Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title Pitt Jazz Collection Creator
Davis, Nathan T. (Nathan Tate)
Collection Number UA.90.8.26.1 Extent
48 Linear Feet
Date 1971-2011 Abstract The Pitt Jazz Collection contains manuscript, photographic, and audio/video materials documenting the first 30 years of jazz activities at the University of Pittsburgh. The bulk of the collection relates to the University of Pittsburgh's Annual Jazz Seminar, but other topics include the Jazz Studies Department, the International Jazz Academy Hall of Fame, International Jazz Archives Journal , and Dr. Nathan Davis, founder and longtime director of the university's Jazz Studies Program. Language
English
. Author Meaghan Alston. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections History
The University of Pittsburgh's jazz program was founded in 1969 and is among one of the oldest collegiate jazz programs in the country. After the university's music department became only the nation's third college to establish a formal jazz curriculum, Dr. Nathan Davis, a professional saxophonist and music educator was brought in to lead the program's development and establish a jazz ensemble. Dr. Davis led and grew the jazz studies at Pitt for forty four years until his retirement in 2013 when world renowned jazz pianist and Pitt Alumna, Geri Allen, took over as director of the University of Pittsburgh's Jazz Studies Program.
The university's Jazz Ensemble was founded in the early days of Dr. Davis' tenure as director with less than a dozen musicians. Since that time, the group has grown in both number and stature. Within three years of its formation, the Pitt Jazz Ensemble had risen from performing locally to performing at the internationally known Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. The jazz ensemble has also toured the Southern United States, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica. They perform annually at a spring concert that has featured a number of notable jazz performers as featured artists.
Over the years, Pitt Jazz has perhaps become best known for its long running annual jazz seminar and concert. The event, now a staple of the Pittsburgh music scene, sprang from an impromptu event over forty years ago when Pittsburgh native and legendary jazz drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers were playing a date in Pittsburgh's Hill District. Dr. Davis, who had formerly toured with Blakely, approached the musician and asked if he could give a workshop to some of his jazz students. Despite the short notice, it was an overwhelming success. The success of Art Blakely's lecture prompted Dr. Davis to design and propose an annual university event that would bring multiple artists to the university each year. The plans eventually culminated in the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar. The annual three day seminars include workshops given by professional jazz artists, where they are able to impart invaluable knowledge of their craft and the music industry to students, music educators, and the public, and a concluding 'all-star' concert to wrap up the weekend. The Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert has had the has hosted a number of jazz legends including, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Sonny Rollins, Kenny Clarke and Grover Washington, Jr. . The success of the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar inspired the creation of two additional jazz entities at university, International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame and the International Jazz Archives Journal .
In 1977, Pitt Jazz established the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame to honor artists who have made extraordinary contributions to the musical genre. When the hall of fame was founded it was the first of its kind on any college campus. The hall of fame's inaugural inductees were five indisputable jazz legends: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, and Billie Holiday. Two new members were added to the hall of fame's ranks each year based on the votes of an international committee of jazz experts. The yearly inductions were often celebrated in conjunction with the annual University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar. In 1984 the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame unveiled a permanent display in the William Pitt Union. The display, which is open to the public, contains unique memorabilia and artifacts of hall of fame inductees such as an original painting by Miles Davis, a saxophone and trumpet accessories donated by Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry respectively, and a letter from Kenny Clarke to Charlie Parker.
Arising from a desire to parlay the successful discourse surrounding jazz during the seminar into more sustainable conversations, Dr. Nathan Davis founded the International Jazz Archives Journal in 1992. The yearly journal, edited by Davis, covered jazz education and scholarship, and analysis of the work acclaimed jazz artists, workshop transcripts from a prior jazz seminar, poetry, and music reviews.
Scope and Content Notes The collection contains records of the first 30 years of Pitt Jazz from 1970-2001. The bulk of collection and most complete set of records relate to the annual Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar and Concert. Records pertaining to other elements of the university's jazz program such as the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame, International Jazz Archives Journal , jazz studies academic and ensemble records, and Dr. Nathan Davis can be also found within the collection but they are not as comprehensive in nature in terms of time period and thematic areas covered.
The manuscript portions of the collection contain a variety of materials including correspondence, organization and planning documents for a number of activities including the jazz seminar, the hall of fame, and journal. The collection also contains ephemera and promotional materials, journal drafts, and drafts of books authored by Dr. Davis.
The photographic and audio/video materials work in tandem with the manuscript materials described above by adding a richer level of documentation. The bulk of the collection's media is photographs and audio/video recordings of Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert. The recordings include both audio and video recordings of individual seminar workshops and the seminar's culminating concert. Other audio/video media relates to jazz ensemble performances, student improvisation and arrangement assignments, and select recordings and compositions of Dr. Nathan Davis.
Arrangement
The Pitt Jazz Collection is arranged into the following seven series:
Series I. Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, 1971-1999
Series II. International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame, 1977-1999
Series III. International Jazz Archives Journal, 1993-2006
Series IV. Jazz Studies, ca.1971-2000
Series V. Nathan Davis, ca. 1969-2000
Series VI. Photographic Material, ca. 1971-2000
Series VII. Audio/Video Material, 1973-1999
Acquisition Information
Gift of Nathan Davis on February 1, 2007.
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Previous Citation
Pitt Jazz Collection, 1971-2001, UA.90.8.26.1, University of Pittsburgh Archives, Archives Service Center
Preferred Citation
Pitt Jazz Collection, 1971-2001, UA.90.8.26.1, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Meaghan Alston between October 2014 and August 2015.
