Boogie Woogie Piano:
Carl "Sonny" Leyland

Series sponsored by ROBERT AND JEAN FAIRCLOTH. Sponsored in part by DON & KAY GARDNER

April 2, 2008 12:30 PM

Series: Jazz Now and Forever

British-born Boogie-Woogie scholar and practitioner Carl "Sonny" Leyland is an authority on this blues-based jazz piano style that emerged in the late 1930s and was championed by Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson and others. Pianist Leyland has performed with Lowell Fulsom and Champion Jack Dupree. He performs and discusses this unique and demanding genre during the show.

Price: $10

Venue: Charles H. Morris Center

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