Celebrate Black History Month with this exceptional cross-curricular opportunity. A performance and slide show by the KSO’s Newport Ragtime Band surveys the roots of American musical heritage. The program offers ragtime, blues and early jazz from 1895-1932, featuring tunes by legendary African American musicians/composers Scott Joplin, James Reese Europe, W.C. Handy, Jelly Roll Morton, Eubie Blake and others. Also, learn how Cincinnati composers contributed to this genre of music. Attendees can also tour the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center before or after the concert free of charge.