Access Restrictions
The following materials have restricted access: Series I. Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert: Subseries 1-6. To access this material researchers must agree to sign a confidentiality agreement provided by the Archives Service Center. All other portions of the collection have no restrictions.
Separated Material
In addition to the records relating to the creation of the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame, the collection also contains artifacts donated to the Hall of Fame by inductees. These artifacts include musical instruments, photographs, artwork and momentos. Further inquiries into the nature and scope of the donated material can be directed to staff of the Archives Service Center.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
All of the sound and video recordings require playback equipment available in the Archives Service Center. Please give ASC staff atleast 24 hours advanced notice if you wish to listen or watch material from the collection.
Subjects Corporate Names University of Pittsburgh. Sonny Rollins International Jazz Archives University of Pittsburgh. International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame University of Pittsburgh. Music Department University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar Personal Names Davis, Nathan T. (Nathan Tate) Other Subjects Music education Jazz studies Music Jazz University of Pittsburgh Music -- Instruction and study Music performance Jazz ensemble with band African American jazz musicians -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Container List Series I. Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert , 1971-2011 Scope and Content Notes This series contains records related to the Pitt Jazz Seminar. Specifically the materials include, budget and planning documents, correspondence, participant contracts and biography information, promotional material, press, and a small number of seminar workshop transcripts. All materials in the Finance and Budget, Internal Correspondence, Outgoing Correspondence, Incoming Correspondence is restricted for access until further review. The Promotional and Press and Jazz Seminar Transcript subseries are arranged chronologically; the Participant Relations series is arranged alphabetically by artist last name.
Subseries 1. Finance and Budget [Restricted] , 1971-2008 Finance and Budget , 1971 Containers box 1 , folder 1 Finance and Budget , 1972 Containers box 1 , folder 2 Finance and Budget , 1973 Containers box 1 , folder 3 Finance and Budget , 1974 Containers box 1 , folder 4 Finance and Budget , 1975 Containers box 1 , folder 5 Finance and Budget , 1976 Containers box 1 , folder 6 Finance and Budget , 1978 Containers box 1 , folder 7 Finance and Budget , 1979 Containers box 1 , folder 8 Finance and Budget , 1980 Containers box 1 , folder 9 Finance and Budget , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 10 Finance and Budget , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 11 Finance and Budget , 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 12 Finance and Budget , 1984 Containers box 1 , folder 13 Finance and Budget , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 14 Finance and Budget , 1986 Containers box 6 , folder 183 Finance and Budget , 1987 Containers box 1 , folder 15 Finance and Budget , 1988 Containers box 1 , folder 16 Finance and Budget , 1989 Containers box 1 , folder 17 Finance and Budget , 1990 Containers box 1 , folder 18 Finance and Budget , 1991 Containers box 1 , folder 19 Finance and Budget , 1992 Containers box 1 , folder 20 Finance and Budget , 1993 Containers box 1 , folder 21 Finance and Budget , 1994 Containers box 1 , folder 22 Finance and Budget , 1995 Containers box 1 , folder 23 Finance and Budget , 1996 Containers box 1 , folder 24 Finance and Budget , 1997 Containers box 1 , folder 25 Finance and Budget , 1998 Containers box 1 , folder 26 Finance and Budget , 1999 Containers box 1 , folder 27 Finance and Budget , 2000 Containers box 1 , folder 28 Finance and Budget , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 184 Finance and Budget , 2002 Containers box 6 , folder 185 Finance and Budget , 2003 Containers box 6 , folder 186 Finance and Budget , 2004 Containers box 6 , folder 187 Finance and Budget , 2005 Containers box 6 , folder 188 Finance and Budget , 2006 Containers box 6 , folder 189 Finance and Budget , 2008 Containers box 6 , folder 190 Subseries 2. Planning [Restricted] , 1972-2008 Planning , 1972 Containers box 1 , folder 29 Planning , 1974 Containers box 1 , folder 30 Planning , 1975 Containers box 1 , folder 31 Planning , 1976 Containers box 1 , folder 32 Planning , 1977 Containers box 1 , folder 33 Planning , 1978 Containers box 1 , folder 34 Planning , 1979 Containers box 1 , folder 35 Planning , 1980 Containers box 1 , folder 36 Planning , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 37 Planning , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 