Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley, one of America's most thought-provoking academics, lauded by Cornel West as "the preeminent historian of black culture writing today," presented a lecture on Jazz and Spirituality with multi-media images and audio of great Jazz musicians. Dr. Kelley is a Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and History at USC, and a visiting Professor at Duke University. In the lecture, Dr. Kelley engaged the music of John Coltrane as well as several other modern jazz artists.
On Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009, Dr. Willie Jennings and Dr. Chuck Campbell engaged a fully packed room of students in a brownbag discussion on the practice of Jazz improvisation in the disciplines of Theology and Preaching. Favorite Jazz pieces of the presenters were played. Dr. Jennings discussed the works of Branford Marsalis as well as Cyrus Chestnutt. Dr. Campbell encouraged students to express their skills through preaching. The event was held in 0015W of the divinity school.
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