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“Nat Pierce, Jaki Byard, and the Battle of the Bands” for Jazz Week from JazzBoston at Boston Public Library. Copley Square.

Courtesy of Chris Rich | Posted on April 13, 2011

Where

Boston Public Library. Copley Square.
700 Boylston St.
Boston, MA
Map
617-536-5400

When

Fri, May 6, 2011
1 - 3 PM

Musicians

About

“Nat Pierce, Jaki Byard, and the Battle of the Bands” Boston jazz historian and author Richard Vacca presents a fascinating portrait, with rare recordings and images, of two modernist big bands that shaped Boston jazz, culminating in the formation of the Herb Pomeroy Orchestra.

Rabb Lecture Hall

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