2024 Jewish Book & Arts Festival Closing Night: LARRY TYE The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America

Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie all overcame racism and violence to go on and become some of the most popular entertainers on the planet. Larry Tye masterfully reflects on their lives off the bandstand and explores the Black-Jewish alliance of the time.

This event is Closing Night of the 2024 Jewish Book & Arts Festival.