Opening on Saturday 27 January 2018 at Two Temple Place, the exhibition Rhythm & Reaction: The Age of Jazz in Britain marks 100 years of jazz in the UK, exploring the impact that jazz had on Britons from 1918.
Rhythm & Reaction: The Age of Jazz in Britain will highlight how the new jazz sound in post-War nightclubs and dancehalls provided exciting and dynamic material for British artists. Bold depictions of lively dancers by William Roberts and Frank Dobson, will be displayed alongside the Harlem-inspired paintings for which Edward Burra, one of Britain’s foremost Modernist painters, was well-known.
Rhythm & Reaction: The Age of Jazz in Britain is produced in partnership with The Bulldog Trust and draws on the richness of regional public collections including The National Jazz Archive; The Higgins Bedford; Leeds Art Gallery; Town Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Newark; and Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford.
On display at London's Two Temple Place until 22 April 2018. Admission is free. A series of events will accompany the exhibition.