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The Pivotal Duke Ellington, Jazz Exploration Fall 2022 Online Workshop With Dr. Kelsey Klotz at Zoom
Courtesy of Lonnie Davis | Posted on September 20, 2022
When
Mon, October 24, 2022
6:30 pm
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This six-week online workshop will focus on pianist, composer, and bandleader Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington. Ellington was and remains a pivotal figure in jazz history, known for his unique way of crafting compositions for the individual members of his band. This class will chart his chronology, beginning with his days in the Cotton Club in 1920s New York City, through the swing era and his work with Billy Strayhorn and others, his resurgence in the 1950s with his 1956 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival and iconic Time cover image, his shortlisting for the Pulitzer Prize, his political work, and today’s efforts to remember and honor him. Throughout, we’ll focus on his compositions, his close relationships with the musicians in his band, and what jazz meant to him. ...