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The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (AJHF) is an organization and museum in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.It was founded in 1978, and opened as museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America.
[14] [15] Cincinnati Ballet's debut performances took place at Wilson Auditorium on the University of Cincinnati campus in 1964 and 1965. [16] In 1966, the directorship of the ballet company passed on to David McLain, who at the time also headed CCM's Dance Division.
Black Hawk, Tenderloin, San Francisco [4] Great American Music Hall, Tenderloin, San Francisco. Keystone Korner, North Beach, San Francisco [4] Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Downtown Santa Cruz [4][1]: 5. Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley [4] Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio, San Francisco [1]: 5. Jazz Workshop, San Francisco.
Blue Wisp Jazz Club. Blue Wisp Jazz Club was a Cincinnati institution and internationally known venue. Established in 1977 by Paul Wisby in O'Bryonville as a bar, the Blue Wisp quickly became well known for its jazz music. Marjean Wisby continued the club's tradition after her husband's death in 1984, later moving the club to the basement space ...
After graduating from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 1972, [1] Phil DeGreg studied psychology at Yale University. Later, he played in a folk rock duo in New Haven –area coffee shops. Influenced by the music of Bill Evans, he switched to jazz and played in a student jazz band at Yale. Eventually, he moved to Kansas City and joined the ...
A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is the performance of live jazz music. Jazz clubs are usually a type of nightclub or bar, which is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Jazz clubs were in large rooms in the eras of Orchestral jazz and big band jazz, when bands were large and often augmented by a string section.
Until 1994, Myers lived in the Washington D.C. area. In 1994 he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to study jazz guitar with James E. Smith at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) on an Honors Scholarship. He returned to CCM in 2013 to pursue his formal studies; he received his master's degree in Jazz Studies in 2015.
American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, writer, visual artist, and ethnomusicologist. He is best known as a member of the 1960s avant-garde jazz scene in New York City, playing alongside musicians such as John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, and John Tchicai. [5] Lawrence Brownlee: Indianapolis (IN) Alumni: Opera singer [23] Elwood Buchanan: Beta