Research Seminars @ Illinois

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Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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Playing the Changes: Jazz and Education in South Africa

Event Type: Lecture
Sponsor: Center for Advanced Study
Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory
Date: Apr 23, 2025 5:00 pm
Contact: Center for Advanced Study
E-Mail: cas@cas.illinois.edu
Phone: 217-369-7395
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Originating Calendar: Center for Advanced Study; In this presentation, Darius and Catherine Brubeck will take us to apartheid-era South Africa, where in 1983 they established a pioneering jazz curriculum and performance program at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. This resilient program brought black and white musicians together to explore and expand the landscape of South African jazz, providing a soundtrack to the freedom struggle and its aftermath. South African jazz scholar and performer Colin Miller joins the Brubecks for this conversation.

Hosted by: University of Illinois Press

In conjunction with: Center for African Studies, Humanities Research Institute, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Program in Jazz Studies, School of Music, Sousa Archive, Spurlock Museum

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