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JAZZ ON THE MOVE AT TSU - THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BILLY STRAYHORN at Tennessee State University
Courtesy of Laurel Davis | Posted on September 15, 2015
Where
Tennessee State University
3500 John A Merritt Blvd
Nashville, TN
Map
615-963-5000
When
Sun, September 20, 2015
3:00 pm
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Musicians
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On Sunday, September 20 at 3pm, the Nashville Jazz Workshop and the Tennessee State University Music Department celebrate the 100th anniversity of Billy Strayhorn's birth with the next installment in the popular Jazz on the Move series. The program is a lecture/performance on The Life and Music of Billy Strayhorn, presented by vocalist Kevin Whalum and the NJW All-Stars, featuring George Tidwell(trumpet), Denis Solee (sax), Roland Barber (trombone), Lori Mechem (piano), Roger Spencer (bass), and Chester Thompson (drums), and an original script on the life of Strayhorn, written by Don O. Henry....