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AsiaLENS: "Yellow Jazz, Black Music"

Sep 25, 2024   6:00 pm  
Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium, 600 S Gregory St. Urbana
Film Screening
Sponsor
Hosted by Center For East Asian and Pacific Studies; Co-sponsored by: Center for African Studies, Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, and Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
Contact
Alex Chun
E-Mail
park387@illinois.edu
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Come join us for our first screening for AsiaLENS this school year! This screening is FREE to attend!

"Yellow Jazz, Black Music" Synopsis:
In the 1920's and 1930's, African American musicians in Shanghai became crucial to define that era.  This documentary is about a story of "the half has never been told," that is the history of jazz as experienced by African American and Chinese musicians in China from past to present. This film traces the story of some of the important historical figures past and present that shaped part of the Chinese music scene. Featuring musicians Jasmine Chen and Theo Croker.

After the screening with be a virtual discussion with filmmaker Marketus Presswood!

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