In this presentation, Ralph looks at the mass migration of Black Americans from the south to the midwest and northeast throughout much of the 20th century and how this created a change in the traditional approach to blues. This included electric amplification, the use of drums, public address systems, brass and woodwinds, and other instruments. We learn how the electric guitar becomes the dominant instrument but far from the only featured one, and the inevitable influence this has on popular music, especially what we call “Rock.”
Refreshments will be served!
Ralph Rosen, a drummer, had a lengthy jazz career with notable greats while growing and managing Berklee School of Music’s Stan Getz Library Media Center for 31 years. He continues to compose, arrange, and record original music locally.