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104 E. 126th Street • Suite 2D • New York, NY 10035
(212) 348-8300
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Tuesday, October 7
7:00 pm
Jazz Around the World: Asia
JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS
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Remaining in
October
JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS
Tuesdays in October
7:00pm
Jazz Around The World
October 14: Europe and Australia
October 21: Africa
October 28: The Americas
Thursday, October 16
6:30 pm
Rhonda Hamilton, jazz broadcaster, WBGO
Thursday, October 30
6:30 pm
Evelyn Cunningham, journalist
Monday, October 27
6:30pm
Nat Hentoff
Friday, October 3
7:00 pm
Reggie Workman, Oliver Lake & Andrew Cyrille
Friday, October 17
7:00 pm
Jonathan Batiste Trio
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Jazz Museum Events, October 7, 2008
Jazz Around the World: Asia Tuesday, October 7
Jazz music is America’s greatest cultural export. This bold claim can be verified by exploring the influence of jazz around the world, as well as by the receptivity of jazz to influences outside of the place of its origin in the United States.
This month executive director Loren Schoenberg leads such an exploration in sound and cultural reach for Jazz for Curious Listeners, which takes as its October 2008 theme: Jazz Around the World.
This first week goes to the Orient and back again, as East and West swing in collaboration and communication. If you want to get a glimpse of why Asia is rising to such prominence, then this window of musical investigation is a good place to start.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Jazz for Curious Listeners
Jazz Around the World: Asia
7:00 – 8:30pm
Location: NJMIH Visitors Center
(104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C)
FREE | register online
Go to almost any of the major jazz clubs in New York, and look at the audience. Very likely you will see persons from various Asian countries in rapt attention. What is the draw for Asians to jazz?
But the connections between jazz and Asia go beyond the audience. Musicians such as pianist and big band leader Toshiko Akiyoshi (Japan), Chicago-based bassist Tatsu Aoki (Japan), alto saxophonist Sadao Watanabe (Japan), or multi-reed instrumentalist Fred Ho (China) all were drawn to American jazz. And Duke Ellington, the greatest composer and band leader in jazz history, in 1966 recorded “The Far East Suite” as a reflection of his impressions after his orchestra was dispatched to the Middle and near East by President Kennedy in 1963.
Explore more fascinating cultural and musical correlations with Loren Schoenberg.
Visitors Center
104 East 126th Street, Suite 2C
Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m
close to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 trains to 125th Street
We’re waiting for you! Yes, that’s right. Our new Visitors Center is now open Monday through Friday (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) and chock full of books, CDs and DVDs for your perusal. There is also a first-class exhibit of photos on the walls, so we hope you will come up and see us and also spread the word to any other curious folk who want to spend some time getting jazzed in Harlem.
Also, to find audio and video clips, event summaries, program updates and photographs galore from our previous events, venture here:
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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is deeply dedicated to the legacy and continued growth of jazz. Your continued support of our events demonstrates your love of jazz and the level of community appreciation and interest in its further development. As we continue our efforts to bring you the best insights and live music (at little or no cost), your participation translates into a favorable reflection upon our efforts to build a physical museum worthy of this profound, emotionally riveting art form. We look forward to seeing you at our future events, and when you come, please bring a friend! |
This press release was composed and edited by Greg Thomas,
host of the web’s only jazz news and entertainment TV show, Jazz It Up!
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