Conference on the Jewish Influence on American Popular Music

The Department of Musicology and Ethnomusicology and the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies are happy to present a one-day event to examine and celebrate the central role that Jewish writers and composers had in shaping American popular music throughout its history. Featured speakers will be Ben Sidran, jazz and rock pianist, singer, and author of There was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream, and Seth Rogovoy, journalist, editor, blogger, cultural critic, and author of Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet. Sponsored by the Boston University Jewish Cultural Endowment.

When 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
Building Mugar Memorial Library
Room Richards-Roosevelt Room
Contact Name Daniel Singer
Contact Email singerde@bu.edu
Contact Organization Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Fees Free
Speakers Ben Sidran, Seth Rogovoy