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Swing University Virtual SPRING Term 2024, May 3-Jun 29
Spring Term unveils Swing U's largest course selection to date, featuring 60 sessions across 13 courses.
. International classes include The History of South African Jazz, led by Swing U curator Seton Hawkins, and Jazz and the Music of India, co-led by vocalists Kavita Shah and Samarth Nagarkar;
. Historical classes include Redefining the Mainstream: How the Jazz Avant-Garde Community Became Popular, led by Marty Khan, and Guitar in the 1960s: Jazz, Blues, and Fusion, led by Jake Hertzog; a course series examining Jazz at Lincoln Center's lodestar Duke Ellington honors his 125th birthday, and includes special classes on Ellington soloists taught in rotation by master artists Walter Blanding, Jon-Erik Kelso, and Bria Skonberg, among others; and The Music of Sarah Vaughan, led by Gillian Margot, celebrates The Divine One?s centennial.
FRI 7pm / MAY 3-24
Jazz and the Music of India, with Kavita Shah and Samarth Nagarkar
SUN 3pm / MAY 5-26
Great Soloists of Ellington, Part 1, with Jon-Erik Kelso, Sam Chess, Ben Wolfe, and Guests
MON 7pm / MAY 6-27
Redefining the Mainstream: How the Jazz Avant-Garde Community Became Popular, with Marty Khan
TUE 7pm / MAY 7-28
The Music of Johnny Hodges, with Owen Broder
WED 7pm / MAY 1-JUN 5
The History of South African Jazz, with Seton Hawkins
SAT 3pm / MAY 4-JUN 18
The Music of Tito Puente, with Joe Conzo, Sr.
SUN 3p / JUN 2-23
The Music of Sarah Vaughan, with Gillian Margot
MON 7pm / JUN 3-24
The Music of Wayne Shorter, with Marcus Strickland
TUE 7pm / JUN 4-25
Great Soloists of Ellington, Part 2, Bria Skonberg, Evan Christopher, Gary Smulyan, and Walter Blanding
WED 7pm / JUN 12-26
Guitar in the 1960s-Jazz, Blues, and Fusion, with Jake Hertzog
THU 7pm / MAY 2-JUN 27
Jazz 301: An Expert's Guide to Jazz, with Jerome Jennings & guests
FRI 7pm MAY 31-JUN 28
Celebrating Duke Ellington at 125, with Loren Schoenberg
SAT 3pm / JUN 15-29
The Music of Eddie Durham, with Loren Schoenberg
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