38 Planning , 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 39 Planning , 1984 Containers box 1 , folder 40 Planning , 1985 Containers box 1 , folder 41 Planning , 1986 Containers box 1 , folder 42 Planning , 1987 Containers box 1 , folder 43 Planning , 1988 Containers box 1 , folder 44 Planning , 1990 Containers box 1 , folder 45 Planning , 1991 Containers box 1 , folder 46 Planning , 1992 Containers box 1 , folder 47 Planning , 1993 Containers box 1 , folder 48 Planning , 1994 Containers box 1 , folder 49 Planning , 1995 Containers box 1 , folder 50 Planning , 1996 Containers box 1 , folder 51 Planning , 1997 Containers box 1 , folder 52 Planning , 1998 Containers box 1 , folder 53 Planning , 1999 Containers box 1 , folder 54 Planning , 2000 Containers box 1 , folder 55 Planning , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 191 Planning , 2002 Containers box 6 , folder 192 Planning , 2003 Containers box 6 , folder 193 Planning (2) , 2003 Containers box 30 , folder 13 Planning , 2004 Containers box 6 , folder 194 Planning (2) , 2004 Containers box 30 , folder 14 Planning , 2005 Containers box 6 , folder 195 Planning , 2006 Containers box 6 , folder 196 Planning , 2008 Containers box 6 , folder 197 Subseries 3. Internal Correspondence [Restricted] , 1971-2001 Internal Correspondence , 1971-1974 Containers box 1 , folder 56 Internal Correspondence , 1975-1979 Containers box 1 , folder 57 Internal Correspondence , 1980-1982 Containers box 1 , folder 58 Internal Correspondence , 1983-1984 Containers box 1 , folder 59 Internal Correspondence , 1985-1986 Containers box 1 , folder 60 Internal Correspondence , 1987-1990 Containers box 1 , folder 61 Internal Correspondence , 1991-2000 Containers box 1 , folder 62 Jazz Seminar Think Tank , 2001 Containers box 1 , folder 63 Subseries 4. Outgoing Correspondence [Restricted] , 1971-2001 Outgoing Correspondence , 1971-1973 Containers box 1 , folder 64 Outgoing Correspondence , 1974-1975 Containers box 1 , folder 65 Outgoing Correspondence , 1976-1984 Containers box 1 , folder 66 Outgoing Correspondence , 1985-2000 Containers box 1 , folder 67 Jazz Seminar Think Tank , 2001 Containers box 1 , folder 68 Subseries 5. Incoming Correspondence [Restricted] , 1971-2001 Incoming Correspondence , 1971-1973 Containers box 1 , folder 69 Incoming Correspondence , 1974-1975 Containers box 1 , folder 70 Incoming Correspondence , 1978-1984 Containers box 1 , folder 71 Incoming Correspondence , 1985-2000 Containers box 1 , folder 72 Jazz Seminar Think Tank , 2001 Containers box 1 , folder 73 Subseries 7. Promotional and Press , 1971-2011 Press Releases , 1972-1979 Containers box 1 , folder 63 Press Releases , 1980-1989 Containers box 1 , folder 64 Press Releases , 1990-2008 Containers box 1 , folder 65 Flyers , 1917-1978 Containers box 1 , folder 66 Flyers , 1980-1988 Containers box 1 , folder 67 Flyers , 1990-2000 Containers box 1 , folder 68 Mailings , 1972-2010 Containers box 1 , folder 69 Newspaper Ads Containers box 1 , folder 70 Posters , 1984-2016 Containers map-case 12 , drawer 16 Concert Tickets Containers box 2 , folder 71 Concert Programs , 1980-1989 Containers box 2 , folder 73 Concert Programs , 1990-2011 Containers box 2 , folder 74 Reception Invitations , 1983-2000 Containers box 2 , folder 75 Tenth Anniversary Calendar , 1980 Containers box 2 , folder 76 News Clippings , 1971-1979 Containers box 2 , folder 77 Concert Programs , 1973-1979 Containers box 2 , folder 72 News Clippings , 1980-1982 Containers box 2 , folder 78 News Clippings , 1983-1990 Containers box 2 , folder 79 News Clippings , 1994-1997 Containers box 2 , folder 80 News Clippings , 1998-2002 Containers box 2 , folder 81 Jazz Seminar Promotional Press Releases , 1994 Containers box 52 , folder 5 University of Pittsburgh Musci Department, Concerts , 1994-1995 Containers box 52 , folder 7 Live Jazz at Pitt CD Planning , 1995-2001 Containers box 52 , folder 48 Live Jazz at Pitt CD Correspondence , 1995-2001 Containers box 52 , folder 49 Flyers , 2001 Containers box 29 , folder 13 News Clippings , 1991-2001 Containers box 29 , folder 14 The University of Pittsburgh -Contact! , 1992 Containers box 29 , folder 15 Univeristy of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar All-Stars , 2000-2004 Containers box 29 , folder 16 International Music Day , 2004-2006 Containers box 29 , folder 17 Port Authority Advertisements , 1992 Containers box 29 , folder 18 43rd-45th Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert Programs , 2013-2015 Containers box 29 , folder 19 Pitt Magazine , March 1987 Containers box 29 , folder 104 Pitt Jazz Week Proclamations , 1983 Containers box 29 , folder 89 Flyers and Posters , 2008-2009 Containers box 30 , folder 9 Flyers , 1981-2003 Containers box 30 , folder 17 Subseries 6. Participant Relations , 1971-2006 Contracts [RESTRICTED] , 1971-2006 Bill Abernathy [RESTRICTED] , 1974 Containers box 6 , folder 1 Alex Acuna [RESTRICTED] , 