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DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC on Georgetown University Press, Now Available!

Source: Jacqueline Beilhart
August 25, 2018

The familiar history of jazz music in the United States begins with its birth in New Orleans, moves upstream along the Mississippi River to Chicago, and then by rail into New York, before exploding across the globe. However, the rich history of jazz in the nation’s capital is often overlooked. Some of the most important clubs in the jazz world have opened and closed their doors in Washington, DC, while some of its greatest players and promoters were born there ...

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