An Overview of Jazz Piano from Ragtime to Hip Hop

Jeffrey M. Lewis
WESTON – Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Eugene Uman, the director of the Vermont Jazz Center, to talk about the history of jazz piano. The talk will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28 at the new Weston Playhouse at Walker Farm. This presentation will observe the development of the piano throughout jazz history. Beginning with ragtime and blues music, we will explore how features from those styles were incorporated by Jelly Roll Morton into New Orleans and traditional jazz. We will listen to the kings of stride, observe the influences of boogie-woogie, and delight in the piano’s role in bebop, hard-bop and cool jazz. This talk will conclude with a look at pioneers of modern jazz piano, and players making the scene today. Registration is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. For more information or to register, please call 802-867-0111 or visitwww.greenmtnacademy.org.