Included in Archives Center Jazz Appreciation Month display, April 1-May 31, 2010, "Jazz at the Philharmonic--Bringing Jazz to the World," curated by Wendy Shay.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. The scrapbooks in Series 5 are in extremely fragile condition. They cannot be made available for use until they are preserved.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Arrival in Tokyo, Japan for Jazz at the Philharmonic tour, 1953. In the rear seat of the car, Benny Carter and Charlie Shavers. In the front middle seat, Ray Brown. [Black-and-white photoprint.]
High view into convertible car, showing occupants and surrounding crowd.
Local Numbers:
AC0757-0000006.tif (AC Scan No.)
Exhibitions Note:
Included in Archives Center Jazz Appreciation Month display, April 1-May 31, 2010, "Jazz at the Philharmonic--Bringing Jazz to the World," curated by Wendy Shay.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
1961. Both wear hats and overcoats. Deckle-edged print.
Local Numbers:
AC0757-0000013.tif (AC Scan No.)
Exhibitions Note:
Included in Archives Center Jazz Appreciation Month display, April 1-May 31, 2010, "Jazz at the Philharmonic--Bringing Jazz to the World," curated by Wendy Shay.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
Closeup of subject, wearing hat, seated in vehicle, 1961.
Local Numbers:
AC0757-0000012.tif (AC Scan No.)
Exhibitions Note:
Included in Archives Center Jazz Appreciation Month display, April 1-May 31, 2010, "Jazz at the Philharmonic--Bringing Jazz to the World," curated by Wendy Shay.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
Included in Archives Center Jazz Appreciation Month display, April 1-May 31, 2010, "Jazz at the Philharmonic--Bringing Jazz to the World," curated by Wendy Shay.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Gloves required with unprotected photographs.
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2033. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted; Transferring office; 5/9/2007 memorandum, Johnstone to Hoover; Contact reference staff for details
Black-and-white portrait of Ella Fitzgerald on yellow field.
Local Numbers:
AC0584-0000061.tif (AC Scan No.: cover)
Exhibitions Note:
Included in Archives Center Jazz Appreciation Month display, April 1-May 31, 2010, "Jazz at the Philharmonic-Bringing Jazz to the World," curated by Wendy Shay.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials can be used.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 26, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2002 April 25
Scope and Contents:
The Duke Ellington Youth Festival is an evening of performances and presentations in the visual arts by students from the Distinct of Columbia Public Schools as part of the Duke Ellington Youth Program. The Duke Ellington Youth Program was created in 1991 as an educational outreach program aimed at introducing students to the life and work of Duke Ellington using the resources of the Ellington Collection. The program aims to promote knowledge of Duke Ellington and his contributions to the field of music with consideration to the impact that his culture had on his work. The curriculum of the program uses Ellington's music to study a variety of disciplines including music, art, English, social studies and foreign language. The Duke Ellington Youth Festival is a presentation of the projects that have been completed over the course of the Duke Ellington Youth Project.
. For the eleventh anniversary of the Duke Ellington Youth Festival, Jazz Appreciation Month was celebrated on Thursday, April 25, 2002, in the Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Behring Center, Smithsonian Institution. The program included opening remarks from Niani Kilkenny and Edward Kennedy Ellington II; a welcome from Marc Pachter; greetings from Anthony A. Williams, Paul Vance, Tonya Jordan, and Luvenia A. George; presentation of awards; and performances. The honorary festival co-chairs were Gaye Ellington and Edward Kennedy Ellington II. The special awardees were Lilla Smith, Marie R. Johnson, Delois Jones, Barbara Lois Fullard, Samuel L. E. Bonds, Edward Anderson, James Cunningham, and Reuben M. Jackson.
The schools that participated in the program included Fillmore Arts Center, Hardy Middle School, Fletcher-Johnson Educational Centers, P. R. Harris Educational Centers, Garfield Elementary School, Garrison Elementary School, Janney Elementary School, Kimball Elementary School, John O. Wilson Elementary School, Lucy Moten Elementary School, McCogney Elementary School, Rudolph Elementary School, Simon Elementary School, Thomson Elementary School, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Evans Middle School, Garnet-Patterson Middle School, Kramer Middle School, Lincoln Multicultural Middle School, MacFarland Middle School, Ronald Brown Middle School (formerly Roper), John Phillip Sousa Middle School, Stuart-Hobson Museum Magnet School, Browne Junior High School, Alice Deal Junior High School, Frederick Douglass Junior High School, Eliot Junior High School, Hart Junior High School, Hine Junior High School, Jefferson Junior High School, J. H. Johnson Junior High School, Kelly Miller Junior High School, Shaw Junior High School, Anacostia Senior High School, Ballou Senior High School, Banneker Senior High School, Bell Multicultural Senior High School, Cardozo Senior High School, Coolidge Senior High School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School, Eastern Senior High School, McKinley/Penn Senior High School, Roosevelt Senior High School, School Without Walls, Spingarn Senior High School, and Woodrow Wilson Senior High School.
Performances (listed in order of appearance)
Junior High and Middle School Band
Salute to the Duke, arranger, Michael Sweeny
"Satin Doll"
"Mood Indigo"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)"
Richard Gill, Music Director
Senior High Jazz Orchestra with Strings
"Such Sweet Thunder" (from Shakespearean Suite) Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" Mercer Ellington, arranger by Duke Ellington
Davey S. Yarborough, Music Director
Eddie Drennon, String Instructor and Arranger
Junior High, Middle School and Elementary School Choir
"Take the "A" Train" Billy Strayhorn
"I Like the Sunrise" (from Liberian Suite) Duke Ellington
A Salute to Louis Armstrong
"Hello, Dolly" Jerry Herman
"When the Saints Go Marching In" Traditional
Thomasena Allen, Coordinator
Diedre Neal Choreography
Mark Tatum, Drums
Senior High School Choir
"New York State of Mind" Billy Joel
"Undecided" Sid Robin and Charles Shavers
"Ain't Misbehavin" Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Harry Brooks
Samuel L.E. Bonds, Music Director
Jazz Dance Celebration
"Cresendo in Tap" Music by Duke Ellington
Maud Arnold, Dancer
Charles Augins, Instructor
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Show Choir
Selections from Black, Not So Blue
A musical and dramatic review of African American success stories in the 20th century. From the original play by Fred Leigh
Samuel L. E. Bonds, Music Director
Program number AC408.118.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu
Collection Rights:
Copyright restrictions exist. Collection items available for reproduction Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
