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Amram, David
Music Division | JPB 14-29
74.92 linear feet (114 boxes, 33 volumes, 3 oversized folders, 2 tubes)
David Amram (born 1930) is an American composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist active in classical, jazz, and folk music. The David Amram papers, dating from 1937 to 2011, most strongly represent his career path from the 1950s through the... more
Music Division | JOB 99-25
1.5 linear feet (1 box)
The Indigo Jazz Club was a venue located at 7-9 Calle Corb Marí in Parma, Mallorca. It was founded by jazz drummer Ramón Farrán in the late 1950s. By the mid-1960s, it became known as a hotspot for avant garde jazz. The collection... more
Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973
Music Division | JPB 18-07
3.71 linear feet (13 containers)
The Eddie Condon papers document the multi-faceted career and life of the guitarist, bandleader, and impresario through photographs, letters, writings, professional files, and art. Dating from the late 1800s to 2010, the collection mainly... more
Smith, Jabbo, 1908-1991
Music Division | JPB 97-65
2.11 cubic ft. (5 boxes)
"Jabbo" Smith, born Cladys Smith in 1908 in Pembroke, Georgia, was an African-American jazz trumpeter, trombonist and singer. He died in St. Louis in 1991. The collection consists of autobiographical material; correspondence with Lorraine Gordon... more
Ellis, Don
Music Division | JPB 94-17
ca. 200 leaves, 32 cm. or smaller; ca. 200 leaves, 32 cm. or smaller
Cattani, Bruno, 1964-
Music Division | JOB 94-37
1.5 linear feet (1 box)
Bruce Cattani is an Italian photographer. Collection consists of 13 black and white photographs depicting jazz musicias in performance. Also includes one postcard and one bookmark that reproduce Cattani's photographic work.
Grimes, Henry
Music Division | JPB 19-08
3.52 linear feet (10 boxes, 2 oversize folders); 8.99 gigabytes (112 computer files)
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.... more
Avakian, George
Music Division | JPB 14-28
56.72 linear feet (149 boxes, 6 oversize folders, 1 tube). 1.7 gigabytes (148 computer files). 2225 audio_files. 64 video_files
George Mesrop Avakian (1919-2017) was an American music producer, recording executive, artist manager, writer, and educator best known for his work with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Keith... more
Metronome Corp.
Music Division | JPB 24-1
22.67 linear feet (52 boxes)
Metronome, an American magazine published from 1885 to 1961, is most known for its run from the 1930s onward as a publication for jazz fans and listeners, and for its production of "Metronome All-Stars" recordings. The... more
Jenkins, Leroy
Music Division | JPB 23-3
13.02 linear feet (34 boxes, 3 oversize folders). 785.0 megabytes (398 computer files)
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... more
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