Jazz @ records, 2017-2018

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Jazz @
Abstract:
Jazz @ was initially created in 2003 as a weekly jam session at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, and it is now run by a committee of students as part of the Duke University Union's (DUU's) weekly jazz programming committee. The records include: emails; sign-up lists; event and meeting information; flyers; playlists; and financial and administrative materials.The records represented in the collection are from 2017-2018, when Duke student Philip Moss served as president of the Jazz @ committee. Some of the events covered in the collection include: Jazz @ The Coffeehouse; Jazz Brunch; and Latin Jazz Night.
Extent:
.031 Gigabytes
Language:
English
Collection ID:
UA.31.07.0016
University Archives Record Group:
31 -- Student/Campus Life
31 -- Student/Campus Life > 07 -- Student Organizations – Music, Theatre, and Performance

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes: emails; sign-up lists; event and meeting information; flyers; playlists; and financial and administrative materials. The records represented in the collection are from 2017-2018, when Duke student Philip Moss served as president of the Jazz @ committee. Some of the events covered in the collection include: Jazz @ The Coffeehouse; Jazz Brunch; and Latin Jazz Night.

Biographical / historical:

Jazz@ was founded in 2003 by John Brown, who served as the Director of the Duke Jazz Program from 2003-2020 and is now the Provost for the Arts at Duke (2020-). Jazz @ was initially conceived of as a weekly jam session at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, and it is now run by a committee of students as part of the Duke University Union's (DUU's) weekly jazz programming committee. Jazz @ plans weekly jazz gatherings on campus, as well as occasional larger events like the annual Night of Swing. [Description partially based on the Duke University Union website, duuke.org/committees]

Acquisition information:
The Jazz @ records were received by Duke University Archives as a gift in 2018.
Processing information:

Processed by Laurin Penland and Matthew Farrell, August 2020. Acessions included in this collection guide: UA2018-0013.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Jazz
Music -- North Carolina -- Durham -- Societies, etc.
Names:
Duke University. Union
Duke University -- Students -- Social conditions
Moss, Philip
Brown, John, 1970-

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[Identification of item], Jazz @ Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.