1982-1985 Containers box 6 , folder 2 Thomas Adams [RESTRICTED] , 1972 Containers box 6 , folder 3 Ron Afiff [RESTRICTED] , 2006 Containers box 6 , folder 4 Monty Alexander [RESTRICTED] , 1981-1985 Containers box 6 , folder 5 Carl Allen [RESTRICTED] , 2002 Containers box 6 , folder 6 Geri Allen [RESTRICTED] , 1994-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 7 Alpha [RESTRICTED] , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 8 Komlo Amoaku [RESTRICTED] , 1979-1985 Containers box 6 , folder 9 Pat Azzara [RESTRICTED] , 2003 Containers box 6 , folder 10 Steven Backer [RESTRICTED] , 1991 Containers box 6 , folder 11 Benny Bailey [RESTRICTED] , 1981-1996 Containers box 6 , folder 12 Art Baker [RESTRICTED] , 1986 Containers box 6 , folder 13 David Baker [RESTRICTED] , 1971-1972 Containers box 6 , folder 14 Kenny Barron [RESTRICTED] , 1980-1999 Containers box 6 , folder 15 Dave Bjornson [RESTRICTED] , 1999-2004 Containers box 6 , folder 16 Terrence Blanchard [RESTRICTED] , 1988 Containers box 6 , folder 17 Oscar Brashear [RESTRICTED] , 2000-2006 Containers box 6 , folder 18 Randy Brecker [RESTRICTED] , 1985-2007 Containers box 6 , folder 19 Cecil Bridgewater [RESTRICTED] , 2008 Containers box 6 , folder 20 Bob Brookmeyer [RESTRICTED] , 1999 Containers box 6 , folder 21 Kenny Burrell [RESTRICTED] , 1975 Containers box 6 , folder 22 George Butler [RESTRICTED] , 1973-1984 Containers box 6 , folder 23 Jaki Byard [RESTRICTED] , 1973-1975 Containers box 6 , folder 24 Donald Byrd [RESTRICTED] , 1971-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 25 George Cables [RESTRICTED] , 1984-1998 Containers box 6 , folder 26 Ron Carter [RESTRICTED] , ca. 1971-1994 Containers box 6 , folder 27 Terri Lyne Carrington [RESTRICTED] , 1993 Containers box 6 , folder 28 Phillip Catherine [RESTRICTED] , 1992 Containers box 6 , folder 29 David Chertok [RESTRICTED] , 1978-1981 Containers box 6 , folder 30 Leon "Ndugu" Chancler [RESTRICTED] , 2006 Containers box 6 , folder 31 James Cleveland [RESTRICTED] , 1976 Containers box 6 , folder 32 Billy Cobham [RESTRICTED] , 2003 Containers box 6 , folder 33 William Cole [RESTRICTED] , 1976-1996 Containers box 6 , folder 34 George Coleman [RESTRICTED] , 1986 Containers box 6 , folder 35 Ray Coleman [RESTRICTED] , 1977 Containers box 6 , folder 36 Larry Coryell [RESTRICTED] , 1976-2008 Containers box 6 , folder 37 Hank Crawford [RESTRICTED] , 1991-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 38 Pierre Davis , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 39 Richard Davis [RESTRICTED] , 1971-1979 Containers box 6 , folder 40 Alan Dawson [RESTRICTED] , 1971-1991 Containers box 6 , folder 41 Ina Dittka [RESTRICTED] , 1991 Containers box 6 , folder 42 Ray Drummond [RESTRICTED] , 1987 Containers box 6 , folder 43 Dave Dubas [RESTRICTED] , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 44 Ted Dunbar [RESTRICTED] , 1982-1997 Containers box 6 , folder 45 Rich Engler [RESTRICTED] , 1984 Containers box 6 , folder 46 Peter Erskine [RESTRICTED] , 1984 Containers box 6 , folder 47 Kevin Eubanks [RESTRICTED] , 1992-1997 Containers box 6 , folder 48 Jon Faddis [RESTRICTED] , 1986-1998 Containers box 6 , folder 49 Leonard Feather [RESTRICTED] , 1971-1975 Containers box 6 , folder 50 Art Farmer [RESTRICTED] , 1992 Containers box 6 , folder 51 Clare Fischer [RESTRICTED] , 1993 Containers box 6 , folder 52 Charlie Fishman [RESTRICTED] , 1989 Containers box 6 , folder 53 Tommy Flannigan [RESTRICTED] , 1980-1985 Containers box 6 , folder 54 Boo Frazier [RESTRICTED] , 1997 Containers box 6 , folder 55 Hans Fridulnd [Restricted] , 1994 Containers box 6 , folder 56 Curtis Fuller [RESTRICTED] , 1993-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 57 Bobbie Fulton [RESTRICTED] , 1977 Containers box 6 , folder 58 Eric Gale (Gale Pyramid Music Inc.) [RESTRICTED] , 1983-1991 Containers box 6 , folder 59 Dizzy Gillespie [RESTRICTED] , 1973 Containers box 6 , folder 60 Elias Gistelinck [RESTRICTED] , 1978-1984 Containers box 6 , folder 61 Ira Gitler [RESTRICTED] , 1978-1987 Containers box 6 , folder 62 Eddie Gomez [RESTRICTED] , 1981-1985 Containers box 6 , folder 63 Benny Golson [RESTRICTED] , 1993-2007 Containers box 6 , folder 64 Dexter Gordon [RESTRICTED] , 1977 Containers box 6 , folder 65 Johnny Griffin [RESTRICTED] , 1983-1996 Containers box 6 , folder 66 Gospel Chords [RESTRICTED] , 1976-1977 Containers box 6 , folder 67 Jim Hall [RESTRICTED] , 1974 Containers box 6 , folder 68 Marv Halliday [RESTRICTED] , 1974 Containers box 6 , folder 69 Slide Hampton [RESTRICTED] , 1978-1979 Containers box 6 , folder 70 Roland Hana [RESTRICTED] , 1971-1972 Containers box 6 , folder 71 Winard Harper [RESTRICTED] , 1997-2006 Containers box 6 , folder 72 Joe Harris [RESTRICTED] , 1972 Containers box 6 , folder 73 Donald Harrison [Restricted] , 2006 Containers box 6 , folder 74 Antonio Hart [RESTRICTED] , 2008 Containers box 6 , folder 75 Lou Hayes [RESTRICTED] , 1975 Containers box 6 , folder 