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SFJAZZ Spring Season 2007 • March 8-June 23, 2007

Discover Jazz: History and Appreciation Course

Thursdays, Febuary 1, 8, 15, 22, March 1 • 6pm – 8pm

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
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  • $25 Individual Class

    • Jazz aficionados and newcomers alike will enjoy these weekly evening classes for adults, presented at and in association with the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.

    Cory Combs
    SFJAZZ's new Associate Director of Education, Cory Combs, will teach the Discover Jazz course this spring. Read more about Cory

    With each class led by an expert in a particular aspect of jazz, the course offers and entertaining and informative overview of the music’s history, culture, and ongoing development. Registration may be purchased for individual class meetings or—at a discount—for the entire course.

    The Spring 2007 course comprises the following classes:

    Feb 1 Jazz History: Early Days Through 1950
    (w/ John Santos, musician & jazz educator)
    Feb 8 Jazz History: 1950 Through the Present
    (w/ Joshua Redman, SFJAZZ Collective Artistic Director)
    Feb 15 Music of Thelonious Monk
    (w/ Riverside Records Producer Orrin Keepnews)
    Feb 22 Jazz and Visual Arts/Photography
    (w/ poet & art critic Bill Berkson)
    Mar 1 Developing Your Jazz Library: CDs and Downloads


    Presented in association with the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.

    Individual Classes

    JaZZ History: Early Days through 1950

    Thurs, Feb 1, 2007 • 6PM



    Jazz History: 1950 to Present

    Thurs, Feb 8, 2007 • 6PM



    Music of Thelonious Monk

    Thurs, Feb 15, 2007 • 6PM



    Jazz and Visual Arts/Photography

    Thurs, Feb 22, 2007 • 6PM



    Developing your Jazz Library: Cds, Downloads

    Thurs, Mar 1, 2007 • 6PM