AMERICAN HISTORY LECTURE: Jazz: America's Art Form

All lectures will be presented via zoom and begin at 6:30 pm.

Bill Petersen is the chairman of the music department for Freeport School District #145 and also serves as Director of the Highland College Big Band. Mr. Petersen will examine the origins of jazz music and explore why and how jazz could have only originated in the United States. He will also focus on the history of jazz music and how the traditions and stylings of the people who made the music mirrored the struggles of American life during the 20th century.