When I wanted to learn how to make sushi, I took a class at Cooks. Curious about Venice, I signed up for a Compleat Scholar course at the University of Minnesota. If I ever decide to try Bharatanatyam dancing, I'll go to Ragamala.
We live where classes are available on almost anything, including jazz.
Beginning in September, two esteemed jazz educators, performers and composers will offer their takes on that topic. No tests, no grades, just the joy of learning.
Conversations about Music and Jazz
At the University of St. Thomas's Center for Senior Citizens' Education, Joan Griffith will interview Twin Cities' jazz stars about their lives, careers and music in her series “Conversations about Music and Jazz."
She'll begin with a brief history of jazz and American popular music, give an overview of the local music scene, then bring in the artists, one each week: pianist Laura Caviani, vocalist Connie Evingson, saxophonist Dave Karr, guitarist and “A Prairie Home Companion" regular Pat Donahue, troubador Ann Reed, and actor and singer T. Mychael Rambo.
“This will be an opportunity for the audience to see these people up close," Griffith says. “We'll open it up for questions, too."
We live where classes are available on almost anything, including jazz.
Beginning in September, two esteemed jazz educators, performers and composers will offer their takes on that topic. No tests, no grades, just the joy of learning.
Conversations about Music and Jazz
At the University of St. Thomas's Center for Senior Citizens' Education, Joan Griffith will interview Twin Cities' jazz stars about their lives, careers and music in her series “Conversations about Music and Jazz."
She'll begin with a brief history of jazz and American popular music, give an overview of the local music scene, then bring in the artists, one each week: pianist Laura Caviani, vocalist Connie Evingson, saxophonist Dave Karr, guitarist and “A Prairie Home Companion" regular Pat Donahue, troubador Ann Reed, and actor and singer T. Mychael Rambo.
“This will be an opportunity for the audience to see these people up close," Griffith says. “We'll open it up for questions, too."
For more information contact All About Jazz.
