BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170827T000000Z DTEND:20170827T040000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:"Carlo\, Keep Swingin' " - A Documentary about the Birthplace of German Jazz with live music by The Thomas Gunther Trio DESCRIPTION:Although today it is mainly known for its airport and as a center of international finance\, Frankfurt am Main can also be called the birthplace of German Jazz.\nIn 1952\, with much of the city still in ruins\, the jazz trumpeter Carlo Bohl nder founded the "Domicile du Jazz\," later renamed the "Jazzkeller\," which became a legendary underground club and central destination for world-famous jazz musicians. Frequented by both European and American musicians\, the Jazzkeller built bridges across the Atlantic and helped to strengthen the relationship between Germany and the U.S. after the war.\n\nIn this colorful documentary\, German filmmaker Elizabeth Ok explores the strong desire for a cultural renewal in early post-war Germany. Through interviews with musicians\, witnesses and companions\, she brings to life the extraordinary personality of the "father of jazz\," Carlo Bohl nder\, and shows the complicated and moving love story between him and his American wife Anita\, herself a jazz singer who came to Germany from Harlem in 1964 and still lives in Frankfurt today.\nThe director will be in attendance and available for Q&A and discussion with the audience after the screening. In addition\, the evening will feature live music by the Thomas Gunther Trio from Chicago. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Although today it is mainly known for its airport and as a center of international finance\, Frankfurt am Main can also be called the birthplace of German Jazz.\n

In 1952\, with much of the city still in ruins\, the jazz trumpeter Carlo Bohlä\;nder founded the "\;Domicile du Jazz\,"\; later renamed the "\;Jazzkeller\,"\; which became a legendary underground club and central destination for world-famous jazz musicians. Frequented by both European and American musicians\, the Jazzkeller built bridges across the Atlantic and helped to strengthen the relationship between Germany and the U.S. after the war.

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In this colorful documentary\, German filmmaker Elizabeth Ok explores the strong desire for a cultural renewal in early post-war Germany. Through interviews with musicians\, witnesses and companions\, she brings to life the extraordinary personality of the "\;father of jazz\,"\; Carlo Bohlä\;nder\, and shows the complicated and moving love story between him and his American wife Anita\, herself a jazz singer who came to Germany from Harlem in 1964 and still lives in Frankfurt today.

\nThe director will be in attendance and available for Q&\;A and discussion with the audience after the screening. In addition\, the evening will feature live music by the Thomas Gunther Trio from Chicago. LOCATION:DANK Haus 4740 North Western Ave. UID:e.697.20998 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260411T104412Z URL:https://www.lincolnsquare.org/events/details/carlo-keep-swingin-a-documentary-about-the-birthplace-of-german-jazz-with-live-music-by-the-thomas-gunther-trio-20998 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR