Part 2 of the series co-sponsored by the University Library and the Music Dept. will be this Sunday afternoon at 3:00 in Grant Recital Hall (behind Orwig). Sunday’s presentation will feature Brown faculty emeritus Ferd Jones introducing and leading discussion on the film The Harlem Renaissance. The film draws from “soundies” film and early television clips and features performances by Duke Ellington ,Len Horne, Fats Waller and others. This is a free event and no tickets are required.

Looking at Jazz: America’s Art Form is a free six-part film viewing, reading and discussion series. Brown is one of 50 institutions nationwide that were selected to participate in the project’s pilot program organized by Re:New Media in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) and Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC). The project is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and by the Brown Department of Music and the Brown University Libraries.
For further information contact Ned Quist