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American Music Melting Pot

Course number : 120179   ID : 20747    Section Number : OLLI
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ClassGraphic Explore stories of jazz, blues, and rock and how immigrants impacted popular culture. Discover the fertile interaction between minorities who transformed the music and entertainment industry of the 20th century. Strong audiovisuals and anecdotes from the instructor’s experience as a concert promoter bring the most relevant singers, performers, producers, record labels, and booking agencies to life. Learn how the key jazz standards and the Great American Songbook were built by artists like Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Benny Goodman, and Stan Getz. Examine how their legacy influenced Leiber and Stoller, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Kiss, Slash, and many more. This is a Zoom class.

Class Details

6 Session(s)
Weekly - Mon

Location
Zoom

Instructor
Emanuel Abramovits 

Cost: 

$12.00


Registration Closes On
Saturday, November 2, 2024 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Skip dates: (No class on 12/02/2024)

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
11/4/2024 - 12/16/2024 Weekly - Mon 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Casper, Zoom  Map, Room: Zoom Emanuel Abramovits