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Trojan Jazz documentary Premiere With Q&A

Presented by Ballets Russes Arts Initiative and Congregation Kehillath Israel at Congregation Kehillath Israel, Brookline MA

Mar 29 2023
Trojan Jazz documentary Premiere With Q&A

Collage of Soviet newspaper coverage of Benny Goodman's USSR tour and vintage photos.

The U.S. premiere of “Trojan Jazz,” a documentary about Benny Goodman’s seminal tour of the USSR with his band in 1962 as a jazz ambassador for the U.S. State Department; followed by Q&A with the film’s director and producer.

Introduction by Benny Goodman's only student, Ukrainian-born clarinetist Julian Milkis, and Q&A with the film's Director and Producer, Olga and Gregory Antimony.
Trojan Jazz features new interviews with Americans who were on the tour or made it possible (such as legendary jazz producer George Avakian and bassist Bill Crow) as well as a wide range of Russian and Ukrainian musicians and cultural figures whose lives were transformed by the tour. It also includes rare archival footage of Benny in ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

FREE. Advance Registration Required.

Phone: (617) 277-9155

Email: mainoffice@congki.org

Website: https://trojanjazz.eventbrite.com/

Additional time info:

Door open for seating at 7 pm.

Film runtime is 1 hour 18 minutes. Q&A to follow at 8:50.

LOCATION

Congregation Kehillath Israel

384 Harvard St., Brookline, MA 02446

COVID-19 Phased Reopening Details

Instructions:

Face masks and are optional and welcome.

Face Masks Required: No
Social Distancing: No
Limited Capacity: No
Reservations Required: Yes
Proof of Vaccination Required: No

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