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The Jazz Temple was a coffeehouse/nightclub located in the University Circle area of Cleveland, Ohio. The club's name was chosen by the owner, Winston E. Willis , to symbolize a devout gathering place dedicated to the icons of the jazz world where these artists would be collectively enjoyed and appreciated.
The Agora Theatre and Ballroom (commonly known as the Cleveland Agora, or simply, the Agora) is a music venue located in Cleveland, Ohio.. Gary LoConti opened the first Agora on February 27, 1966, near the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Severance Hall, also known as Severance Music Center, [1] is a concert hall in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, home to the Cleveland Orchestra.Opened in 1931 to give the orchestra a permanent home, the building is named for patrons John L. Severance and his wife, Elisabeth Huntingdon DeWitt Severance. [2]
The region's only full-time classical music and jazz outlet, WCLV was founded on November 1, 1962, as a commercial radio station at 95.5 FM. [17] A complex asset and intellectual property swap on July 3, 2001, re-established WCLV on 104.9 FM as part of a long-term plan initiated by founding owners Robert Conrad and Rich Marschner to preserve the format from being subsumed by ownership ...
Dameron, Mary Lou Williams, and Dizzy Gillespie in Williams's apartment, c. June 1946 Photograph by William P. Gottlieb.. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, [1] Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swing and hard bop players. [2]
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (English: Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz festival. Every year it features roughly 3,000 artists from 30-odd countries, more than 650 concerts ...
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Bailey briefly studied flute and piano before turning to trumpet. He attended the Cleveland Conservatory of Music. [2] He was influenced by Cleveland native Tadd Dameron and had a significant influence on other Cleveland musicians, such as Albert Ayler, Bob Cunningham, Bobby Few, Bill Hardman, and Frank Wright.
The diverse show schedule includes public events featuring one of the country's largest boat shows, trade shows, banquets and meetings attracting over 2 million visitors each year. Originally located within Brook Park, Ohio , [ 5 ] the building and 90 acres (36 ha) of neighboring land became part of Cleveland in a 2001 land swap that sent most ...