UDPL Adult Discovery & Learning

NO CLASS SEPT 24

Jazz musicians have been fascinated by the music of the Great American Songbook ever since the songs were written, in many cases almost a hundred years ago. In this class we will explore how jazz musicians have used their ideas and creativity to improvise on these popular songs and create unique musical expressions. The class is an update of an earlier class of the same name, with new composers and new songs added.

Instructor: JOHN BANGER has taught jazz classes in the Delaware Valley area for 10 years, teaching classes on “Jazz Vocalists”, “Masters of Jazz”, “Understanding and Listening to Jazz”, “Jazz and The Great American Songbook”, “From Bessie to Bebop, Brazil and Beyond - An Unconventional History of Jazz” and “Jazz Around the World”.