Sandy Burnett to Give Talk on The Age of Jazz |
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A lecture presented by The Arts Society Ealing
Jazz is one of music’s most important genres: a blend of rigorous structure, free-wheeling creativity, close-knit ensembles and improvisation. The lecture by The Arts Society Ealing covers the early years of jazz up to the Second World War, and touches on the disparate influences which lay behind the emergence of jazz. Musical illustrations range from the blues, ragtime and the very first jazz recordings through to classics by Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five and the Duke Ellington Orchestra to the dawn of the Swing Era. Lecturer Sandy Burnett, has worked as music director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre and in London’s West End and spent a decade as one of the core team of presenters on BBC Radio 3. He is the author of the Idler Guide to Classical Music, is a double bassist on the London jazz scene, and was appointed the Academy of Ancient Music’s Hogwood Fellow for the 2018-19 season. Visitors are welcome to attend at £8 per lecture (reduced to £3 for students); payment can be made by cash on the evening or in advance by contacting: spsecretarytase@gmail.com. The Arts Society Ealing belongs to the large umbrella organisation, The Arts Society, previously known as the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS), which was founded in 1968. The local Society, which has a membership of around 140, is now one of the 388 member societies of The Arts Society that have been formed throughout the United Kingdom, in parts of Europe and in Australia and New Zealand. The Arts Society Ealing holds 10 lectures a year and more information can be found by visiting its web site.
September 15, 2022 ![]()
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