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Bertha Hope on the Upper Terrace at Bryant Park (Site)
Thursday September 26, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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An event every day that begins at 12:30 pm, repeating until Friday September 27, 2024
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Come on down and swing along with the best ragtime, stride, and jazz musicians in town.
Jazz pianist Bertha Hope-Booker was born on November 8, 1936, to Corinne Meaux and Clinton Rosemond. Raised in western Los Angeles, California, Hope-Booker attended Manual Arts High School. As a youth, she performed in numerous Los Angeles clubs. Hope-Booker studied piano at Los Angeles Community College and later received her B.A. degree in early childhood education from Antioch College.