November 1, 2007
Award-winning blues artist to perform schools program at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
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All About the Blues begins at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center, Room 314. It is free and open to the public. Jackson created the award-winning Blues in the Schools program that teaches the history of the blues to young students throughout the country.
Jackson, a blues artist, storyteller and oral historian, specializes in both modern and traditional acoustic blues. He has taken his music to hundreds of venues in the United States and has performed in Spain, Italy, Britain and France.
The Black Cultural Center Library is coordinating Jackson's visit. He also will visit with students at Miami Elementary School in Lafayette.
"We are excitedly awaiting for Mr. Jackson to talk about the important contribution of blues to music in the world," said Black Cultural Center librarian Dorothy Washington. "His performance complements the Black Cultural Center focus on the blues, and his style of storytelling is very engaging. We hope that audience members will gain a better understanding of the people from which the music originated as well as a greater appreciation for the genre."
Jackson has received awards and acclaim across the country for research, innovation, curriculum and presentation of the history about the people and music that make up the blues.
For information, contact (765) 494-3093, dwashin2@purdue.edu or visit the BCC Library Web site at http://www.purdue.edu/bcc/library
Writer: Maggie Morris, (765) 494-2432, maggiemorris@purdue.edu
Source: Dorothy Washington, (765) 494-3093, dwashin2@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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