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2. National Jazz Museum in Harlem - Wikipedia

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   The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is dedicated to preservation and celebration of the jazz history, culture and music of Harlem, Manhattan, New York City.The museum was founded in 1997 by Leonard Garment, then Counsel to two U.S. presidents and an accomplished jazz saxophonist, Abraham David Sofaer, former U.S. district judge who gave the initial gift in honor of his brother-in-law Richard J ...

3. A Great Day in Harlem - Wikipedia

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   A Great Day in Harlem. Coordinates: 40°48′25″N 73°56′27″W. A Great Day in Harlem. A Great Day in Harlem or Harlem 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York, taken by freelance photographer Art Kane for Esquire magazine on August 12, 1958. [1] The idea for the photo came from Esquire ' s art director ...

4. New York Jazz Museum - Wikipedia

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   The New York Jazz Museum was, from June 16, 1972, [1][2] to 1977, a center for the study of jazz. [not verified in body] At its height it held 25,000 items. It was founded by Howard E. Fischer, among others, but closed after five years amid a power struggle between Fischer and other curators. [3][4]

5. Loren Schoenberg - Wikipedia

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   Years active. 1970s–present. Loren Schoenberg (born July 23, 1958) is a tenor saxophonist, conductor, educator, and jazz historian. He has won two Grammy Awards for Best Album Notes. [1] He is the former executive director and currently senior scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. In the late 1970s he played professionally with ...

6. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - Wikipedia

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   The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library (NYPL) and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide. Located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) between West 135th and 136th Streets in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, it has ...

7. Randy Weston - Wikipedia

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   Labels. Riverside, Antilles, Verve, Motéma. Website. randyweston.info. Randolph Edward " Randy " Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. [1] Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, [2] whom he cited in ...

8. List of museums in New York City - Wikipedia

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   Memorial and museum dedicated to victims of 9/11 attacks National Jazz Museum in Harlem: Harlem: Manhattan: Music: Performing arts: Harlem's jazz history National Track and Field Hall of Fame: Washington Heights: Manhattan: Sports: Amusements: Operated by The Armory Foundation in conjunction with USA Track & Field New Africa Center: Museum Mile ...

9. Danny Mixon - Wikipedia

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   In 2004 Danny Mixon was presented with an award honoring him as a legendary pianist, by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem from their series “Harlem Speaks” honoring Harlem Heroes. In September 2007 Danny was Honoree at the 18th Annual Legends Purple Carpet Awards, honoring contributors of the promotional arts and entertainment industry at ...