<p>This button is from the New Orleans Jazz Club Jazz Party in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is made of white paper with Black, red and green ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:</p>
<p>PATRON<br>NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB<br>[image of gramophone]<br>NEW ORLEANS, LA.<br>PATRON<br>[image of phonograph]<br>JAZZ WITH A MINT FLAVOR</p>
<p>Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as <i>Down Beat</i>, <i>Jazz Journal International</i>, <i>Metronome</i>, and <i>American Rag</i>. He also authored <i>Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians</i>. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.</p>