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Part of the Renard Lecture Series

American music stands beside the European tradition as its equal, but it comes from a completely different source–sound, memory, and lived experience. It grew along the corridor from Memphis to New Orleans, carried by musicians like Mamie Smith, Louis Armstrong, and Bessie Smith, who shaped a tradition we feel before we analyze. Join us as we follow that tradition from spirituals to blues to jazz.

About the presenter: Michael Shamosh is a musician and historian of American music. He was known as “Sunnyside Slim,” the harmonica player for the local band Sunnyside Slim and The Hudsons. Michael has been a chief investment strategist for brokerage firms, and a manager of mutual funds and a hedge fund. He is a JCC member and lives in Irvington, New York where he raised two sons with his wife Renee.