LARRY TYE The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America

Date/Time
November 16
7:30 pm

Location
Kaplan Theatre

Details

Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie all overcame racism and violence to go on and become some of the most popular entertainers on the planet. Larry Tye masterfully reflects on their lives off the bandstand and explores the Black-Jewish alliance of the time.