Following the USC Emeriti Center College’s 2013 Fall course on jazz and swing, this multi-media presentation is filled with musical examples, rare photos, film clips, humorous stories, and live demonstrations that stimulate, educate and entertain. Join us for entirely new lectures on Glenn Miller: Icon of the Swing Era; Nat King Cole and Friend; How to Sing Jazz and Swing: Why Singers Do What They Do; Big Band Stars of Jazz and Swing: Gene Krupa & Lionel Hampton; Peggy Lee and Friends; and Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. This 6-week course will be taught by Professor Dr. Thom David Mason, Professor of Jazz Studies at the Department at the Thornton School of Music, University of SouthernCalifornia.

Sponsored by Palos Verdes Library District and the USC Emeriti Center College, these classes are free and open to the public.

Registration is required. Please contact Mary Cohen at mcohen@pvld.org or 310-921-7519 to register. The registration deadline is October 13, 2015.

For further information, please contact the USC Emeriti Center College at 213-740-8841 or on the web at http://emeriticollege.usc.edu.