Bruce Harris brings his warm, burnished trumpet sound to the Charleston Music Hall for an evening with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra centered on the music and legacy of Louis Armstrong. The program, titled "What a Wonderful World," draws on one of jazz's most beloved catalogs — the kind of repertoire that feels at home in a beautifully restored downtown venue on a Friday night.
The Charleston Jazz Orchestra is one of the region's premier big bands, and pairing them with Harris — a trumpeter with serious jazz credentials — makes for a concert worth dressing up for. Expect a full-ensemble sound, plenty of swing, and that particular mix of joy and sophistication that Armstrong's music has always carried.