1. Wed, Apr. 17: Bett & Joël Celebrate the Songbook

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    Who would have thought that an Abbott & Costello movie would birth a popular jazz standard? Or that John Coltrane would would turn a cheerful, light-as-air song from ‘The Sound of Music’ into a modal, Middle-Eastern-flavored masterpiece? Or that a Gershwin tune—built around a 5-note scale, almost totally devoid of rhyme and discarded from the musical for which it was originally written—would become one of the most iconic jazz chord progressions ever, spawning hundreds of new melodic compositions?

    Such are the wild origins of the Great American Songbook, from which we’ll be performing selected works Wednesday night, April 17th, 7-9 pm, at the Liberty Bar. KRTU’s Kory Cook will accompany us on drums in a celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month. Please join us for this free performance.

    Wednesday, April 17, 7-9 pm
    Bett Butler & Joël Dilley: The Great American Songbook
    Liberty Bar, 1111 S Alamo St, San Antonio TX 78210
    210.227.1187
    www.Liberty-Bar.com
    Free