite & quot; in a new interpretation of Pyotr Tchaikovsky & #039;s score to the 1892 Christmas-themed ballet which in recent decades has became a seasonal staple around the world.
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