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Jazz at the Center

Every day, our Information Services staff responds to questions from performers, composers, presenters, and audience members about jazz composers and their music. The kind of questions we often answer ranges from: "Do you have a recording of "Night in Tunisia?" to "Where can I find written music for big band or jazz orchestra?" or "What works by John Coltrane do you have in your collection?"

During The American Music Center's Jazz Expansion Project, a three-year project begun in 1993 and underwritten by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, the Center acquired over 2,600 jazz scores, recordings and books. The Center's collection now includes Dave Brubeck, Andrew Hill, Valerie Capers, Joe Zawinul, Fred Ho, Bill Evans and Dizzy Gillespie. The entire collection of jazz scores and CDs acquired during the project are now available both for on-site perusal and as part of our circulating library, available by mail to members all over the world. Our Information Services staff has provided technical assistance to many individuals and organizations, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, National Public Radio, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, and the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. The Center welcomes new jazz scores and recordings for our collection, as well as biographical information on jazz artists!