Jazz in Los Angeles: The 1960s

GENINT 731.525

Osher (50+). This course explores the jazz scene in Los Angeles during the 1960s against the backdrop of the tumultuous decade.

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Starting at $135.00
As few as 10 weeks
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About this course:

During the 1950s, Los Angeles received worldwide attention as the birthplace of the new and exciting West Coast jazz movement. Both the music and the musicians gained a tremendous amount of publicity and notoriety, but by the end of the decade, West Coast jazz had become controversial, and for increasingly political reasons, considered passé. Though the new artists and styles of the 1960s didn’t receive the national attention of their predecessors, their impact on future generations would be just as significant. In this course, we explore artists including The Jazz Crusaders, Les McCann, Joe Pass, Gerald Wilson, Paul Horn, Oscar Brown Jr. Cutis Amy, Dupree Bolton, and many more. We discuss how the music fit in and around the tumultuous political, social, and cultural challenges which included the Kennedy assassinations and the Civil Rights Movement, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Malcom X, the arrival of The Beatles and the British Invasion, the Vietnam War and the Watts Riots. The course is richly illustrated utilizing rare recordings, film footage, photographs, and memorabilia drawn from the vast archive of the Los Angeles Jazz Institute.  

Winter 2025 Schedule

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Monday 6:30PM - 8:30PM PT
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Instructor: Ken Poston
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$135.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
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Plus members pay only $40 for this course. Visitors not permitted. 

You must be at least 50 years old and a current member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UCLA to enroll in this course.  If your membership has expired or if you wish to become a new member, please proceed with enrolling in courses and you will be automatically prompted to add a membership during checkout. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 14, 2025
Schedule
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Lecture
Mon Jan 6, 2025
6:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119A
Lecture
Mon Jan 13, 2025
6:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119A
Lecture
Mon Jan 27, 2025
6:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119A
Lecture
Mon Feb 3, 2025
6:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119A
Lecture
Mon Feb 10, 2025
6:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119A
Lecture
Mon Feb 24, 2025
6:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119A
Lecture
Mon Mar 3, 2025
6:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119A
Lecture
Mon Mar 10, 2025
6:30PM PT - 8:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 119A

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