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The Jazz Effect With Wayne Wallace at Living Jazz

Courtesy of Stacey Hoffman | Posted on October 26, 2020

Where

Living Jazz
1728 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA
Map
510.287.8880

The Jazz Effect With Wayne Wallace at Living Jazz

When

Tue, November 17, 2020
6:00 pm

Musicians

Wayne Wallace
trombone

About

This 4 week series will trace the roots, culture and evolution of jazz and related forms. The course will also highlight its roles as a catalyst for political and social change.

Week 1: Black Music (From work songs through Reconstruction to the Jazz Age)

Week 2: The Jazz Effect in the 20th century (Integration, The Harlem Renaissance, Ellington, Be-bop and beyond)

Week 3: Jazz, Funk and Politics (Black and Blue) (Andy Razaf - (Black and Blue), Billie Holiday (Strange Fruit), Marcus Garvey, Malcom X The Beat Generation, Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Nina Simone, John Coltrane Gil Scott-Heron, Sly Stone and Funkadelic)...

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