BFA Dance student Pharria Jones and alum Corynn Latta (BA 2025, Music) take part in “Satin Jazz,” an event honoring the rarely talked about origins of the jazz genre. Hosted by the Milwaukee County Historical Society, the performance serves to honor the history of Milwaukee’s Bronzeville community.
In the WUWM 89.7 segment by Teran Powell, Jones and Latta share how they plan to prepare for their adaptation of Duke Ellington’s Satin Doll, written about Milwaukee musical legend Minette Wilson.
“This is a celebration of the truly illustrious but rarely told history of jazz in music,” said Benevolent Creative, the minds behind the event’s marketing. “We actually have a profound connection to jazz in our city. And the more we dug into it, the more we found.”
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