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Jazz On Film At The Museum of the City Of New York Sundays, August 7 and 14 at 3 p.m.

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August 5, 2005

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The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The Jazz Museum in Harlem presents:

JAZZ ON FILM At The Museum of the City Of New York

Sundays, August 7 and 14 at 3 p.m. Fifth Avenue between 103rd and 104th Streets



Join our Executive Director Loren Schoenberg in the third year of collaboration between The Jazz Museum in Harlem and The Museum of the City of New York.



Jazz on Film: Benny Goodman This presentation features rare films of Goodman and his band, beginning with classic items from the Swing Era. Sunday, August 7 3:00 PM

Jazz on Film: Benny Goodman Benny Goodman remains an icon around the world, representing the best jazz has to offer. Loren Schoenberg, Executive Director of the Jazz Museum in Harlem, focuses on Goodman for the first of two Sunday afternoon programs highlighting prominent Jewish musicians in jazz. This presentation features rare films of Goodman and his band starting with classic items from the Swing Era, followed by a question and answer session with Mr. Schoenberg, who spent five years working with Goodman. Presented in conjunction with Tolerance and Identity: Jews in Early New York, 1654-1825. Free with Museum admission.



Jazz on Film Hear the works of Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and Harold Arlen in a program that highlights the coming together of different groups. Sunday, August 14 3:00 PM

Jazz on Film: The Music of Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and Harold Arlen Jazz artists have long had an affinity for the works of the great Jewish composers Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and Harold Arlen. Hear their pieces interpreted by a wide variety of artists in the second program highlighting the coming together of different groups to create the best of jazz. This program is hosted by Loren Schoenberg, Executive Director of the Jazz Museum in Harlem, and presented in conjunction with Tolerance and Identity: Jews in Early New York, 1654-1825. Free with Museum admission.

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St New York, NY 10029 212.534.1672 Phone 212.423.0759 Fax [email protected] E-mail









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