Found 3 collections related to Notebooks

Maryanne Amacher (1938-2009) was an experimental sound artist, musician, and composer best known for her site-specific sound installation work and audio research. Amacher's collection dates from the 1890s to 2009 (bulk dates 1960s-2009), and contains her working files, as well as sound and video recordings related to her installations, music compositions, and sound research. The collection details the entirety of Amacher's five-decade music career, illustrating her creative process, research methods, and expansive musical output. less

Henry Grimes (1935-2020) was an American jazz double bassist. A versatile and innovative player, Grimes performed with some of the leading jazz performers of the 1950s and 1960s including Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Cecil Taylor, and more. After withdrawing from the music world, Grimes lived an ascetic life in Los Angeles for 30 years. He emerged in 2002, reestablishing his legacy as an important jazz figure. The Henry Grimes papers documents his life as a performer through recordings from across his career and details his life away from music through the many notebooks kept during his years in Los Angeles. less

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