76 Jimmy Heath [RESTRICTED] , 1976 Containers box 6 , folder 77 Percy Heath [RESTRICTED] , 1993 Containers box 6 , folder 78 Eddie Henderson [RESTRICTED] , 1998 Containers box 6 , folder 79 Joe Henderson [RESTRICTED] , 1975-1978 Containers box 6 , folder 80 Mike Hennessey [RESTRICTED] , 1978-1998 Containers box 6 , folder 81 Neils Hennings [RESTRICTED] , 1991 Containers box 6 , folder 82 Nat Hentoff [RESTRICTED] , 1998 Containers box 6 , folder 83 Terumasa Hino [RESTRICTED] , 1978-1997 Containers box 6 , folder 84 Freddie Hubbard [RESTRICTED] , 1984-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 85 Milt Jackson [RESTRICTED] , 1981-1984 Containers box 6 , folder 86 Illinois Jacquet [RESTRICTED] , 1991 Containers box 6 , folder 87 Suzan Jenkins [RESTRICTED] , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 88 Willard Jenkins [RESTRICTED] , 1999 Containers box 6 , folder 89 Niranjan Jhaveri [RESTRICTED] , 1990 Containers box 6 , folder 90 Elvin Jones [RESTRICTED] , 1973-1980 Containers box 6 , folder 91 Hank Jones [RESTRICTED] , 1974 Containers box 6 , folder 92 Thad Jones [RESTRICTED] , 1972-1974 Containers box 6 , folder 93 Burt Korall [RESTRICTED] , 1980 Containers box 6 , folder 94 Lee Konitz [RESTRICTED] , 1980 Containers box 6 , folder 95 Abraham Laboriel [RESTRICTED] , 1976-2007 Containers box 6 , folder 96 David Laing [RESTRICTED] , 1998 Containers box 6 , folder 97 John Lewis [RESTRICTED] , 1978 Containers box 6 , folder 98 Kirk Lightsey [RESTRICTED] , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 99 Mike Longo [RESTRICTED] , 1977 Containers box 6 , folder 100 Joe Lovano [RESTRICTED] , 2001-2004 Containers box 6 , folder 101 Russell Malone [RESTRICTED] , 1999 Containers box 6 , folder 102 Bob Magnusson [RESTRICTED] , 2002 Containers box 6 , folder 103 Herbie Mann [RESTRICTED] , 1986-1998 Containers box 6 , folder 104 Ellis Marsalis [RESTRICTED] , 1990 Containers box 6 , folder 105 Pat Martino [RESTRICTED] , 2003 Containers box 6 , folder 106 Bennie Maupit [RESTRICTED] , 2008 Containers box 6 , folder 107 Mike McFadin [RESTRICTED] , 2006 Containers box 6 , folder 108 Tom McIntosh [RESTRICTED] , 1974 Containers box 6 , folder 109 Jackie McLean [RESTRICTED] , 1997 Containers box 6 , folder 110 Charles McPherson [RESTRICTED] , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 111 Mulgrew Miller [RESTRICTED] , 1996 Containers box 6 , folder 112 T.S. Monk [RESTRICTED] , 1994-1996 Containers box 6 , folder 113 Marcio Montarroyos [RESTRICTED] , 1990 Containers box 6 , folder 114 James Moody [RESTRICTED] , 1972-1999 Containers box 6 , folder 115 Dan Morgenstern [RESTRICTED] , 1971-2006 Containers box 6 , folder 116 Michael Mossman [RESTRICTED] , 1987-2008 Containers box 6 , folder 117 George Mraz [RESTRICTED] , 2004 Containers box 6 , folder 118 Idris Muhammad [RESTRICTED] , 1979-1998 Containers box 6 , folder 119 Joe Newman [RESTRICTED] , 1974 Containers box 6 , folder 120 J.H. Kwabena Njetia [RESTRICTED] , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 121 Jimmy Owens [RESTRICTED] , 1979-2006 Containers box 6 , folder 122 John Patitucci [RESTRICTED] , 1997-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 123 Dave Pike [RESTRICTED] , 2006 Containers box 6 , folder 124 Terry Pollard [RESTRICTED] , 1976-1977 Containers box 6 , folder 125 William Quinn [RESTRICTED] , 1973 Containers box 6 , folder 126 Jaree Reed [RESTRICTED] , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 127 Claus Reichstaller [RESTRICTED] , 2007 Containers box 6 , folder 128 Eric Reed [RESTRICTED] , 2002 Containers box 6 , folder 129 Rufus L. Reid [RESTRICTED] , 1983-1985 Containers box 6 , folder 130 Larry Ridley [RESTRICTED] , 1978 Containers box 6 , folder 131 Phil Rizzo [RESTRICTED] , 1977 Containers box 6 , folder 132 Max Roach [RESTRICTED] , 1971-1976 Containers box 6 , folder 133 Sonny Rollins [RESTRICTED] , 1974-1984 Containers box 6 , folder 134 Wallace Roney [RESTRICTED] , 1994-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 135 Patrice Rushen [RESTRICTED] , 1987-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 136 Joe Sample [RESTRICTED] , 1986 Containers box 6 , folder 137 Arturo Sandoval [RESTRICTED] , 1991 Containers box 6 , folder 138 Michael Schiller [RESTRICTED] , 2001-2002 Containers box 6 , folder 139 John Schreiber [RESTRICTED] , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 140 John Schofield [RESTRICTED] , 1985-1986 Containers box 6 , folder 141 Don Sebesky [RESTRICTED] , 1976 Containers box 6 , folder 142 Paul Silverthorn [RESTRICTED] , 1999-2000 Containers box 6 , folder 143 Woody Shaw [RESTRICTED] , 1983, undated Containers box 6 , folder 144 Carl Smith [RESTRICTED] , 1980 Containers box 6 , folder 145 Lew Soloff [RESTRICTED] , 1975 Containers box 6 , folder 146 The Sounds of Heritage [RESTRICTED] , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 147 Dakota Stanton [RESTRICTED] , 1979 Containers box 6 , folder 148 Moses Stith [RESTRICTED] , 1972 Containers