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The History of The Great American Songbook

  • THE BARN AT THE HONEST LAWYER 1 Point Road Nelson, Nelson, 7011 New Zealand (map)

$10 General public, $5 Members. No bookings required.

The Nelson Jazz Club present a historic look at the “Great American Songbook”. Often referred to as “Jazz Standards”, the Great American Songbook is a canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test of time in their life and legacy.

The genre includes popular and enduring tunes from the 1920s to the 1950s that were created for Broadway theatre, musical theatre, and Hollywood musical film.

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