This event is in the past.It took place on February 23, 2026 at Braun Music Center.
Ron Alexander Memorial Lectures in Musicology – Brian Kane, Yale University
At Braun Music Center
Stanford
Hear how a blind jazz vocalist rewrote the rules of protest and voice theory. Yale's Brian Kane unpacks rare tape of Al Hibbler singing and speaking at a Birmingham civil rights mass meeting, revealing how his singular voice challenged everything scholars thought they knew.
Academic lecture
Jazz history
Civil rights
Sound studies
Tips
🎙️arrive early, seating is limited
🎺listen to Hibbler's Ellington recordings beforehand
Ron Alexander Memorial Lectures in Musicology – Brian Kane, Yale University
At Braun Music Center
Stanford
Hear how a blind jazz vocalist rewrote the rules of protest and voice theory. Yale's Brian Kane unpacks rare tape of Al Hibbler singing and speaking at a Birmingham civil rights mass meeting, revealing how his singular voice challenged everything scholars thought they knew.
Academic lecture
Jazz history
Civil rights
Sound studies
Tips
🎙️arrive early, seating is limited
🎺listen to Hibbler's Ellington recordings beforehand
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