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Title Interview with Gunther Schuller
Library Henry Hampton Collection, Film & Media Archive, Washington University Libraries
Collection Name Henry Hampton Collection
Collection Overview These oral history interviews are part of the 'I'll Make Me A World: African-American Artists in the 20th Century' collection, a celebration of some extraordinary achievements by African-American writers, dancers, painters, actors, musicians, and other influential artists of the 20th Century.
Date 9 Mar 1998
Description Gunther Schuller (1925-2015) was an American composer, conductor, historian and jazz musician. In this interview, Schuller reveals his interpretation of 'jazz', and investigates the evolution of this music through the decades.
Document Type Oral History (Video)
Theme(s) Arts and Culture
Keywords music, Jazz Age, arts, culture, racial tensions
Places New Orleans, Louisiana; California; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; New York, New York
People Bolden, Buddy; Ory, Kid; Morton, Jelly Roll; Herman, Woody; Gillespie, Dizzy; Cook, Will Marion; Ellington, Duke; Armstrong, Louis
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of Washington University in St. Louis.
Name Schuller, Gunther
Interviewer Pollard, Sam
Date of Recording 9 Mar 1998
Duration 00:51:21
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