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| The National Jazz Museum in Harlem January 11-15 Events Schedule Thank You to All Who Contributed to The National Jazz Museum in Harlem in 2015! Your contributions go towards supporting our free weekly programs and educational group visits. We look forward to seeing you at our new home beginning February 2016: 58 W. 129th Street, Ground Floor New York, NY 10027 Harlem Stride piano was the first step beyond Ragtime that brought improvisation and rhythmic excitement to the living rooms, nightclubs and dance halls of Harlem. Join us as we celebrate the re-opening of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem with this landmark series. Hosted by pianist Ethan Iverson, best known as one-third of the postmodern jazz trio The Bad Plus, is a jazz historian as well as a big fan of stride piano. For this intimate series, Iverson will discuss the history of stride, play recordings, and demonstrate at the keyboard. SERIES DATES: January 12 - Classical Excellence January 19 - Jazz Piano January 26 - You've Got to Be Modernistic February 1 - Carolina Shout(s) All events are at our new location (58 W. 129th Street, Ground Floor) at 7:00pm. CLASSICAL EXCELLENCE Tuesday, January 12 7:00-8:30pm What is stride piano and who popularized it? Iverson's lectures and listening sessions will begin with the classics, the men who dominated the form in Harlem in the 1920s and 30s. NEW LOCATION: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 58 W. 129th Street 2/3 Train to 125th and walk north to 129th then east (right) on 129th FREE TO THE PUBLIC write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |