EDUCATION
Swing U
Swing University offers engaging virtual classes about jazz history, new and classic tunes, and listening methods that will improve your concert-going experiences.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Members save $66 on the All-Access Pass. If you are a member, please email SwingU@jazz.org to process your order.
TUE 7PM ET • APR 2
The Music of Cesaria Evora, with Kavita Shah
Vocalist Kavita Shah’s course heads into the heart of Cabo Verde’s incredible musical traditions, examining morna, and the life and music of Cesária Évora, a legendary singer whose stirring, often melancholy expression captivated an entire region and reached a global audience.
WED 7PM ET • APR 3
The Music of Clifford Brown, with Jeremy Pelt
Dizzy’s Club favorite, trumpet master Jeremy Pelt leads a three-week course on Clifford Brown, an artist taken all too soon whose staggering contributions helped develop and refine an entire vocabulary, and whose legacy continues pushing new generations of artists in unexpected directions.
THU 7PM ET • APR 4
Jazz 201 with Loren Schoenberg
Swing U’s intermediate history course Jazz 201 builds on the foundation of the Fall Term’s Jazz 101 course, exploring new topics in jazz.
FRI 7PM ET • MAR 29 – APR 5
The Life and Music of Sam Cooke, with Paul Siegel
Producer and music industry expert Paul Siegel returns to Swing University for a four-week discussion on the range of influences that make up Sam Cooke’s distinctive expression, and the often-overlooked impact his voice and music has had on countless styles, traditions, and artists.
MON 7PM ET • APR 8
The Life and Music of Chick Webb, with Stephanie Crease
Scholar and educator Stephanie Crease leads a four-week journey across the extraordinary life and works of Chick Webb, a thundering legend of the drums and transformational band leader.
TUE 10:30 AM ET • APR 2–9
Listening Party in the Bronx: Demonstrations & Conversations with Rising Artists
Join Swing University’s Caleb Smith as he moderates discussions and musical demonstrations with a variety of rising jazz artists at Lehman College in the Bronx.