Live Music: Ragtime and Early Blues with Cherry and Jerry

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Music

Program Description

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Join us in the Kind Stage and Amphitheater for a night of ragtime, blues, and jazz!

The popular duo Cherry and Jerry will bring you well known songs such as "The Entertainer", "Alexander’s Ragtime Band", and "St. Louis Blues" as well as some rarely heard but wonderful tunes. Fun for the whole family, they focus on ragtime, blues, jazz and popular music from around 1900-1925.

About "Cherry & Jerry"

The St. Louis duo, Isaac Cherry on percussion and Jerry Rabushka on piano, has toured music of the ragtime era throughout the region, appearing at libraries, museums, pubs and restaurants, special events, and more. Appearances include the Illinois State Fair, the George Washington Carver National Monument, the Cole Porter Festival in Peru, Indiana; and the Nathanial Dean House in Madison, Wisconsin.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility: The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography: Children and adults participating in Sun Prairie Public Library’s Programs may be photographed by newspaper or television reporters/photographers, library staff members, or others involved with the program. These photographs may appear without compensation in newspapers or in productions, publications, on the web, or other printed or electronic materials related to the role and function of the Sun Prairie Public Library. Parents who do not want their children photographed should notify Lynn Montague, Head of Youth Services, before the program starts.