Talk: "Playing the Changes: Jazz and Education in South Africa" by Darius and Catherine Brubeck
- Event Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Time: 5:00 pm–6:30 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
In this presentation, Darius and Catherine Brubeck will take us to apartheid-era South Africa, where in 1983 they established a pioneering jazz curriculum and performance program at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. This resilient program brought black and white musicians together to explore and expand the landscape of South African jazz, providing a soundtrack to the freedom struggle and its aftermath.
Hosted by:
- University of Illinois Press
- Darius and Catherine Brubeck
- Co-founders, Centre for Jazz and Popular Music
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa)
Contact
For further information on this event, contact Center for Advanced Study at CAS@illinois.edu (email link).
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.