Easy To Love: Cole Porter and Jazz
Schedule
Sat, 25 Jan, 2025 at 07:30 pm
UTC-08:00Location
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts | Eugene, OR
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On Saturday, Jan 25 at 7:30 pm at The Shedd in Eugene OFAM 2025 Winter continues with EASY TO LOVE: Cole Porter & Jazz. “Porter is so famous for his gifts as a lyricist,” noted Adam Gopnick in The New Yorker in 2020, “that it might seem mischievous to the point of perversity to suggest that his real greatness resides in his skills as a composer. Yet how many other popular composers have had more hits with instrumental, unsung versions of their work?” We would say, from the point of view of jazz at least, “good point”: Cole Porter (1891-1964), like Rodgers and unlike Arlen and Gershwin, had precious little to do with the world of jazz. Yet his songs have always been an especial favorite of jazz musicians. To wrap up the week’s concert series, Chuck Redd and his Festival jazz unit welcome Siri Vik and Michael Stone for a fine selection of songs from Cole Porter’s substantial opus which have become jazz standards.
Consider taking in The Shedd's popular DINNERS AT SIX before all OFAM 2025 Winter evening performances.
Don't miss the OFAM 2025 WinterJazz Party Sunday afternoon!
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Where is it happening?
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, 285 E Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401, United States,Eugene, OregonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
