2024 Book Festival: Larry Tye

CLOSING NIGHT 
LARRY TYE 
The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America 

Saturday, November 16 | 7:30 PM
In conversation with Vincent Gardner

This sweeping portrait from New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye delves into the fascinating lives of three jazz legends—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie. Born within a few years of one another, these musical geniuses overcame horrific discrimination with the sole mission of introducing Americans to transformational music that still endures today. Based on more than 250 interviews, this extensively researched and critically acclaimed book brings alive the history of Black America in the early-to-mid 1900s and explores the Black-Jewish alliance of the time.

Patron Sponsors:
Vicky and Michael Richker

Community Partners: CBS Women, Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism, Houston Jewish Community Foundation

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