A Jazz History of WWI
202 1st Ave N, Moorhead, MN 56560, USA
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A Jazz History of WWIHCSCCHjemkomst CenterFebruary 5, 2019 | 6PM
Join us at 6:00PM on Tuesday, February 5, at the Hjemkomst Center
when Bill Law delivers a history exploring the intersections of World
War I and American
jazz music. The global war and the flu that followed formed one of the darkest times in our history,
but the exportation of American
jazz
music by several African-American regiments stationed in France was one
of the major cultural developments of the 20th century. In fact,
several prominent historians have even called it one of America’s
greatest gifts to
the world. Learn more with us about the lasting influence of those
French performances and the experiences that those early
jazz musicians faced both abroad and returning to the United States.
Our presenter Bill Law has been a major influence on Fargo-Moorhead’s
music scene since his garage band days in the 1960s and 1970s. Today he
serves the community as the NDSU Performing Arts Development Director,
but others may know him from his career as a
local musician and music instructor or from listening to his popular
Prairie Public radio show,
The Law of Jazz.
“A Jazz
History of World War I” will be held at the Hjemkomst Center. Visitors
are encouraged to explore our local exhibition, War, Flu, & Fear:
World War I and Clay County, before or after the lecture.
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Start:
2019-02-05T18:00:00-06:00
End:
2019-02-05T19:30:00-06:00
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