In the 1930s, jazz comes as close as it has ever to being America's popular music. Great performers, such Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Louis Armstrong, Chick Webb, and the greatest of all female jazz singers, Billie Holiday emerge. This episode shows how Jazz music created room for great black and white musicians to play side by side on stage in segregated America. Directed by Joi Carr, the production features Pepperdine students who perform a collection of dramatic dialogues, monologues, songs, and stories.
Reception follows show.
A special tour of African-American cultural sites in Los Angeles will be conducted. Transportation is provided free of charge. To reserve your space, please call ext. Composed of twenty-two members, Praise won first place in the 1995 McDonald's GospelFest. Veronica Walter, guest poets, and musical accompanists create a flavorful pot of Bakstreeet gumbo.