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Meet Captain Walter H. Dyett: A Concert Performance

Walter Henri Dyett, known as “Captain Dyett”, was a music educator, and instrumental figure in the development of jazz and black music in Chicago. As the band instructor of Bronzeville’s DuSable High School, Dyett built a powerhouse music program that produced iconic singers such as Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Ella Jenkins, and Johnny Hartman. His program also produced many great instrumental

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📍 Chicago · 929 W. Buena Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60613

📅 Sat, Nov 7, 3:30 PM – Sat, Nov 7, 4:30 PM

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