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Lectures tagged "Eric Jackson"

Duke Ellington Round Table

September 8, 2007

Eric Jackson discusses Duke Ellington's A Sacred Concert with a panel on Winthrop, MA community access television.

Jazz Age: From New Orleans to Chicago

January 29, 2004

Eric Jackson, who has been heard nightly on WGBH 89.7 FM for more than 20 years, discusses the rise of this beloved and uniquely American music form in the wild decade of the 1920's. Jackson, host of WGBH's Eric in the Evening, has been called the dean of Boston jazz radio.

History of Jazz: Part III

November 13, 2000

Eric Jackson examines a variety of perspectives, providing firsthand insight into the legacy of jazz in Boston from its beginnings in the early 20th century to today.

History of Jazz: Part IV

November 13, 2000

Eric Jackson examines a variety of perspectives, providing firsthand insight into the legacy of jazz in Boston from its beginnings in the early 20th century to today. During the Civil Rights Movement, more clubs opened in white neighborhoods.

History of Jazz: Part II

November 13, 2000

Eric Jackson examines a variety of perspectives, providing firsthand insight into the legacy of jazz in Boston from its beginnings in the early 20th century to today. New England has always had a place for music and has always had a place for African American musicians.

History of Jazz: Part I

November 13, 2000

Eric Jackson examines a variety of perspectives, providing firsthand insight into the legacy of jazz in Boston from its beginnings in the early 20th century to today. Eric Jackson is host of WGBH's Jazz with Eric in the Evening.