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Summer Jazz Film - Straight, No Chaser - Theolonius Monk 7/18/17 (Free for WPU Students)

3:00 p.m. Light refreshments in WP’s Atrium Lobby

3:15 p.m. “STRAIGHT, NO CHASER: THEOLONIUS MONK” (1988)
Directed by Charlotte Zwerin with music composed by Dick Hyman
Along with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Thelonious Monk is credited as one of the pioneering musicians of bebop and is the second most recorded jazz composer in the world. Charlotte Zwerin's documentary tries to unravel Monk, who was known for having a thorny personality and an aggressive playing technique to match. Interviews with Monk's son and fellow musicians shed some light, and performance footage from a European tour captures his idiosyncratic style.

5:15 p.m. Post-film discussion

5:30 p.m. Wrap-up

Location: WP Atrium Auditorium

Instructor : Jazz Film Enthusiast
Dates : 07/18/17
Days : Tues
From : 3:00pm - 5:30 PM
Fee : $ 0.00
Course Number : C002A

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options

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