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Kazakh Jazz

A concert by the women's jazz vocal ensemble INZHU (Pearl) from the Kazakh National Academy of Music in Astana, Kazakhstan

Thursday, November 20, 2008
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1345 Schoenberg Hall
Band Room
Los Angeles, CA United States

INZHU is a jazz vocal ensemble made up entirely of students from the Kazakh National Academy of Music in Astana, Kazakhstan. Based at the Musicians’ Institute (Hollywood, CA) during their first visit to the U.S., the group has been invited to share their music with students, faculty, and the public at UCLA. This event promises to be a source of vibrant cultural dialogue as INZHU performs their interpretations of American jazz classics.

Sponsor(s): Center for European and Eurasian Studies, Ethnomusicology