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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem has over the course of several years evolved into a major cultural presence in New York City. We hope you will join us for our free weekly programs in Harlem, which include our course JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS, our interview series HARLEM SPEAKS, and/or to visit our Visitors Center. See you soon!





Visitors CenterVisitors Center
Our Visitors Center is located at 104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C. Exhibits are available in Japanese, German, French, Indonesian, Swedish, as well as English. Click here for more information.
 
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This Week at the National Jazz Museum

  • JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS features Pops is Tops: Louis Armstrong at 109: Louis: The Rare Films, Aug. 31, 7:00pm

Read the complete September schedule


Current News

savorythumbNY Times Savory Collection Coverage
Not only was the museum the subject of three articles over two days this week in the NYTimes (plus multimedia/audio/video features) but in Sunday's paper, we were the subject of an editorial.
If you haven't seen it, it's here.

savorythumb2New York Times 'Popcast'
On the August 18 edition of the 'Popcast', Larry Rohter and Loren Schoenberg, the executive director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, talk about the acquisition of the Savory Collection.

savorythumbSavory Collection
We’re thrilled to have acquired the Savory Collection. Audio samples of this treasure trove of original recordings can be heard here as well as on the NY Times website, where our acquisition of the collection was reported on in detail.

Michael CuscunaHarlem Speaks
View pictures from our July 29 talk with record producer Michael Cuscuna. Also view pictures rom our July 8 talk with photographer Frank Stewart.

JFCLJazz for Curious Listeners
View pictures from our July 20 program, Jazz on Film: The Last of the Blue Devils. Also view pictures from July 6 showing of perhaps the most iconic jazz film ever made, The Sound of Jazz.

StudioJazz at the Studio
The NJMH All Stars, led by Jaleel Shaw, kicked off our new monthly series on July 18 at the Studio Museum in Harlem. There were all ages present for this outdoor concert — the following ones will be multi-media events held inside the museum’s auditorium.




 

Events Calendar

Tuesday, Sep. 7:
JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS
7:00pm
The Savory Collection: Exploring a buried treasure-NEW sounds from 1935-1940

Monday, Sep. 13:
JAZZ FOR CURIOUS READERS
7:00pm
Langston Hughes: The Recordings

Tuesday, Sep. 14:
JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS
7:00pm
Tenor Madness: Lester Young/Coleman Hawkins/Chu Berry/Herschel Evans

Thursday, Sep. 16:
HARLEM SPEAKS
6:30pm
Lou Donaldson, Saxophonist

Friday, Sep. 17:
HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS
7:00pm
Randy Weston: Solo Piano

Sunday, Sep. 19:
JAZZ AT THE STUDIO
2:00pm
The Paintings of Pee Wee Russell and George Wettling

Tuesday, Sep. 21:
JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS
7:00pm
Trumpet Titans: Louis Armstrong/Roy Eldridge/Harry James/Bunny Berigan

Friday, Sep. 24:
HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS
7:00pm
Henry Grimes with Marilyn Crispell

Saturday, Sep. 25:
SATURDAY PANELS
12:00pm
Who Was Bill Savory?

Tuesday, Sep. 28:
JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS
7:00pm
Jam Sessions: Benny Goodman/Bobby Hackett/Lionel Hampton/Slim and Slam

Thursday, Sep. 30:
HARLEM SPEAKS
6:30pm
Steve Wilson, Saxophonist


 

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The Jazz Museum in Harlem is a 501(c)3. All donations are fully tax deductible.

Photo of Louis Armstrong courtesy of William P. Gottlieb © Copyright 1979
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