Showing at The Eric Morecambe Centre…The Age of Jazz
Lecturer: Sandy Burnett
Jazz is one of music’s most important genres: a fascinating blend of rigorous structure, free-wheeling creativity, close-knit ensembles and imaginative improvisation. Drawing on his experience both as musicologist and gigging musician, Sandy can shed light on jazz from the inside. His talk covers the early years of jazz up to the Second World War, and touches on the disparate influences which lay behind the emergence of jazz. Musical illustrations range from the blues, ragtime and the very first jazz recordings through to classics by Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and the dawn of the Swing Era.
Sandy will bring his Bass and play for us.
Lectures start at 10:30 prompt, please arrive in good time from 10:00 to have a free tea or coffee and chat.
Guests may book online using the following link: https://buytickets.at/theartssocietyharpendenarea/1342816
Further information, guest ticket prices and membership fees can be found at: www.tasha.org.uk
