The Jazz Museum in Harlem
104 East 126th Street
New York, NY 10035
THE JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM's
Harlem Speaks SERIES SWINGS INTO THE FALL
* Kenneth J. Knuckles (September 23)
The Jazz Museum in Harlem's bi-weekly series, Harlem Speaks, continues on Thursday, September 23, 2004, featuring a discussion with long-time jazz supporter and CEO of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, Ken Knuckles. Long-time mainstay of the St. Nick's Pub in Harlem, multi-reed man Patience Higgins will speak on October 7th. Higgins, who has been featured with Wilson Pickett, Muhal Richard Abrams, Hamiett Bluitt, and the new Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington Orchestras, led his own live recording date in 1998: “Sugar Hill Quartet: Live in Harlem."
October 21st will honor Schomburg Center artist-in-residence Larry Ridley, one of the top jazz educators in the nation. Professor Emeritus of Music at Rutgers University, bassist Ridley gigged with Freddie Hubbard and Wes Montgomery back home in Indiana, and moved to New York in the 1960s, where he served as bassist for Thelonious Monk, and many other top professionals. He currently leads the Jazz Legacy Ensemble.
Loren Schoenberg, Executive Director of the Jazz Museum in Harlem, and co-producer (along with Greg Thomas Associates) of Harlem Speaks, says: “We have been thrilled at the response of the local community with these events. Not only are the discussions fun, but the meet and greet portions before and after the talk are also a very enjoyable. What better way the celebrate Harlem
104 East 126th Street
New York, NY 10035
THE JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM's
Harlem Speaks SERIES SWINGS INTO THE FALL
* Kenneth J. Knuckles (September 23)
The Jazz Museum in Harlem's bi-weekly series, Harlem Speaks, continues on Thursday, September 23, 2004, featuring a discussion with long-time jazz supporter and CEO of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, Ken Knuckles. Long-time mainstay of the St. Nick's Pub in Harlem, multi-reed man Patience Higgins will speak on October 7th. Higgins, who has been featured with Wilson Pickett, Muhal Richard Abrams, Hamiett Bluitt, and the new Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington Orchestras, led his own live recording date in 1998: “Sugar Hill Quartet: Live in Harlem."
October 21st will honor Schomburg Center artist-in-residence Larry Ridley, one of the top jazz educators in the nation. Professor Emeritus of Music at Rutgers University, bassist Ridley gigged with Freddie Hubbard and Wes Montgomery back home in Indiana, and moved to New York in the 1960s, where he served as bassist for Thelonious Monk, and many other top professionals. He currently leads the Jazz Legacy Ensemble.
Loren Schoenberg, Executive Director of the Jazz Museum in Harlem, and co-producer (along with Greg Thomas Associates) of Harlem Speaks, says: “We have been thrilled at the response of the local community with these events. Not only are the discussions fun, but the meet and greet portions before and after the talk are also a very enjoyable. What better way the celebrate Harlem
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