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Jazz & Java: Swing, Rhythm, & The Band

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Sammons Center for the Arts
3630 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, Texas 75219

Sammons Center Artistic Director and Steinway Artist Arlington Jones leads a four-part series of free forty-minute sessions about jazz. Each Jazz & Java session is a blend of listening to and learning about jazz with a serving of coffee.

Each session is 12pm – 12:40pm presented virtually. Register to receive an email when the livestream link is live: bit.ly/JazzJavaSammons

Schedule:

LEND ME YOUR EAR - JUNE 21, 2022

The meaning of form, measures, music counting, sections, melody, and improvisation in jazz music.

JAZZ TRANSFORMATION - JUNE 28, 2022

The history of jazz artists – taking popular songs and creatively reworking them into jazz classics.

ALL ABOUT JAZZ BLUES - JULY 26, 2022

The musical journey from the traditional blues of the Deep South to jazz blues.

SWING, RHYTHM, & THE BAND - AUGUST 2, 2022

The intricate ways the jazz band works together and the important role of each instrument.