Hi Everyone,

Just a quick reminder that the first meeting of the season is this coming Tuesday, between 7-8:30 pm in the Magna Room of the Aurora Public Library. For this first meeting we are privileged to have the well-known radio personality David Basskin come and speak to us about Jazz and the Cold War. Just in case you're not familiar with David Basskin here's a brief biography and a bit of information about the presentation this Tuesday:

David Basskin is the host of The Nightfly starting in September on JAZZ.FM91. He created and hosted Stolen Moments on the station from 2007 to 2018. David has been a musician, a lawyer and the CEO of Canada's largest music licensing agency. He brings a lifetime of love for jazz and its unexpected history to this talk.

Cold War Jazz tells the story of what happened when US politicians showed some unexpected love for America's greatest music and musicians. Aiming to counter Soviet rhetoric decrying American racism, the State Department recruited Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck and other great players to tell a more positive story -- through their music. Very little turned out as expected!

Looking forward to seeing you all this coming Tuesday.

Regards,

The Aurora Philosophy Club Steering Committee