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Exploring Count Basie: The King Of Swing at The Grammy Museum
Courtesy of The GRAMMY Museum | Posted on March 20, 2017
Where
The Grammy Museum
800 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
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When
Tue, April 11, 2017
7:30 pm
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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017 AT 7:30PM- In conjunction with the GRAMMY Museum's exhibit Count Basie: The King Of Swing (closing April 16), the Museum is thrilled to present an intimate conversation on the King Of Swing and the recent release of The Savory Collection — an extraordinary and unique historical archive featuring swing-era artists such as Basie in their prime performing inspired and extended versions of never-before-heard material boasting superior sound quality. Participating in the conversation will be Loren Schoenberg, Founding Director and Senior Scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem; Darryl Porter, IP and Memorabilia Manager for Count Basie Trust; Gregg Field, Count Basie drummer and previous owner/head of Concord Music, and veteran jazz journalist Scott Yanow. Bubba Jackson of KJAZZ will moderate the conversation....