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Course Description

This course will cover a variety of topics pertinent to understanding the history, continuation, and influence of the jazz styles swing and bebop. The course will explore these styles through a historical approach with an emphasis on important artists, pieces, and social and cultural issues. In addition to an exploration of the music and careers of musicians including Fletcher Henderson, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Sara Vaughn, and others, participants will gain an understanding of swing and bebop as musical styles and how they are a direct expression of the cultural context in which they were produced. Watch video
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