BENNY, BUDDY & BEYOND: Jewish Connections in Jazz
Harvard Alumni Jazz Band plays big band jazz and shares the stories behind it. From the Great American Songbook to the Swing Era and beyond.
The 17-piece Harvard Alumni Jazz Band presents a program of iconic big band music highlighting some of the fascinating—and often surprising—Jewish contributions and connections in jazz.
Anchored by music associated with Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich, the program spans nearly a century of jazz, from the Great American Songbook and the Swing Era to Latin jazz and contemporary big band music. Along the way, the band shares colorful stories about Jewish musicians, composers, arrangers, and some less obvious figures and circumstances behind those connections.
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Highlights
- 1 hour 45 minutes
- In person
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Location
Congregation Kehillath Israel
384 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
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