Our jazz talks series are always offered for FREE, but we appreciate any donation made at the time of registration to offset the cost of the program. Thanks in advance for your support! Registration is required before 5:00 pm EDT the day of the program to receive the Zoom link
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1653031394399
7:00 pm
8:15 pm
PRJC Free Jazz Zoom Talk Ella Fitzgerald – First Lady of Song
Featuring Dr. John Hasse- Curator Emeritus of American Music at the Smithsonian Museum
Monday Oct 20th 7-8:15pm EDT
Discover insights into Ella Fitzgerald you may not have known such as her ability to scat- taking the innovation from Louis Armstrong. We’ll hear from Dr. John Edward Hasse, author and Curator Emeritus of American Music at the Smithsonian Institution. Dr Hasse uses films and video clips, rare photos – rare footage of Frank Sinatra, count Basie, and Duke Ellington. You’ll learn about and hear some of Ella’s moving ballads and her striking jazz performances. You’ll learn about her personality, her trusting way she welcomed busloads of tourists into her Beverly Hills home, and about Marilyn Monroe befriending her. Dr. Hasses shares his memories of meeting Ella at the Smithsonian while securing her archive of memorabilia for the Smithsonian. Don’t miss this one!
The Potomac River Jazz Club celebrates almost 50 straight months of jazz talks featuring top jazz educators and historians. PRJC has been bringing live traditional jazz to the DMV for the past 54 years. Check us out at www.prjc.orgÂ
Our jazz talks series are always offered for FREE, but we appreciate any donation made at the time of registration to offset the cost of the program. Thanks in advance for your support! Registration is required before 5:00 pm EDT the day of the program to receive the Zoom link
