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Meet the Author - Basilio Serrano: Puerto Rican Women from the Jazz Age: Stories of Success

Mar 10, 2021 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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Grace Bayron with International SweetheartPuerto Rican women were not only present in early jazz, but they played trailblazing and innovative roles and contributed to the emergence of the genre in the States and abroad.  Serrano documents the success and achievement of several Puerto Rican women from the jazz age, as well as a brief discussion on current Puerto Rican women in jazz and surrounding issues affecting women in the arts today.

Author: Basilio Serrano, Prof. Emeritus of SUNY College at Old Westbury

Commentator: Tomas Peña: Editor-in-Chief, Jazzdelapena.com

Virtual Event: Link will be provided upon registration

Website
https://bit.ly/3dmDEWN
Audience
Open to Everyone
Contact
Lili Santiago Silva
9148198965
ls1384@hunter.cuny.edu
Organization/Sponsor
Center for Puerto Rican Studies (Centro)
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