George Gershwin wrote his Rhapsody in Blue, and Ferde Grofe orchestrated it for a jazz band all within five weeks in 1924. This is not the Rhapsody as most of us know it today.
As for Gershwin, he cut a player piano roll of a keyboard reduction of part of the Rhapsody in 1925.
What would happen if Gershwin via piano roll were to "jam" with a modern jazz band using Grofe's score? That's what we'll find out this Sunday.
Sunday at 6:00 p.m. on WFIT 89.5 FM, streaming at WFIT.org, or ask your smart speaker to play WFIT.
