Speaker: Professor Jim Carroll

Presented by the Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas

This event is open to the public. For more information about the Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas, visit lli-manassas.org

American jazz saxophonist, band leader, and composer, John Coltrane once said, “I want to be a force for real good. In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.” In this class, George Mason University Dewberry School of Music Professor Jim Carroll will discuss Coltrane, this quote, and his well-known piece “Giant Steps.” This class is in conjunction with the Hylton Presents Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra performance on October 5.

Jim Carroll has a versatile background ranging from tours with the Spinners and The Temptations to Woody Herman and The Thundering Herd. Active as an educator, he has taught at Indiana University, Butler University, Capital University, and Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops. He was a member of the Ceremonial Unit of The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and a charter member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra—the National Jazz Orchestra of the United States of America. He also served as Director of Jazz Studies at George Mason University. Mr. Carroll is the founder and artistic director of the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra and the Jazz Connection.