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Musical Gemini, A: Living Fifty Years of Jazz (Bill Smith)

• 1995 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- vhs
• (Upon Reflection series) Host Marcia Alvar speaks with Bill Smith, clarinetist and Professor Emeritus, School of Music, University of Washington. They discuss Smith's activity in many forms of music over his lifetime. Bill Smith, the jazz musician, discusses the cyclical nature of jazz popularity in America and the current popularity of jazz on the concert scene. William O. Smith, contemporary composer, discusses composition in a university setting and the differences between many musical genres. Performance clips of each are shown.
• Topics: (Biography, Music)

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