AFRI 261 Bebop: African and African American Cultures and Aesthetics

Students examine the African origins of bebop; the American founders, Parker and Gillespie; the hard bop of the 1950s and 1960s; and bebop's resurgence in the 1980s and 1990s.

Credits

4 credit hours.

Prerequisite

Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3.

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer.

General Education Category

Core 4