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If you have program ideas to announce please email the information, with description, details, costs and
available dates, to your coordinator for posting.
(Contact your coordinator to discuss. And watch for more to come!
For extended descriptions of possible talks, click here.
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Ken Kimery, Executive Producer, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
(Available middle two weeks of April, 6-17.)
Possible topics:
Jazz In The Museum
What it takes to create a vibrant jazz program in a museum environment
Voices From The Archives
Learn how to create your own jazz oral history program
Benny Carter "From Harlem to Hollywood"
Jazz legend Benny Carter's transition to Hollywood and its long lasting impact
Joann Stevens, Program Director, Jazz Appreciation Month
(Available April 7-14)
Possible topics:
Celebrate Jazz! The Importance of Jazz Appreciation Month
History, highlights and importance of Jazz Appreciation Month
Jazz and Cultural Diplomacy
How jazz has shaped domestic and global views about America and freedom.
From the Archives Center
Jazz on Film and in Television
A historical overview of jazz films and television in popular culture
John Edward Hasse, Curator, National Museum of American History
Possible topics:
Jazz and the American Experience
How jazz echoes the American experience–through challenge and struggle, tragedy and heartache,
hope and joy. Illustrated with slides and recorded musical excerpts.
Duke Ellington: Genius Beyond Category
Based on his acclaimed biography, Hasse introduces the moving and inspiring story of Duke Ellington,
who overcame racial, social, and musical obstacles to become one of the 20th century’s greatest
musicians. Illustrated with slides and compelling audio examples.
Louis Armstrong: American Icon
Louis Armstrong, was not only a beloved entertainer, but also a genius whose trumpet playing
and singing transformed American music. Hasse recounts Armstrong’s heroic life, replete with
colorful slides and stirring musical examples.
Miles Davis: Prince of Style
In this presentation, Dr. John Edward Hasse recounts Davis’s struggles against racism, convention,
and his own addictions and samples such musical highlights as Boplicity, ’Round Midnight, Summertime,
So What, and Footprints. Illustrated with colorful slides.
Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song
In this talk, John Edward Hasse, co-curator of the Smithsonian exhibition Ella Fitzgerald:
First Lady of Song, provides insight into Fitzgerald’s music, personality and extraordinary journey
from shy orphan to beloved world celebrity. Illustrated with colorful slides.
Ongoing
Holidays on Display by National Museum of American History curator Larry Bird, describes the art and industry of holiday display.
(posted August 27, 2008)
Black Wings by National Air & Space Museum curator Von Hardesty
(posted August 27, 2008)
Jazz for Curious Listeners led by Loren Schoenberg, director of NYC Affiliate the National Jazz Museum in Harlem
(posted August 27, 2008)
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