Jazz at Lincoln Center Webcast: "Presidential Suite”

Speech is a form of art, and no matter the era, great political speeches stand the test of time. Grammy
Award-winning jazz artist and educator Ted Nash revisited the
significant speeches of his own life.
and found in them not only profound
meanings, but also music: lyrics, cadence, rhythm, and melody. In Presidential Suite, Nash finds an exalted common ground between speech and song, merging two traditions in order to make a singular work.Our guest host will be Andrew Meyer is
graduate assistant in saxophone and jazz studies at Ohio University's
School of Music.
Accompanying photo image courtesy of
“I, Fbv65edel”