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The History of Black Music — A Love Supreme

March 4 at 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm CST

Monday, March 4, 2024: The History of Black Music — A Love Supreme

Award-winning musicologist and music historian Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr. will discuss his book Who Hears Here? On Black Music, Pasts and Present.

A Guggenheim Fellow and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr. is a music historian, pianist, composer, and Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Pennsylvania. A widely-published writer, he’s the author, co-author, or editor of four music history books and many essays and articles. As a producer, label head, and leader of the band Dr. Guy’s Musiqology, Ramsey has released five recording projects and has performed at venues worldwide. Ramsey hosted the Musiqology Podcast, and Musiqology Rx is his community arts initiative that provides quality arts programming to under-served communities. He has written for and consulted with museums and galleries, and was co-curator of the acclaimed exhibition Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Ramsey has lectured on music nationally and internationally.

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Details

Date:
March 4
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm CST
Website:
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/guthrie-p-ramsey-jr-on-who-hears-here/

Venue

Zoom

Organizer

The Zinn Education Project