SWING IS THE THING Celebrating Benny Goodman Special Concert Presentation for Students

Friday Capital Public Radio and the Harris Center Capital Public Radio and the Harris Center celebrate the legacy of Benny Goodman will commemorate that famous concert on January 19 with world class jazz clarinetist Ken Pep- Friday, January 19th at 7:30 p.m. when Ken 10:00 am lowski and his group in a concert/chat for Peplowski performs with the Sacramento (approx. 1 hour) area students. Jazz Orchestra. The event is already sold- out, but we have plenty of seats available Recommended This January marks the 80th anniversary of for a special concert happening that Grades: 4–12 the Benny Goodman Orchestra’s ground- morning. breaking appearance at Carnegie Hall, an Price: $5 per student (Financial assistance for tickets event signaling the fact that jazz was not In a presentation just for students, head- or transportation may be just popular music, it was an art form be- liner Ken Peplowski will share insights available for your class.) fitting America’s premiere classical concert about Benny Goodman’s impact on music Reserve seats: stage. And it swung! and society, while performing selections from the Goodman repertoire with a top- harriscenter.net In fact, Benny Goodman was known as the notch small group. Ken and company King of Swing. But what exactly is swing? Click on the menu heading will demonstrate elements of swing and It’s a noun. It’s also a verb. It describes an “Arts Ed” and look for improvisation and explain how Goodman’s era, and yet it’s timeless. Swing is hard to “CLASSacts! Matinee small groups helped build a bridge from define, but you know it when you feel it, Series big band swing to modern jazz. especially if you’re on the dance floor! No matter what subject you teach (it Goodman was also among the first band- doesn’t have to be music related), we leaders to employ both white and black encourage you to consider bringing your musicians in his groups, performing to- class to the Harris Center at Folsom Lake gether on the same stage. Racial integra- College for this very special hour with Ken tion was one of the hallmarks of the 1938 Peplowski and his fellow jazz musicians. Carnegie Hall concert.

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