Jazz is Alive! - Jazz in UMass Amherst Libraries' Special Collections
Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 29, 2015 Wednesday Jan 20, 2016
Sept 29, 2015 - Jan 20, 2016. During library hours.
Location
Special Collections and University Archives, Floor 25 and Lower Level W.E.B. Du Bois Library, UMass Amherst, 154 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003
Fees/Admission
Free.
Contact Information
Aaron Rubinstein
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Description
In coordination with the Libraries' 17th Annual Fall Reception, which takes place on October 4 from 2 - 5 p.m., this exhibit will focus on recently acquired jazz collections from UMass, Boston, and the Northeast. Photographs will include jazz greats plus posters, images, and memorabilia of the regional jazz scene and culture from the 1960s on. Materials range from the Boston Jazz Society Collection and images of Boston jazz clubs in the Bernie Moss Collection to images from Jazz in July at UMass Amherst performances by Robert Davis and Ronald Steele. Several other collections on exhibit will document composers and performers, including innovator Borah Bergman and retired UMass Amherst professor and Emeritus Director of the Fine Arts Center, Frederick Tillis.