International Jazz Day Performance: Meet Captain Walter Dyett

Date2026-04-23 · 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
LocationWhitney M. Young, Jr.
CategoryArts
PriceFree
SourceChicago Public Library

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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