Jazz History Database - About the Database

Our Contributors

The Jazz History Database depends totally on historians, musicians, and visitors to contribute materials. Some of our major contributors include:

WICN radio 90.5 FM (an NPR affiliate)
WCUW radio 91.3 FM
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Worcester Magazine
"Studio 3" a production of WGMC television
WCCA television
Worcester Historical Museum
Attorney Edward Shamgochian (President of local 143 American Federation of Musicians)
Chet Williamson (former Arts & Entertainment editor Worcester Magazine. Freelance writer and performer)
Jazz Worcester Music Festival
Jazz at Sunset Festival (Worcester Ecotarium)
Ken Sawyer (jazz educator; performer)
Brown Bag Concert Series (Mechanics Hall productions)
Bob Sinicrope (jazz educator and performer)
A.J. Juarez (jazz poet; coordinator for JHDB jazz poetry collection)
Jack Wertheimer (record producer; owner Brownstone record label; founder of Jazz at Sunset Festival)
Dick Odgren (pianist: former faculty Berklee College of music)
Roscoe "Rocky" Blunt (drummer; author and journalist)
Don Basterache (former Chair of Music Department, Westfield State College)
Connie Crothers (jazz educator; performer)
WCUW radio "Jazz Concert Series"
Jimmy Halpern (jazz educator; performer)
Joe Holovnia (jazz educator and performer)
Bud Tristano
Monica Hatch (radio host; performer)
Rich Ardizzone (Assistant Director of Joy of Music Program)
Harvey Diamond (jazz educator; performer)
Professor Eunmi Shim (author of "Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music")
Joe Zupan (jazz radio host; performer)
Lou Borelli (jazz educator; performer)

Research at WPI

Prof. Falco talks about the Jazz History Database and the importance of preservation

The Holy Trinity of Milford, MA

Lecture by Steve Minichiello regarding Boots Mussulli, Ziggy Minichiello (Kelly), & Bob Varney

"Worcester's Jazz History Database"

Jazz Music Blog, by Tom Reney

Jazz Riffing on a Lost Worcester

Jazz History Blog by Chet Williamson

Fred Taylor interviewed by Brian Barlow

Paul's Mall and Jazz Workshop owner Fred Taylor discusses his history and current work with radio personality Brian Barlow

Visual Arts: Jazz

Photography and paintings, by and about jazz musicians

ABOUT US

The Jazz History Database is an active and growing library of materials focused on the preservation and education of the History of Jazz in New England. We invite jazz historians, musicians, family members, educators and students to contribute materials!

The Jazz History Database is a service of the Massachusetts Association for Jazz Education. All materials have been processed and edited by faculty and students of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. All items are used with the permission of contributors and are edited to remove copyrighted content for which permission is not explicitly provided.

The content in this site is provided for non-profit personal or scholarly use. No content may be resold, republished, or otherwise used for profit without the express permission of its respective copyright owner.