Sometimes controversial, always fun, Jazz Talk features noted musicians, historians, and writers sharing their insights into jazz history and contemporary issues. Ideal for jazz aficionados and students, enhances the concrt-going experience by offering exceptional insights into the music.
Our final JAZZ TALK of the Season!
THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS: MUSICIANS & CULTURAL DIPLOMACY March 19, 2009
7-8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center
Since the 1950s, jazz musicians have toured world-wide under the auspices of the United States government. What are the complexities of these situations? How does jazz represent the image that Americans want to project to the rest of the world? We’ll discuss the groundbreaking State Department tours of Louis Armstrong and the larger issues associated with using jazz in cultural diplomacy with pianist/composer Vijay Iyer, clarinetist Joe Muranyi and author
Dr. Penny Von Eschen (“Satchmo Blows Up The World”).
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