Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement

Come help us celebrate Black History month with "Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement", a Wrap Around program. It is a combined lecture and music performance . It begins with a flute prelude performed by Galen and followed by:

• A 60 minutes PowerPoint presentation chronicling the music from the turn of the century to present day and highlights various artists, their music, their influence on the evolution of jazz, and their struggles. In addition, it illustrates how jazz became an advocacy for the Civil Rights Movement, with proceeds from jazz concerts used to finance major events such as the Freedom Rides and the March on Washington in 1963. Lecture is infused with music demonstrations.
• 15 - 20 minutes Q & A