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African American composers

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Abrams, Muhal Richard, 1983 April 5

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Composer and pianist Muhal Richard Abrams lectured April 5, 1983 at the University of Connecticut (2015-0002/RR97).

RR 97 Hale Smith introduces jazz musician Muhal Richard Abrams. Mr. Abrams spoke about his personal background and continued on with the creation of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).

Dates: 1983 April 5

Ahmad Jamal and Eugene Redmond lecture at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860685493

Arthur Cunningham lecture at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860637424

Babatunde "Mike" Olatunji lectures and performs at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002Olatunji

Billie Lynn Daniel lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860680007

Bland, Ed, 1982 September 28

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Composer and musical director Ed Bland lectured at the University of Connecticut on 9/28/1982 (2015-0002/RR105).

Dates: 1982 September 28

Bown, Patti, 1974 - 1989

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Scope and Contents Composer, singer, and pianist Patti Bown delivered 6 lectures at the University of Connecticut. She spoke on 10/1/1974 (2015-0002/RR106), 1/26/1982 (2015-0002/RR107), 1/21/1986 (2015-0002/RR108), 4/7/1987 (2015-0002/RR109), 1/26/1988 (2015-0002/RR110), 11/7/1989 (2015-0002/AC5). RR 106 Hale Smith introduces musician Patti Bown (jazz pianist) begins with her personal and family background. She discusses what it is to be a Black, female artist. RR 107 Hale Smith...
Dates: 1974 - 1989

Briggs, Charles, 1973 February 6

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Charles Briggs lectured at the University of Connecticut on 2/6/1973 (2015-0002/RR111). Charles Briggs talks about himself and his experiences as a successful person in the theatre.

Dates: 1973 February 6

Budd Johnson lecture at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002JohnsonB

Capers, Valerie , 1973 January 30

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Classical and jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Valerie Capers lectured on 1/30/1973 (2015-0002/RR115) at the University of Connecticut. Bobby Capers and the trio opened the presentation after which Valerie spoke to the class.

Dates: 1973 January 30

Charles Briggs lectures at the University of Connecticut.

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860678411

Charles Briggs lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier:  http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860678411

Charles Briggs lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier:  http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860678413

Charles Hamm lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860685483

Cunningham, Arthur, 1974 Fall

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Composer Arthur Cunningham delivered a lecture in the fall of 1974 (2015-0002/RR131). Arthur Cunningham was an American composer and educator. His students included singer Kate Davidson, producer/engineer Peter Francovilla, and pianist John Ellis.

Dates: 1974 Fall

Daniel, Billie Lynn , 1984 October 30

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Composer and opera singer Billie Lynn Daniels lectured on 10/30/1984 (2015-0002/RR136 reel 1) (2015-0002/RR137 reel 2).

RR 136-137 Introduced by Edward O'Connor, Composer and opera singer Billie Lynn Daniels (RR 136-137) performs a sample program of what will late be performed in New York on November 18, 1984. William Zekel accompanies Daniels on lute and guitar and the program begins with Elizabethan music.

Dates: 1984 October 30

Dorothy Rudd and Kermit Moore lecture at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860637435

Dorothy Rudd Moore lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002MooreDR

Ed Bland lectures and performances at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860637421

Frederick King lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002King

Frederick Tillis lectures at the

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002Tillis

Hakim, Talib Rasul, 1974 - 1984

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Scope and Contents Composer Talib Rasul Hakim (birth name Stephen Alexander Chambers) delivered 10 lectures, from 1974 t0 1984. He spoke on 4/9/1974 (2015-0002/RR165), 11/4/1975 (2015-0002/RR166), 9/21/1976 (2015-0002/RR167), 11/29/1977 (2015-0002/RR168), 11/28/1978 (2015-0002/RR169), 11/13/1979 (2015-0002/RR170), 9/9/1980 (2015-0002/RR171), 11/16/1982 (2015-0002/RR172), 11/8/1983 (2015-0002/RR173), and lastly on 11/13/1984 (2015-0002/RR174). RR 165 Hale Smith makes several class related...
Dates: 1974 - 1984

Hale Smith lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002SmithH

Hamm, Charles, 1987 November 3

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Scope and Contents Composer and musicologist Charles Hamm lectured on 11/3/1987 (2015-0002/RR175). Charles Edward Hamm (April 21, 1925 – October 16, 2011) was an American musicologist, writer, composer, and music educator. He is credited with being the first music historian to seriously study and write about American popular music. He also was one of the founders of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM). His lecture topic was Black popular music in South Africa. [Information...
Dates: 1987 November 3

Heath, Jimmy, 1976 November 2

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Scope and Contents Composer and saxophonist Jimmy Heath lectured on 11/2/1976 (2015-0002/RR18). James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. At the time of his 1976 lecture, he had composed over 60 compositions and described himself as a "musician's musician" because he was more interested in writing and performing rather than fame...
Dates: 1976 November 2

Jalalu Nelson lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860691219

Jamal, Ahmad and Eugene Redmond, 1974 March 19

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Scope and Contents Composer Ahmad Jamal and poet Eugene Redmond delivered a lecture on 3/19/1974 (2015-0002/RR187). Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones, July 2, 1930) is an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator. For six decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. Eugene B. Redmond (born December 1, 1937, St. Louis) is an American poet, and academic. His poetry is closely connected to the Black Arts Movement and the city of East St. Louis, Illinois....
Dates: 1974 March 19

James Newton lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860691250

Jimmy Heath lectures at the University of Connecticut

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Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002Heath

Joans, Ted and Frederick King, 1976 October 26

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Scope and Contents Ted Joans and Frederick King lectured together on 10/26/1976 (2015-0002/RR199). For more information on the lecturers, please see their individual profiles. RR199 Hale Smith introduces an unexpected guest--poet Ted Joans who is a member of the "Beat Generation." Joans speaks breifly and then reads some of his poems.  [~1:03:30] Frederick King (Percussionist) is the scheduled speaker for the evening. Mr. King picks on up the rhythm of Joans' last poem to discuss rhythm and...
Dates: 1976 October 26