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Washington, DC, Jazz
About this book
Washington, DC, Jazz focuses, primarily, on the history of straight-ahead jazz, using oral histories, materials from the William P. Gottlieb Collection at the Library of Congress, the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives at the University of the District of Columbia, and Smithsonian Jazz.
Home to "Black Broadway" and the Howard Theatre in the Greater U Street area, Washington, DC, has long been associated with American jazz. Duke Ellington and Billy Eckstine launched their careers there in the early 20th century. Decades later, Shirley Horn and Buck Hill would follow their leads, and DC's "jazz millennials" include graduates of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. For years, Bohemian Caverns and One Step Down were among the clubs serving as gathering places for producers and consumers of jazz, even as Rusty Hassan and other programmers used radio to promote the music. This volume also features the work of photographers Nathaniel Rhodes, Michael Wilderman, and Lawrence A. Randall.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Roots Music: Washington, DC, and the Early History of Jazz
- Black Broadway: From the Jazz Age Renaissance through 17 the Era of the Great Depression
- Vocalists and Instrumentalists: World War II and the Post–World War II Era
- “Is That Jazz?”: Cultural Nationalism, Revolutionary Rhetoric, and Musical Metamorphoses
- No Limits: The Expansion of Jazz in the Academy and throughout the Global Community
- DC Music and the Mass Media: Radio Programmers and Jazz Journalists
- Place Matters: Jazz Clubs and Other Arts Venues, Then and Now
- Save the Date: Festivals, Annual Events, Curators, and Producers
- Smithsonian Jazz: World-Class Programs on the National Mall and Beyond
- Grand Finale: Nonprofits, Legendary Musicians, Veteran Artists, and Rising Stars
- Bibliography