i got rhythm

100 years of Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin & the Harlem Renaissance
SoundWave Collective Netherlands Tour 2024

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s masterpiece, I Got Rhythm takes you on a journey through the vibrant world that shaped the composer who boldly brought jazz into the concert hall and transformed classical music forever.

From wailing clarinets to swinging jazz rhythms: music, theatre and swing come together to share the story of the Harlem Renaissance, Gershwin's boundless fascination with the street and folk arts in early twentieth-century New York, and the power of cultural exchange.