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Chapter 8 Discussion
If your last name starts with the letters A – C
- John Hammond – Read Walser Ch 21 – An Experience in Jazz History.pdf
and watch the John Hammond PBS Documentary (Links to an external site.)
If your last name starts with the letters D – K
- Count Basie – Read Horne Ch 3 – One O’clock Jump.pdf
If your last name starts with the letters L – P
- Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn – Read Walser Ch 24 Duke Ellington Explains Swing
and watch the documentary Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (Links to an external site.)
If your last name starts with the letters R – Z
- Mary Lou Williams – Read Ch 4 Ladies at the Keyboard from Linda Dahl’s Stormy Weather
and listen to NPR Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson, Mary Lou Williams, Perpetually Contemporary (Links to an external site.)
In your initial post, write two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, write a short biographical summary for the artist(s) you read about. In the second, write about at least one of the following a) their contributions to the music, b) obstacles they endured with specific examples, c) their major achievements as artists d) other information you found interesting. Minimum 200 words for full-credit. (6 points)
Respond to a minimum of 2 peers who DID NOT learn about the same artist(s) as you or the same artist(s) as each other. Mention which artist(s) you learned about and how the artist(s) they researched interacted (if at all) with the artist(s) you researched. (2 points per reply)
Make your initial post by Friday March 5th 11:59pm and reply to two of your peers by Sunday March 7th 11:59pm.