Charles Bergeron
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Louis Armstrong: His Life and Legacy
Friday, January 19, 2024, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Charles Bergeron, Ph.D., Professor of Jazz History and Program Director for Jazz Pedagogy at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music
This lecture will offer a detailed look into the life and career of America’s most important and influential jazz artist. From his upbringing in New Orleans to his place as America’s great cultural ambassador, Bergeron explores the early influences that shaped the life of Louis Armstrong and the legacy he created for America’s indigenous art form.
Jazz Composers:
The Evolution of Writing Music in the Jazz Idiom
Friday, February 23, 2024, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Charles Bergeron, Ph.D., Professor of Jazz History and Program Director for Jazz Pedagogy at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music
Following up from last season’s look at some of the influential arrangers in jazz history, this lecture will dive into influential composers and how the craft of jazz composition evolved over the course of the last 100 years.
The Jazz Samba:
A Look at the Influence of Latin Music on the Jazz Repertoire
Friday, March 29, 2024, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Charles Bergeron, Ph.D., Professor of Jazz History and Program Director for Jazz Pedagogy at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music
From the “Spanish tinge” of Jelly Roll Morton to the widely popular bossa nova recordings of Stan Getz and the Afro-Cuban sounds of Dizzy Gillespie, this lecture will explore some of the many Cuban and Brazilian influences on American jazz music.