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February 2010 Program Listings
Black History Month

 

Harlem Flappers


Week of 2/4/10
Women of the Harlem Renaissance

In Jazz Age Harlem, the rise of black culture produced talents like Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington. But this 'Black Renaissance' wasn't limited to men. Actress Carol Woods joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in this salute to Black History Month as they introduce the artistic, fascinating women that launched New York's great social revolution of the 1920s.

 
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Week of 2/11/10
Cheek to Cheek: Valentime Romance from Irving Berlin


The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and special guests take listeners on a 'lovers holiday' with a concert of Irving Berlin songs that speak to the heart.
 
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Week of 2/18/10
Fletcher Henderson & Don Redman: The Birth of the Big Band Reed Section


Allan Vache and Kim Cusack join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in a tribute to the 1920s musical collaboration between bandleader Fletcher Henderson and arranger Don Redman that paved the way for the big band sound that defined the Swing Era of the 1930s.
 
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Week of 2/25/10
Crazy Rhythm: Red Nichols and His Five Pennies

The Five Pennies, The Red Heads, and The Charleston Chasers are a handful of small groups cornetist Red Nichols led in New York recording sessions in the 20s. Join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for a look at Red Nichols, who helped forge a new sophisticated, big city sound.
 

 


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