Hello Michlib-l,

 

Please join us at 7:00 PM on Monday, January 31, 2022 for Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement event.

 

Find the event description below:

 

Join us as master flautist, speaker, and educator Galen Abdur-Razzaq combines lecture and musical performance to tell the historical significance of Jazz and how Jazz became an advocacy for the Civil Rights Movement. Galen infuses the lecture with music demonstrations chronicling Jazz from the turn of the century to the present day. Galen holds a Master’s Degree from Rutgers, studied music at Berklee School of Music and his performance portfolio includes such greats as Billy Taylor, Sonny Phillips, Gwen Guthrie, Jimmy Heath, Melba Moore, and Sun Ra.

 

This is a virtual event. Registration is required. Tap https://tinyurl.com/3jray8m7 to register. The Zoom link will be emailed the day of the event.

 

Hope to see you there!

Mick Howey, MLIS

Adult Services Librarian

Baldwin Public Library

300 West Merrill Street

Birmingham, MI 48009

(248) 554-4649