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  • JazzSet for the Studs Terkel Centenary

    May 4, 2012. Posted by Becca Pulliam.

    Add new comment | Filed under: Joshua Moshier, This Week in JazzSet History

    terkelNPRLouis Terkel was born in New York on May 16, 1912, but it's in Chicago that he made his career as a radio host and author. His first book, way back in 1956, was  Giants of Jazz. In the 1970s he had a great success with Working, Hard Times and The Good War.

    Now composer Joshua Moshier  celebrates Terkel with new music that takes the title of Studs's memoir, Touch and Go, as  a musical motif, a jumping off point for a successful suite. The Moshier Lebrun Collective performs, and the composer tells us more of the story on JazzSet.

    Listen Sunday, May 6, at 6pm .. Wednesday, May 9, at 6:30pm .. and don' t forget to pledge! Thank you.

    StudsForBlogTouch and Go: The Studs Terkel Project has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program, funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

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