The Arts Society Salisbury Lecture
- £8.00
- 10 Nov 26
- St Francis\' Church, Beatrice Road, Salisbury
- 1.50 - 3.00
A lecture by The Arts Society accredited lecturer Emma Johnson entitled The Roots of Jazz
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In this talk, Emma, an internationally acclaimed clarinettist, will look at the part African Blues and Cakewalk, American Classical and Vaudeville, Latin American Dance, and Middle Eastern Klezmer all played in the story of jazz. New Orleans at the end of the 19th century was a busy port welcoming ships and sailors from all over the world bringing with them many diverse styles of music. It was also one of the few places in America where the music of the slave population was not just tolerated but openly enjoyed by black and white communities alike. In this Creole crucible it was not long before such a kaleidoscope of musical traditions would come together, react and evolve into an exciting new music which would revolutionise and democratise culture, namely jazz. Jazz\'s evolution didn\'t happen overnight of course and along the way we will enjoy some of the greatest musical artists of the twentieth century: Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington to name but a few.
Lecturer\'s Biography:
With 30 CDs to her name, Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinettists to have performed as a soloist all over the world.
She also enjoys giving talks about music - Woodwind Wizardry and The Poet John Miltonwere both broadcast by BBC radio and she has lectured about composers Gerald Finzi and Malcolm Arnold for the internet company Tonebase, as well as about Schubert and Brahms for Martin Randall Travel.
Johnson studied Music and English at Pembroke College, Cambridge University, where she was the first woman to be made an Honorary Fellow. She was honoured by the Queen with an M.B.E. in 1996.
Her charity, the Emma Johnson Music Foundation, gives workshops in primary schools to introduce children to instrumental music.
Image - Louis Armstrong