Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives
The Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives at the University of the District of Columbia was established as a research and resource center for the study, preservation, and continued development of one of America’s greatest original cultural treasures—JAZZ.
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Happy birthday.. Marshall Allen! May 25 ( Louisville, Kentucky)
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Happy birthday bill “bojangles” robinson! May 25 (Richmond, Virginia)
His home in Los Angeles: http://bit.ly/JYovZq -
Happy birthday… Archie Shepp! May 24 ( Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
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RANDY WESTON TRIO with AKUA ALLRICH kick off the DC Jazz Festival
June 1st at The Hamilton (14th & F Sts NW)
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Attn: ARTISTS,
Mayor of Alton, Illinois is accepting sketches for planned Miles Davis statue!
City of Alton, IL Website: http://bit.ly/Lcv6tWNews Article: http://bit.ly/KHO6ku
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Happy birthday …. Sun Ra! May 22 ( Birmingham, Alabama )
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From the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives Collection: http://bit.ly/J857rG
Felix Grant, MC, with Woody Herman at Club Kavakos (8th & H Sts., NE) in Washington DC, 1947 / signed “To Felix Woody Herman”
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