Fifty Years of San Francisco Jazz, 1916-66
San Francisco music and entertainment embraced individuality, innovation and novelty. Early Jazz flourished in the bawdy Barbary Coast quarter. Lu Watters launched a worldwide musical rebellion reviving early Jazz style. Asian singers, dancers and entertainers found liberty in San Francisco’s ethnic nightclubs. Known as “Harlem of the West,” The Fillmore district was a dynamic jazz quarter. Oakland and nearby Russell City were a nexus for the West Coast Blues. North Beach nightlife became a world-class entertainment destination while the innovative Jazz Casual television series featured the greatest names in Jazz. Each zoom class offers a dozen or more audio-visual clips, many created expressly for the course.
Faculty Bio
Dave Radlauer has presented early Jazz and Swing on radio for 40 years, garnering six broadcast awards and authoring 200 articles, webpages and columns.
This is a Livestreamed + Recorded Course
- Classes will stream live on the scheduled day and time
- Classes will also be video recorded
- You must be a current OLLI @Berkeley member to register. Learn about membership, including our fee assistance program
Schedule Highlights
- Course starts on Wednesday, Sept. 18, and ends on Wednesday, Oct. 23
- Classes meet for 6 weeks, 1.5 hours per session (1:30–3 PM)
- Videos will post on Fridays in Member Dashboards
- All course materials, including videos, will remain available to view and enjoy through Dec. 31
Member Praise for Dave Radlauer
Dave Radlauer and the course were exceptional in every way!
The videos and slideshows Dave put together were informative and entertaining, full of relevant material and a pleasure to watch.