# Guildhall Big Band: Harlem Renaissance

Guildhall Big Band: Harlem Renaissance at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Friday 13 November 2026, 19:00.

- Price: £15
- Venue: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DT London
- With: Guildhall Big Band, Kevin Le Gendre
- Go to page: https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-big-band-harlem-renaissance-0

![Guildhall Big Band: Harlem Renaissance](https://noky.io/images/055f18602235af485caf987b34cbd69e8cd58d40788a9aa386dac628a3a7f40d-2000.webp)

An evening of jazz, blues and gospel celebrating the Harlem Renaissance, the era that marked a major turning point in the cultural and artistic history of New York's African American community. Author and journalist Kevin Le Gendre narrates a journey back to the jazz clubs and cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s, weaving together the social, musical and historical threads of the period. Guildhall Big Band and students from Merton Music Foundation, directed by Matt Skelton, lead the musical exploration of a time when this music spoke to the struggles and triumphs of the African American experience.

## Dates

- Friday 13 November 19:00 — Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Written by a model, sources: [gsmd.ac.uk](https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-big-band-harlem-renaissance-0)

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