With COVID-19 still a concern for many, the National Jazz Archive will again hold our Annual General Meeting virtually this year at 7pm on the 6th December 2021. Join us at the meeting to find out all about the many Archive activities from the past year. The proceedings will last approximately 60 minutes and there is an agenda listing the princi …
Our next fundraising concert will be by James Pearson and his trio, who will be painting a musical portrait of Cole Porter. The concert will be on Saturday, 6 November, at Loughton Methodist Church, close to the National Jazz Archive. Part of the American Songbook, Cole Porter’s music became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, with …
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Saxophonist Johnny Griffin grew up in Chicago in the 1930s, and recalled: “… there was always music in the house, jazz, gospel, or whatever. Especially jazz records.” The invention of the phonograph enabled music to be preserved, reproduced and replayed for the first time. When wax cylinders were replaced by shellac discs, they could be manu …
