The Nantucket Community Music Center’s mission is to enrich the cultural life of the island by fostering and supporting music education and performance opportunities for young people and adults. The Community Foundation for Nantucket is excited to promote this winter music course which meets every Tuesday starting January 13 through March 10 and culminating with a musical performance event on March 14th.
The course is called “Innovations in Improvised Music in the 20th Century” and features instructor Nigel Goss. The class will explore the history of jazz and improvised music and focus on the development of sounds and style from pre-blues and folk, through ragtime, swing, big bands, bebop/cool jazz, and the rock and roll’s influence in the 1970’s. The class is free to the public and meets from 10 -11 in the parlor at 56 Centre St.
What a great chance for us islanders to learn the history and joy of music in our lives.