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Channeling the Duke Vocalist Paul Marinaro will celebrate the release of his most ambitious recording project to date with shows on Jan. 24 and 25 at Studio5 in Evanston. Marinaro and his dectet will perform selections from “Mood Ellington,” a double album of 25 Duke Ellington and/or Billy Strayhorn compositions. Fresh off a tour of Italy that included appearances in Gravina, Bari, Palermo and Rome and a visit to his ancestral hometown of San Fele, Basilicata, Marinaro is as in touch with his heritage as he is with the Great American songbook. Often compared to Bennett and Sinatra, he carries …