EDUCATION
Swing U
Swing University offers engaging virtual classes about jazz history, new and classic tunes, and listening methods that will improve your concert-going experiences.
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MON 7PM ET • JUL 28 – AUG 18
Hearing Africa in Jazz, with Aaron Rimbui & Seton Hawkins
Join Swing University curator (and host of South African Jazz on SiriusXM’s Real Jazz channel) Seton Hawkins and the extraordinary Kenyan pianist and composer Aaron Rimbui as they delve into the profound musical influence Africa has held over American popular music styles. Learn more about the African roots of Blues expression, the crucial melodic and rhythmic influences Africa has held on Jazz, and more!
TUE 7PM ET • JUL 29 – AUG 19
The Kansas City Sound of Bennie Moten, with Nick Rossi
Bay Area guitarist, bandleader, and educator Nick Rossi takes you into the life and music of one of Jazz’s greatest bandleaders: Bennie Moten. Join Nick as he explores the profound impact Moten had on Kansas City’s Jazz scene, how his band quickly became one of the most innovative ensembles of the turn of the 1930s, and how the legacy of the Moten band lived on in the sound of the Count Basie Orchestra!
WED 7PM ET • JUL 30 – AUG 20
The Hardbop Grandpop: The Music of Horace Silver, with Helen Sung
Master pianist and composer Helen Sung guides you through the life and genius of Horace Silver. A gloriously unique piano master, a composer whose works helped define and then transform the style of Hard Bop, and a joyful legend of Jazz history, Horace Silver stood as one of the music’s most admired and beloved legends.
THU 7PM ET • JUL 31 – AUG 21
A Touch of Class: The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, with Tatum Greenblatt
Trumpet master Tatum Greenblatt takes you through the history and music of one of the world’s most extraordinary and enduring big bands: The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Join us as we dive into the band’s origins, its artistic triumphs, and its continued life to this very day as the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
FRI 7PM ET • AUG 1–22
How Blue Can You Get: The Music of B.B. King, with Rodd Bland
Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the centennial of one of music’s greatest geniuses: B.B. King. Join us on a four-week journey of this Blues titan in a course led by B.B. King’s godson: the outstanding drummer and bandleader Rodd Bland!