Spotlight Series: "in Walked Jazz" - a Jazz Tale of the African-American Experience at Jazz Academy

Featuring the Cedric Easton Quartet with special guest Barbara Fant

Join Columbus native Cedric Easton and his quartet in an exploration of African-American influences on our great American art form - jazz. This concert experience will celebrate the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and more combined with spoken word to captivate and evoke curiosity about the creative, cultural, and social significance of jazz. Following the concert, there will be a Q&A with the artists designed to create insightful dialogue about this important music.

Barbara Fant - Spoken Word...

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Featuring the Cedric Easton Quartet with special guest Barbara Fant

Join Columbus native Cedric Easton and his quartet in an exploration of African-American influences on our great American art form - jazz. This concert experience will celebrate the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and more combined with spoken word to captivate and evoke curiosity about the creative, cultural, and social significance of jazz. Following the concert, there will be a Q&A with the artists designed to create insightful dialogue about this important music.

Barbara Fant - Spoken Word
Shawn Wallace - Saxophones
Christopher Brown - Piano
Jeff Bass - Bass
Cedric Easton - Drums

FREE ADMISSION in celebration of Black History Month!

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