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Ellington, Basie, and Beyond: Big Band Jazz: Introduction to the Course and Evolution of the Wind Sections (1920s-1930s)

Ellington, Basie, and Beyond: Big Band Jazz: Introduction to the Course and Evolution of the Wind Sections (1920s-1930s)
Join us for an interactive and lively introduction to big band jazz lead by musicologist, composer, arranger, and trombonist,  John Wriggle. Throughout the term, Wriggle will take you through the history of the big bands formation, play for you the endless diversity of sounds they generated, and introduce you to the innovators and architects of the greatest bands!

In our opening week, we’ll take a look at the overview of the course and of the big bands in Jazz. We’ll then dive into looking at the woodwind sections of the bands. What is the role of this section historically? Why did it get constructed as it did, and how did it develop and change? We’ll also listen to some of the great saxophone sections of big bands like Fletcher Henderson, Paul Whiteman, Benny Carter, and more.

About SwingU:
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s higher-education program, Swing University will help you become a better listener. Our talented faculty will introduce you to sounds new and classic, illuminating the music’s history and placing it within a modern context. Become a jazz expert with these fun, informal classes, meeting weekday evenings at the Irene Diamond Education Center at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle.











When: Mon., Oct. 3, 2016 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Jazz at Lincoln Center
Frederick P. Rose Hall/Time Warner Center, 5th Floor
212-258-9800
Price: $35
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Ellington, Basie, and Beyond: Big Band Jazz: Introduction to the Course and Evolution of the Wind Sections (1920s-1930s)
Join us for an interactive and lively introduction to big band jazz lead by musicologist, composer, arranger, and trombonist,  John Wriggle. Throughout the term, Wriggle will take you through the history of the big bands formation, play for you the endless diversity of sounds they generated, and introduce you to the innovators and architects of the greatest bands!

In our opening week, we’ll take a look at the overview of the course and of the big bands in Jazz. We’ll then dive into looking at the woodwind sections of the bands. What is the role of this section historically? Why did it get constructed as it did, and how did it develop and change? We’ll also listen to some of the great saxophone sections of big bands like Fletcher Henderson, Paul Whiteman, Benny Carter, and more.

About SwingU:
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s higher-education program, Swing University will help you become a better listener. Our talented faculty will introduce you to sounds new and classic, illuminating the music’s history and placing it within a modern context. Become a jazz expert with these fun, informal classes, meeting weekday evenings at the Irene Diamond Education Center at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, 10 Columbus Circle.

Buy tickets/get more info now