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January 28, 1993. Congo Square ( French: Place Congo) is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. The square is famous for its influence on the history of African American music, especially jazz .
Years active. 1970–2019, 2022–. Founded by. George Wein. Website. nojazzfest .com. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (commonly called Jazz Fest or Jazzfest) is an annual celebration of local music and culture held at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz Fest attracts thousands of visitors to New Orleans each ...
Nagel Heyer. Website. www .donaldharrison .com. Donald Harrison Jr. (born June 23, 1960) [1] is an African-American jazz saxophonist and the Big Chief of The Congo Square Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Berklee College of Music in 2021. He is also an NEA Jazz Master.
Tanglewood is a music venue and festival in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. It has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the Tanglewood Music Center, Tanglewood Learning Center, and the Boston University Tanglewood ...
Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans) The Municipal Auditorium is a 7,853-seat multi-purpose arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a component of the New Orleans Cultural Center, alongside the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts. [1] It is located in the Tremé neighborhood in Louis Armstrong Park adjacent to Congo Square .
Storyville (nightclub) Coordinates: 42.3482°N 71.0787°W. For much of its history, Storyville was located on the ground floor of Hotel Buckminster, Kenmore Square in the space shown here occupied by Pizzeria Uno. Storyville was a Boston jazz nightclub organized by Boston -native, jazz promoter and producer George Wein during the 1940s.
Lee Konitz at Storyville. Lee Konitz at Storyville (also known as Jazz at Storyville) is a live album by saxophonist Lee Konitz featuring performances recorded at the Storyville nightclub in Boston and which was originally released as a 10-inch LP on George Wein's Storyville label. [1] It was recorded on January 5, 1954.
He saw jazz and its related dancing styles as a force for moral decay, and sought to cure it by bringing back traditional folk dances. In doing so, Ford rewrote the cultural history of the dance ...