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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem December 8-12 Events!

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem Proudly Presents The Year in Jazz - 2014: A Critics' Panel

Thursday, December 11th at 7:00pm
Moderated by Nate Chinen, Author/Music Critic for The New York Times

Location: Mist Harlem

46 W. 116th Street (Between 5th & Lenox)

With panelists Francis Davis, Brad Farberman, Gene Seymour
Music by Howard Johnson Trio

Four leading music critics converge to discuss The Year in Jazz in this critics' roundtable, hosted and moderated by Nate Chinen, author and music critic for The New York Times. The panel represents a range of perspectives and publications such as The New York Times, JazzTimes, and The Village Voice. This year's panel includes Francis Davis, Brad Farberman, and Gene Seymour who will talk about the music, the artists, and the moments that shaped jazz in 2014.

The discussion will be followed by a reception and live music from the legendary saxophonist/tuba player Howard Johnson and his trio.

Tuesday, December 9th

Classic Albums:

Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy

Jazz for Curious Listeners

Host: Ricky Riccardi

7:00-8:30pm

$10.00 Suggested Admission

Location: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C

In the 1920's, Louis Armstrong recorded the music that set the style for jazz for the 20th century. That didn't stop him from creating masterpieces for the rest of his career, which lasted for another four decades. One of the highlights among highlights is this 1954 album that Satchmo made with his AllStars, looking back at the man who first introduced the blues to the world at large - W.C. Handy. If there were only to be one recording placed into a time capsule as to what the blues meant to the world, this could by well be it.

Host Ricky Riccardi is an authority on Louis Armstrong. Currently Archivist at The Louis Armstrong Archives at Queens College, he is also the author of What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years, and his voluminous blog at www.dippermouth.blogspot.com.



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