What can an exhausted American jazzman and a broken piano teach us about life, leadership, and creativity under adversity? Join us as for an exciting talk by Matthew Underwood about Keith Jarrett's classic album The Koln Concert—a recording of a live concert that almost never happened but went on to become the best-selling solo jazz album and best-selling piano album of all time.

Information about the speaker:
Matthew Underwood serves as Regional Public Engagement Specialist of the U.S. Embassy Kyiv, and overseeing the American Spaces programs for Ukraine and Moldova. He has been a diplomat since 2010, and served at U.S. Embassies in Kingston, Jamaica; Amman, Jordan; and Moscow, Russia before Kyiv. He lives in Ukraine with his wife, Alice, who is also a diplomat, and two daughters. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, he spent way too long in graduate school before joining the Foreign Service, working along the way as a museum guide, a wedding photographer, a test-prep coach, and breakfast chef at a B&B. Eventually, he earned a PhD in the History of Science.

We’ll be streaming this session to our Facebook page July 14th. Join us at 7:30 pm and feel free to ask any questions you have.

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