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DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC

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The familiar history of jazz music in the USA begins with its birth in New Orleans, moves upstream along the Mississippi River to Chicago, then by rail into New York before exploding across the globe. That telling of history, on the other hand, overlooks the pivotal role the nation’s capital has played for jazz for a century. One of the vital most important clubs in the jazz world have opened and closed their doors in Washington, DC, some of its greatest players and promoters were born there and continue to reside in the area, and One of the vital institutions so critical to national enhance of this uniquely American form of music, including Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., are rooted in the city. Closer to the ground, a network of local schools like the Duke Ellington High School for the Performing Arts, jazz programs on the University of the District of Columbia and Howard University, churches, informal associations, in the community focused media, and clubs assists in keeping the music alive to these days.

Noted historians Maurice Jackson and Blair Ruble, editors of this book, present a number of original and fascinating stories about the DC jazz scene all the way through its history, including a portrait of the cultural hotbed of Seventh and U Streets, the role of jazz in desegregating the city, a portrait of the great Edward “Duke” Ellington’s time in DC, notable women in DC jazz, and the seminal contributions of the University of District of Columbia and Howard University to the scene. The book also includes three jazz poems by celebrated Washington, DC, poet E. Ethelbert Miller. Collectively, these stories and poems underscore the deep connection between creativity and place. A copublishing initiative with the Historical Society of Washington, DC, the book includes over thirty museum-quality photographs and a guide to resources for learning more about DC jazz.

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