Adam Koplan Demystifies The Great American Songbook
American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald smiles as she walks at the fashionable Via Veneto in Rome, April 8, 1961. Ella is on a tour of Europe for a series of performances with the “Jazz At The Philharmonic” band. (AP Photo/Umberto Savemini)
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The Great American Songbook is a bit of a misnomer, considering it is not a real book. And yet, the contents of that songbook formed the basis of American popular song for much of the 20th century.
Flying Carpet Theatre Director Adam Koplan returned to “City Lights” to help further demystify the invisible — and fluid — volume of music.
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