{"id":5277,"date":"2026-03-18T16:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/?p=5277"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:00:56","slug":"celebrating-international-jazz-day-with-jazz-film-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/2026\/03\/18\/celebrating-international-jazz-day-with-jazz-film-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating International Jazz Day with Jazz Film Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5279\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/03\/The-Best-of-Detroit-Jazz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/03\/The-Best-of-Detroit-Jazz.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/03\/The-Best-of-Detroit-Jazz-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/03\/The-Best-of-Detroit-Jazz-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/03\/The-Best-of-Detroit-Jazz-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/03\/The-Best-of-Detroit-Jazz-1536x867.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/03\/The-Best-of-Detroit-Jazz-2048x1155.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From legends like Elvin Jones, Yusef Lateef, and Ron Carter to contemporary stars like Karriem Riggins, Kenny Garrett, and Regina Carter, you can\u2019t tell the history of jazz in America without telling the history of jazz from Detroit.\u00a0 Scores of world-class jazz musicians have rolled off Detroit\u2019s assembly line, influenced by both a profound legacy of mentors, including Barry Harris, Marcus Belgrave, and Rodney Whitaker, and the soulfulness of a great American city that never quits.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Mark Stryker\u2019s 2019 book, <em>Jazz from Detroit<\/em>, this 90-minute documentary weaves a compelling historical and cultural tapestry through the 20<sup>th<\/sup> and 21<sup>st<\/sup> centuries.\u00a0 Set within Detroit\u2019s dramatic rise and fall as an industrial power and the triumphs of its creative and resilient African American community, <em>The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit<\/em> connects the dots between the city\u2019s history and Black music excellence.<\/p>\n<p>A post-screening discussion at the Spurlock Museum will feature director-producer Daniel Loewenthal, producer Roberta Friedman, and writer-producer Mark Stryker. \u00a0An afterglow performance of music from Detroit\u2019s jazz scene will take place at the Rose Bowl Tavern and will feature Joel Spencer on drums, Joan Hickey on piano and Larry Gray on bass.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsors for this programming include Global Arts Performance Initiatives, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Spurlock Museum, Rose Bowl Tavern, UNESCO Center for Global Citizenship, The Conservatory of Central Illinois, and the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music.\u00a0 For further information about this programming call 217-333-4577 or email schwrtzs@illinois.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From legends like Elvin Jones, Yusef Lateef, and Ron Carter to contemporary stars like Karriem Riggins, Kenny Garrett, and Regina Carter, you can\u2019t tell the history of jazz in America without telling the history of jazz from Detroit.\u00a0 Scores of world-class jazz musicians have rolled off Detroit\u2019s assembly line, influenced by both a profound legacy 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