The History of Jazz
At the East Hampton Library
The East Hampton Library will present “Jazz: The First American Art Form,” a free lecture by Craig Boyd, on Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4. Mr. Boyd, a professor of music at Suffolk Community College and recipient of the New York State Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, will examine the history of jazz from its conception to the present.
The talk will consider major events in African, European, and American sociopolitical history that were the seeds of the unique American art form, as well as rhythm developments, instrumentation, and improvisational techniques. In addition, Mr. Boyd, a member of ASCAP with a number of recordings to his credit, will perform some of his own compositions.