More About The Great American Songbook: Art Reception and Concert (FPL Main)
In this concert, the highly acclaimed Mike Fritz Quartet will play many of the greatest tunes from the Great American Songbook, composed by Cole Porter, George and Iran Gershwin, Jerome Kern and many others. In addition, the quartet will demonstrate how the Great American Songbook served as the bedrock foundation upon which modern jazz was built.
The "Great American Songbook" is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test of time in their life and legacy. Often referred to as "American Standards," the songs published during the Golden Age of this genre include those popular and enduring tunes from the 1920s to the 1960s that were created for Broadway theatre, musical theatre, and Hollywood musical film.
The music of the Great American Songbook offered hope of better days during the Great Depression, built morale during two world wars, helped build social bridges within our culture, and whistled beside us during unprecedented economic growth.
The Mike Fritz Quartet is an exciting entry into the Metro West jazz scene. Fritz is a Framingham resident and an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, while guitarist Mike Leavey, bassist Paul Lwrence and drummer Vince Gonzalez are also Berklee grads. They currently play on a regular basis at Hearth in Needham and Sumiao in Cambridge, to name just a few venues.
Reception for the art of Edward Brodney on loan to the library from Framingham State University
The "Great American Songbook" is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test of time in their life and legacy. Often referred to as "American Standards," the songs published during the Golden Age of this genre include those popular and enduring tunes from the 1920s to the 1960s that were created for Broadway theatre, musical theatre, and Hollywood musical film.
The music of the Great American Songbook offered hope of better days during the Great Depression, built morale during two world wars, helped build social bridges within our culture, and whistled beside us during unprecedented economic growth.
The Mike Fritz Quartet is an exciting entry into the Metro West jazz scene. Fritz is a Framingham resident and an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, while guitarist Mike Leavey, bassist Paul Lwrence and drummer Vince Gonzalez are also Berklee grads. They currently play on a regular basis at Hearth in Needham and Sumiao in Cambridge, to name just a few venues.
Reception for the art of Edward Brodney on loan to the library from Framingham State University
Date & Time
April 6, 2024
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Location
Framingham Public Library
49 Lexington Street
Framingham, MA 01702
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