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Seminar: The Jazz Soul of Jimmy Van Heusen   

Come join us for a celebration of the beautiful music that Jimmy Van Heusen composed for Broadway and Hollywood. You will delight in renderings of such gems as "Here's That Rainy Day" and "Polkadots and Moonbeams" by the eminent Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole. You will hear lush versions of Van Heusen tunes by such jazz giants as Miles Davis, Stan Getz, George Shearing, and Oscar Peterson. You can attend sessions ala carte if you are not available for the entire four-lecture series.

Space is limited.

LECTURES:

1. "Here's That Rainy Day;" renditions by Bill Evans, June Christy, Oscar Peterson, Paul Desmond

2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams;" renditions by Lee Konitz, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Sarah Vaughan

3. "But Beautiful;" renditions by Johnny Hartman, Ben Webster, Bill Evans

4. "Darn That Dream;" renditions by Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Stan Getz, George Shearing

 

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