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Learning Series: All About Jazz: America’s Great Art Form In-Person

In this course, John Basile will lead discussions of jazz, one of the few original art forms to emerge from the United States.  Its first star was Louis Armstrong, the great trumpet player and equally great singer. Other greats who shaped the music’s development include Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and Ella Fitzgerald. The course will include information on all of these musicians and more, and we’ll listen to examples of their music as we trace the development of jazz from primarily a blues-influenced dance music through the Swing Era, Bebop, Modal Jazz and into the Avant Garde. The course will conclude with a session on jazz on Cape Cod.

This is a three part series: November 24, December 1 and 8

This program is part of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library Learning Series.  A $10 donation per course is suggested. All net proceeds are used by the Friends of the EPL to support the Library. Registration and payment forms are available at the Library front desk and online at www.eldredgelibrary.org/learning-series.

Date:
Monday, November 24, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Forgeron Hall - Front Meeting Room
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Programs and Events  

Event Organizer

Amy Andreasson

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