Grade Range: 5-8Resource Type(s): Interactives & MediaDuration: 9 MinutesDate Posted: 6/18/2012
In this episode of the History Explorer podcast series, Ken Kimery, executive director of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, discusses the importance of the Jazz Oral History Project. Ken explains the history of the program and its importance, as well as gives some tips about how to conduct your own oral history projects.
This custom-made "Silver Flair" trumpet belonged to renowned trumpeter, bandleader, and composer ...
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A brief picture book on the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchest...
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