Found 2 collections related to African American jazz musicians

Leroy Jenkins (1932-2007) was a Black American violinist and composer associated with the avant-garde jazz movement of the 1970s. A charter member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Jenkins' work as a player and composer pushed the limits of jazz, while Jenkins' work as a composer included operas, orchestral works, and dance. The Leroy Jenkins papers date from the 1930s to 2022 and include scores, charts, notes, notebooks, correspondence, photographs, and recordings. less