box 6 , folder 149 Sonny Stitt [RESTRICTED] , 1975 Containers box 6 , folder 150 Charles Subey [RESTRICTED] , 1971-1974 Containers box 6 , folder 151 Akira Tana [RESTRICTED] , 1986 Containers box 6 , folder 152 Billy Taylor [RESTRICTED] , 1979 Containers box 6 , folder 153 Yvone Taylor [RESTRICTED] , 1971 Containers box 6 , folder 154 Clark Terry [RESTRICTED] , 1971-1998 Containers box 6 , folder 155 Toots Thielemans [RESTRICTED] , 1976-1978 Containers box 6 , folder 156 Paul Thompson [RESTRICTED] , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 157 Clifford Thornton [RESTRICTED] , 1972 Containers box 6 , folder 158 Charles Tolliver [RESTRICTED] , 1973 Containers box 6 , folder 159 Nestor Torres [RESTRICTED] , 2006 Containers box 6 , folder 160 Stanley Turrentine [RESTRICTED] , 1975-1980 Containers box 6 , folder 161 Miroslav Vitous [RESTRICTED] , 1982-1992 Containers box 6 , folder 162 Freddie Waits [RESTRICTED] , 1977-1985, undated Containers box 6 , folder 163 Cedar Walton [RESTRICTED] , 1984 Containers box 6 , folder 164 Grover Washington Jr.[RESTRICTED] , 1979-1999 Containers box 6 , folder 165 Ernie Watts [RESTRICTED] , 1997-1999 Containers box 6 , folder 166 Bobby Watson [RESTRICTED] , 2002 Containers box 6 , folder 167 The Waymonnaires [RESTRICTED] , 1978 Containers box 6 , folder 168 Tom Wendt [RESTRICTED] , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 169 Mark Whitfield [RESTRICTED] , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 170 Ernie Wilkins [RESTRICTED] , 1971 Containers box 6 , folder 171 Marvin Witofsky [RESTRICTED] , 1996 Containers box 6 , folder 172 Phillip Woo [RESTRICTED] , 1987 Containers box 6 , folder 173 Attila Zoller [RESTRICTED] , 1979 Containers box 6 , folder 174 General [RESTRICTED] , 1972-1975 Containers box 6 , folder 175 Jazz Seminar Think Tank [RESTRICTED] , 2000-2001 Containers box 6 , folder 176 Biographical Information , 1971-2006 Participant List, Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert , 1971-2006 Containers box 1 , folder 74 Michelle Adams , undated Containers box 29 , folder 26 Monty Alexander , 1981-1985 Containers box 1 , folder 75 Geri Allen , 1994-2000 Containers box 1 , folder 76 Alpha , 1971-1979 Containers box 2 , folder 1 Komla Amoaku , 1979-1985 Containers box 2 , folder 2 Benny Bailey , 1981-1996 Containers box 2 , folder 3 David Baker , 1971-1972 Containers box 2 , folder 4 Kenny Barron , 1980-1999 Containers box 2 , folder 5 John Blake , ca. 1971-2011 Containers box 2 , folder 6 Art Blakey , 1987 Containers box 29 , folder 27 Terrence Blanchard , 1988 Containers box 2 , folder 7 Oscar Brashear , 2000-2006 Containers box 2 , folder 8 Randy Brecker , 1985-2007 Containers box 29 , folder 28 George Butler , 1973-1984 Containers box 2 , folder 9 Donald Byrd , 1971-2000 Containers box 2 , folder 10 Terri Lynne Carrington , 1993 Containers box 2 , folder 11 Ron Carter , ca. 1971-1994 Containers box 2 , folder 12 Philip Catherine , 1992 Containers box 29 , folder 29 Joe Chambers , ca. 1971-2011 Containers box 2 , folder 13 David Chertok , 1978-1981 Containers box 2 , folder 14 Billy Cobham , 1988-2003 Containers box 29 , folder 30 William Cole , 1976-1996 Containers box 29 , folder 15 Larry Coryell , 1976-2008 Containers box 29 , folder 16 Richard Davis , 1971-1979 Containers box 29 , folder 17 Alan Dawson , 1971*-1991 Containers box 29 , folder 18 Ray Drummond , 1987 Containers box 29 , folder 19 Billy Eckstine , 1989-1992 Containers box 29 , folder 31 Kevin Eubanks , 1992-1997 Containers box 2 , folder 20 Jon Faddis , 1986-1998 Containers box 2 , folder 21 Art Farmer , 1992 Containers box 29 , folder 32 Leonard Feather , 1971-1975 Containers box 2 , folder 22 Clare Fischer , 1993 Containers box 29 , folder 33 Charles Fishman , 1989 Containers box 2 , folder 23 Boo Frazier , 1997 Containers box 2 , folder 24 Curtis Fuller , 1993-2002 Containers box 29 , folder 34 Ira Gitler , 1978-2003 Containers box 29 , folder 35 Benny Golson , 1993-2007 Containers box 2 , folder 25 Johnny Griffin , 1983-1996 Containers box 2 , folder 26 Jim Hall , 1974 Containers box 2 , folder 27 Slide Hampton , 1978-1979 Containers box 2 , folder 28 Winard Harper , 1997-2006 Containers box 2 , folder 29 Lou Hayes , 1975 Containers box 2 , folder 30 Percy Heath , 1993 Containers box 29 , folder 36 Terumasa Hino , 1978-1997 Containers box 2 , folder 31 Freddie Hubbard , 1984-2000 Containers box 29 , folder 37 Milton Jackson , 1981-1984 Containers box 2 , folder 32 Suzan Jenkins , 2001 Containers box 29 , folder 38 Niranjan Jhaveri , 1990 Containers box 2 , folder 33 Elvin Jones , 1973-1980 Containers box 2 , folder 34 Helen Keane , 1994 Containers box 29 , folder 39 Lee Konitz , 1980 Containers box 2 , folder 35 Abraham Laboriel , 1976-2007 Containers box 2 , folder 36 Dave Laing , 1998 Containers box 2 , folder 37 Russell Malone , 1999 Containers box 2 , folder 38 Herbie Mann , 1986-1998 Containers box 2 , folder 39 Ellis Marsalis , 1990 Containers box 