Research Catalog

Title

New York Jazz Museum photograph collection [graphic].

Author

New York Jazz Museum

Publication

[195-]-[197-]

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Abé, K. (Katsuji)
• Allmen, Diane
• Alper, Joe
• Andrews, Burt
• Baretich, Jeanne "Bee".
• Bradley, Jack
• Brown, Hilton
• Gayle, Dudley
• Kay, Daniel
• Klabin, George
• MacKenzie, Douglas C.
• Mark, William R.
• Meuer, Ann
• Ramirez, José.
• Seligo, Fred
• Seymour, Jay
• Shabacon, Charles
• Sleet, Moneta, Jr., 1926-1996
• Sheppard, Harry
• Stewart, Charles, 1927-2017
• Topp, Mary

Found In

c2bc New York Jazz Museum Records (CstRLIN)NYPW088000009-A.

Subject

• Adderley, Cannonball
• Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
• Basie, Count, 1904-1984
• Beiderbecke, Bix, 1903-1931
• Blakey, Art, 1919-1990
• Bobo, Willie, 1934-1983
• Charles, Ray, 1930-2004
• Coleman, Ornette
• Coltrane, John, 1926-1967
• Davis, Miles
• Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
• Ellis, Don
• Fitzgerald, Ella
• Franklin, Aretha
• Garner, Erroll
• Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
• Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986
• Hamilton, Chico, 1921-2013
• Herman, Woody, 1913-1987
• Hines, Earl, 1903-1983
• Hodges, Johnny
• Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
• Hooker, John Lee
• Johnson, J. J., 1924-2001
• Lateef, Yusef
• Lewis, Ramsey
• King, B. B
• Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979
• Muddy Waters, 1915-1983
• Monk, Thelonious
• Nelson, Oliver, 1932-1975
• Rollins, Sonny
• Sanders, Pharoah
• Silver, Horace
• Stitt, Sonny
• Sun Ra
• Tjader, Cal
• Thiele, Bob
• Vinson, Eddie
• Newport Jazz Festival
• African American musicians
• African Americans > Music
• African Americans in the performing arts
• Concerts
• Exhibitions
• Jazz > Performances
• Jazz > Museums > New York (State) > New York
• Jazz festivals
• Jazz musicians > United States
• Music > Exhibitions
• Music festivals
• Music museums > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1950-1979.
• Group portraits – 1950-1979.
• Publicity photographs – 1950-1979.
• Photographic prints – 1950-1979.
• Contact sheets – 1960-1979.
• Silver gelatin prints – 1950-1979.
• Slides – 1960-1979.
• Negatives – 1970-1979.
• Reproductions – 1970-1979.

Note

• Some images have desciptive information on the verso.
• The Collection contains over 830 images of jazz artists and several producers. A limited number of jazz artists and producers have been traced. Please consult Collection finding aid for complete list.
• Collection contains photographic work by Jack Bradley, Moneta Sleet, Charles (Chuck) Stewart, others. Only a portion of the photographers represented have been traced here.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• The New York Jazz Museum was founded in 1972 to preserve the history of jazz and to educate the public about jazz. The Museum closed its doors in June 1977 after a series of financial difficulties.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of New York Jazz Museum Records, 1960-1987, bulk dates 1961-1977.

Publications (note)

• Some collection photographs have been published in a number of journal articles and monographs.

Local note

• Sc MG 346

Call Number

Sc Photo New York Jazz Museum

OCLC

NYPG94-F12

Author

New York Jazz Museum.

Title

New York Jazz Museum photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

[195-]-[197-]

Description

4290 items (18.3 lin. ft., 34 boxes)

3992 photographic prints : b&w and col. ; 28 x 43 cm. and smaller.

82 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 39 x 27 cm. and smaller.

16 slides : col. ; 5 x 5 cm.

ca. 200 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm. and smaller.

Organized into two series: I. Musicians (195?-197?); II. Programs and Activities (1972-1977).

Summary

The New York Jazz Museum Photograph Collection documents some of the activities of the Museum as well as segments of the history of jazz. The collection includes an extensive portrait collection of jazz artists (195?-197?) and some documentation of the Museum's programs and activities (1972-1977).

The Musicians series existed as part of the Museum's working files. Included are single and group portraits, mostly informal views, capturing the artists in performance and during recording sessions. A number of portraits are also publicity photos. Some artists files include images of family, friends, and non-musical activities. Noteworthy in this series are a group of publicity stills depicting Louis Armstrong's tour of Japan in 1954. Portraits are arranged alphabetically by artist's name. Also included are views of the Newport Jazz Festival (1966, 1968, 1974) and the Tallinn Jazz Festival (Tallinn, Estonia, 1966), which are interfiled alphabetically in the Musicians series.

The Programs and Activities series documents an array of events sponsored by the Museum, including exhibitions and opening receptions, promotional concerts, and the Jazz Puppet Show. Several events show participating musicians. The collection documents some of the exhibitions organized by the Museum, including "Duke Ellington" (1973-74), "The Sax Section" and "About John Coltrane" (1974), and "The Jazz Trumpet" (1975-76). Also depicted are some of the concerts, including the Sun Concerts, from late 1973 to mid-1975, as well as the "Jamathon," an emergency fund raising jazz performance, from early 1977, aimed at keeping the Museum from closing its doors. The collection also contains one image of the Museum's exterior, and views of office space and the Museum Shop. With the exception of a few images, the collection lacks documentation of the Museum's administration, staff, patrons, and the Museum's lecture series.

Linking Entry

Forms part of New York Jazz Museum Records, 1960-1987, bulk dates 1961-1977.

Terms Of Use

Some items are under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

The New York Jazz Museum was founded in 1972 to preserve the history of jazz and to educate the public about jazz. The Museum closed its doors in June 1977 after a series of financial difficulties.

Indexes

Finding aid available.

Publications

Some collection photographs have been published in a number of journal articles and monographs.

Local Note

Sc MG 346

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Finding aid

Added Author

Abé, K. (Katsuji) Photographer

Allmen, Diane. Photographer

Alper, Joe. Photographer

Andrews, Burt. Photographer

Baretich, Jeanne "Bee". Photographer

Bradley, Jack. Photographer

Brown, Hilton. Photographer

Gayle, Dudley. Photographer

Kay, Daniel. Photographer

Klabin, George. Photographer

MacKenzie, Douglas C. Photographer

Mark, William R. Photographer

Meuer, Ann. Photographer

Ramirez, José. Photographer

Seligo, Fred. Photographer

Seymour, Jay. Photographer

Shabacon, Charles. Photographer

Sleet, Moneta, Jr., 1926-1996. Photographer

Sheppard, Harry. Photographer

Stewart, Charles, 1927-2017.

Topp, Mary. Photographer

Found In:

c2bc New York Jazz Museum Records (CstRLIN)NYPW088000009-A.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo New York Jazz Museum