Date: 2014-08-13
From Bebop to Modal Jazz – Rapid Musical Developments in Post-World War II America
7:00pm–Guest Speaker: Gilad Harel, Musicologist and Music theorist. Perhaps no period in jazz history witnessed as much rapid change and stylistic evolution as the era following the end of World War II. As the large swing orchestras of the 1930s disappeared, they were replaced with smaller ensembles playing hard-driving, virtuosic, and eventually quasi-minimalist music that polarized some fans and sparked fierce debates on the future of jazz. During this talk, Professor Gil Harel (CUNY Baruch College) will focus on three individuals – Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and John Coltrane – unraveling their musical styles, contributions to the repertoire, and legacies as three of jazz’s most storied figures. Refreshments. Held in Costin Room of Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St., Framingham, MA.
More Info: http://www.framinghamlibrary.org