Join the Center for Africana Studies for a special series of masterclasses with composer, pianist and jazz legend Ramsey Lewis, led by Penn music professor, pianist and composer Guthrie Ramsey, Jr.
MASTER CLASS: JAZZ AND THE CHICAGO SCENE
Wednesday, March 17@ 5:30 PM
Ramsey Lewis will discuss his roots in Chicago’s thriving music scene and the powerful impact a cultural space can have on the development of a musician’s art.
Room 101, Music Building, 201 S. 34th Street
(2nd Bld. from the corner of 34th & Walnut Sts.)
MASTER CLASS: JAZZ AND GENRE CROSSINGS
Thursday, March 18 @ 5:30 PM.
Ramsey Lewis will discuss the wide range of his aesthetic palette that has, through the years, crossed multiple genres of classical, jazz, and popular music.
Room 101, Music Building, 201 S. 34th Street
(2nd Bld. from the corner of 34th & Walnut Sts.)
MASTER CLASS: RAMSEY LEWIS, JAZZ COMPOSER
Friday, March 19 @ 6:00 PM
With the assistance of a contemporary jazz ensemble, Ramsey Lewis will discuss his role as a composer in jazz. He will perform sketches from an upcoming recording project of solo piano work.
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Zellerbach Theater, 3680 Walnut Street
Tickets are FREE and required for entrance to the Friday, March 19 Master Class only.
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Box Office
3680 Walnut Street or via phone at 215.898.3900
Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
