Music @ NCL: Essential American Songs From Slave Shouts to Grandmaster Flash

« All Events

November 28, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Location: Lamb Room

Professor of Music, composer and bassist Brian Q. Torff will survey the important and influential songs of American popular music, from early slave songs and spirituals through the birth of jazz, popular singers such as Sinatra, Elvis and Hank Williams, blues, rock, soul and the birth of hip hop. These songs both connect and reflect American life as it has evolved over hundreds of years.

PLEASE REGISTER

Brian Q. Torff is a bassist, composer, author and educator.  Currently he is a Professor of Music and Music Program Director at Fairfield University. He has performed at the White House, Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and Birdland. Torff performs in jazz festivals throughout the United States and was the founder of the Fairfield University Summer Jazz Workshop

Related Events

• 

  Comedy Improv @ the Library

  May 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

  |Recurring Event (See all)

  An event every month that begins at 7:00 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until July 11, 2019

  An event every month that begins at 7:00 pm on day Fourth of the month, repeating until July 25, 2019

• 

  Chinese Language Meetup

  May 27 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  |Recurring Event (See all)

  An event every month that begins at 1:00 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until December 30, 2019

  An event every month that begins at 1:00 pm on day Fourth of the month, repeating until December 30, 2019

• 

  Spanish Language Meetup

  June 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

  |Recurring Event (See all)

  An event every month that begins at 6:30 pm on day First of the month, repeating until December 30, 2019

  An event every month that begins at 6:30 pm on day Third of the month, repeating until December 30, 2019