'Boston JazzScape': A Musical History

Boston composer Mark Harvey takes us on a tour of his "Boston JazzScape," a musical portraiture capturing a variety of significant events in the city's history — from the school desegregation efforts of the 1970s to former Mayor Kevin White's "Summerthing" initiative.

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra debuts "Boston JazzScape" on Friday, March 8 at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

Mark Harvey, music lecturer at MIT, music director of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra and composer of "Boston JazzScape"

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra: "This extended suite, composed over 10 years, shows off Harvey's prodigious skill in styles ranging from jazz, swing, blues, and rock to multi-stylistic mashups."

The Artery: Ellington and Ives meet the Aardvarks