Free Virtual Jazz Lecture Fall Series: “ Latin Music in the Americas “
Free admission but must RSVP first!
Each session will be led by a world-renowned artist from the Music Institute jazz faculty and will include recordings, video clips, historical information and personal insights from each presenter. The sessions will conclude with a chat discussion. Audrey Morrison, Jazz Studies Program Director, will be the host for each session. RSVP to: Audrey Morrison, Jazz Studies Director..
Fall Series:
” Iconic Jazz Recordings of 1959” with pianist Fred Simon
( including “Kind of Blue”, “Giant Steps”, “Time Out”, “The Shape of Jazz to Come” and “Mingus Ah Um”)
Wednesday October 28, 2020 7:00 - 8:30 pm (CDT)
“ Latin Music in the Americas “ with trumpeter Victor Garcia
Monday November 23, 2020 7:00 - 8:30 pm (CDT)
“Great Jazz Musicians from Chicago’s South Side” with saxophonist Juli Wood
Thursday January 21, 2021 7:00 - 8:30 pm (CDT)
“ Women In Jazz “ with trombonist Audrey Morrison
Thursday February 18, 2021 7:00 - 8:30 pm (CDT)
“Dark Angels of the Violin: Jazz legends Eddie South and Stuff Smith”
with violinist James Sanders
Monday March 15, 2021 7:00 - 8:30 pm (CDT)