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Mt. Zion Hotel
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Lecture by: Dr. Roee Ben Sira
Concert performed by: Roee Ben Sira piano and The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Big Band conducted by Yuval Cohen
In the program: From the repertoire of Count Basie
This revealing biography, told in Count Basie’s own words, uncovers for the first time the private passions and ambitions that inspired the world-famous bandleader and pianist. Basie’s musical achievements were remarkable: the first African-American to win a Grammy, he brought the Blues to the big band podium. He was the "King of the Swing Kings". We see rare performances with Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Sammy Davies Jr. and many others. But this film digs deeper, uncovering the inner motivation and passions that drove Basie’s career as he became a unique link between jazz and America’s turbulent social history.