2 , folder 40 Pat Martino , 2003 Containers box 29 , folder 40 Jackie McLean , 1997-2003 Containers box 29 , folder 41 Charles McPherson , 2001 Containers box 29 , folder 42 Mulgrew Miller , 1994-1996 Containers box 2 , folder 41 Thelonious Monk , 1996 Containers box 2 , folder 42 Marcio Montarroyos , 1990 Containers box 2 , folder 43 James Moody , 1972-2003 Containers box 29 , folder 43 Dan Morgenstern , 1971-2006 Containers box 2 , folder 44 Michael Mossman , 1987-2008 Containers box 2 , folder 45 George Mraz , 2004 Containers box 29 , folder 44 Idris Muhammad , 1979-1998 Containers box 2 , folder 46 Joe Newman , 1974 Containers box 2 , folder 47 Dionizy Piatkowski , 1993 Containers box 29 , folder 45 Sonny Rollins , 1974-1984 Containers box 2 , folder 48 Wallace Roney Containers box 2 , folder 49 Patrice Rusheen , 1987-2000 Containers box 2 , folder 50 Jimmy Owens , 1979-2006 Containers box 2 , folder 51 Arturo Sandoval , 1991 Containers box 2 , folder 52 John Schrieber , 1983-2003 Containers box 29 , folder 46 Paul Silverthorn , 1999-2000 Containers box 2 , folder 53 Lew Soloff , 1975-2004 Containers box 29 , folder 47 Billy Taylor , 1979 Containers box 2 , folder 54 Clark Terry , 1971-1998 Containers box 2 , folder 55 Toots Thielemans , 1976-1978 Containers box 2 , folder 56 Charles Tolliver , 1973 Containers box 2 , folder 57 Stanley Turrentine , 1975-1980 Containers box 2 , folder 58 Grover Washington Jr , 1979-1999 Containers box 2 , folder 59 The Waymonaries , 1978 Containers box 2 , folder 60 Annie Whitehead , 1986 Containers box 29 , folder 48 Marvin Witofsky , 1996 Containers box 2 , folder 61 Atilla Zoller , 1979 Containers box 2 , folder 62 Subseries 8. Jazz Seminar Transcripts , 1984-1987 Transcript: "The Situation of the Musicians in the European Radio and Television Stations" with Elias Gistelinck , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 82 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Music Synthesis with Randy Brecker , 1986 Containers box 2 , folder 83 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: "Market Your Talent" with George Butler and Harry Connick Jr. , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 84 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Saxophone with George Coleman , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 85 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Bass with Ray Drummond , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 86 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Trumpet Workshop Jon Faddis , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 87 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Bass with Abraham Laboriel , 1986 Containers box 2 , folder 88 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Flute with Herbie Mann , 1986 Containers box 2 , folder 89 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Jazz Critics , 1986 Containers box 2 , folder 90 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Trumpet with Mike Mossman , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 91 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Trumpet and Stage Rehearsal Techniques with Jimmy Owens and Stage Band , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 92 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Piano with Patrice Rushen , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 93 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Piano with Joe Sample , 1986 Containers box 2 , folder 94 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Guitar with John Scofield , 1986 Containers box 2 , folder 95 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Drums with Marvin 'Smitty' Smith , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 96 Bicentennial Seminar Transcript: Drums with Akira Tana , 1986 Containers box 2 , folder 97 Bicentennial Seminar: Saxophone Workshop with Grover Washington Jr. , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 98 Jimmy Owens Correspondence and Jazz Seminar Transcription , 1987, 1995 Containers box 29 , folder 54 George Coleman Jazz Seminar Tapes Transcription , 1989, 1995 Containers box 29 , folder 55 Series II. International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame , 1977-1999 Scope and Content Notes This series is divided into three subseries, Formation, Hall of Fame Induction, and Exhibit Planning. The series contains correspondence that illustrates how the Hall of Fame came to be, nominations and voting results for hall of fame inductees, correspondence with jazz artists regarding artifact donation and plans for the construction of the hall of fame display at the William Pitt Union. The files in this series are arranged thematically and chronically within their subseries. Further, artifacts and material displayed and contained in the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame display case in the William Pitt Union from 1986-2016 are now housed at the Archives Service Center.
Subseries 1. Formation , 1979-1984 Formally Establishing the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame , 1978-1983 Containers box 3 , folder 1-3 International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame Dedication Ceremony , 1984 Containers box 3 , folder 4-6 Subseries 2. Hall of Fame Induction , 1977-2003 Nomination and Voting Committee , undated Containers box 3 , folder 7 Induction Notes , 1975-1985 Containers box 3 , folder 8 Inductee List , 1978-2003 Containers box 3 , folder 9 Voting , 1978 Containers box 3 , folder 10 Nominations and Voting , 1980 Containers box 3 , folder 11-12 Nominations , 1981 Containers box 3 , folder 13 Nominations , 1982 Containers box 3 , folder 14 Nominations , 1983 Containers box 3 , folder 15 Nominations , 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 16 Nominations , 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 17 Nominations , 1988 Containers box 3 , folder 18 Nominations , 1990 Containers box 3 , folder 19 Nominations , 1994 Containers box 3 , folder 20 Nominations , 1997 Containers box 3 , folder 21 Nominations , 1999 Containers box 3 , folder 22 Inductee Correspondence , 1984-2002 Containers box 3 , folder 23 Correspondence , 1980-2001 Containers box 3 , folder 24 Press , 1977-1990 Containers box 3 , folder 25 Subseries 3. Exhibit Planning , 1983-1986 Plaque Design and Installation , 1983-1984 Containers box 3 , folder 26-29 Display Case Blueprints , 1985-1986 Containers box 3 , folder 30 Inductee Artifact Donation , 1983-1985 Containers box 3 , folder 31 Artifact Inventory and Appraisal , 1984 Containers box 3 , folder 32 Bronze Plaque Sketches , undated Containers box 29 , folder 90 A Strategic Business Plan , 1993 Containers box 3 , folder 33 Exhibit Donations , 2003 Containers box 29 , folder 4 Display Case Blueprints , undated Containers box 29 , tube 1-2 Jazz Hall of Fame Meeting Minutes , undated Containers box 52 , folder 4 Jazz Hall of Fame Plaques , undated Containers box 29 , folder 6 Jazz Hall of Fame Brochure , 1987 Containers box 29 , folder 7 Finances and meeting minutes , 1990 Containers box 29 , folder 8 Hall of Fame Award, Dizzy Gillespie , 1989-1992 Containers box 29 , folder 9 Series III. International Jazz Archives Journal 1992-2001 Scope and Content Notes This series has been divided into four subseries, Organization, Editorial Correspondence, Article Drafts, and Press and Related Publications. The Editorial Correspondence files have been filed by year and arranged chronologically. Similarly the Article Drafts have been filed by journal volume and number and arranged chronologically.
Subseries 1. Organization , 1994-1999 Finances , 1994-1999 Containers box 29 , folder 34 Board of Editors , undated Containers box 29 , folder 35 Journal Authors , 1994-1998 Containers box 29 , folder 36 Subseries 2. Editorial Correspondence , 1992-2001 Editorial Correspondence , 1992 Containers box 29 , folder 37 Editorial Correspondence , 1993 Containers box 29 , folder 38 Editorial Correspondence , 1994 Containers box 29 , folder 39 Editorial Correspondence , 1995 Containers box 29 , folder 40 Editorial Correspondence , 1996 Containers box 29 , folder 41 Editorial Correspondence , 1997 Containers box 29 , folder 42 Editorial Correspondence , 1998 Containers box 29 , folder 43 Editorial Correspondence , 1999 Containers box 29 , folder 44 Editorial Correspondence , 2000 Containers box 29 , folder 45 Editorial Correspondence , 2001 Containers box 29 , folder 46 Peter Hollerbach Correspondence and Abstract , 1994 Containers box 29 , folder 49 Geri Allen Correspondence , 1994 Containers box 29 , folder 50 Joe Viera Correspondence , 1995 Containers box 29 , folder 51 Robert Sacré Correspondence , 1995 Containers box 29 , folder 52 François-Xavier Moulé Correspondence and Photos , 1995 Containers box 29 , folder 53 André Hodier Correspondence and Music , 1994-1995 Containers box 30 , folder 6 Subseries 3. Article Drafts , 1994-1999 Volume 1. Number 2 , 1994 Containers box 30 , folder 47 Volume 1. Number 4 , 1996 Containers box 30 , folder 48-49 Volume 2. Number 1 , 1998 Containers box 30 , folder 50-51 Volume 2. Number 2 , 1999 Containers box 30 , folder 52-54 Volume 1. Number 3 , 1995 Containers box 29 , folder 56 Subseries 4. Press and Related Publications , 1994-1998 Newspaper Clippings , 1994 Containers box 29 , folder 55 International Jazz Archive Journal Newsletter , 1993 Containers box 29 , folder 56 Review of Melton Mustafa's "The Creative Spirit of Clifford Brown" , 1998 Containers box 29 , folder 57 Series IV. Jazz Studies , 1986-2001 Scope and Content Notes This series contains Jazz Studies curriculum information, materials related to the planning, promotion and application process for the Pitt-Mellon Scholarship, and the construction of the William R. Robinson Recording Studio. The series also contains over 20 years of jazz ensemble records including the constitution and student organization information, materials related to a number of tours the ensemble took part in, as well as local performances. The files in this series have been arranged chronologically within their respective subseries.
Subseries 2. Academic Programs and Scholarships , 1986-1998 Curriculum , 1977-1998 Containers box 6 , folder 61 Pitt Mellon Jazz Scholarship, Internal Communication , 1986-1987 Containers box 6 , folder 62 Pitt-Mellon Jazz Scholarship Promotional Material , 1990-1994 Containers box 6 , folder 63 Pitt-Mellon Jazz Scholarship, Judge Correspondence , 1992 Containers box 6 , folder 64 William R. Robinson Recording Studio , 1999 Containers box 6 , folder 65 Pitt Mellon Jazz Scholarship Correspondence , 1989-1992 Containers box 52 , folder 2 International Academy of Jazz African-American Music Program , 2000 Containers box 52 , folder 54 International Academy of Jazz African-American Music Program , 2002-2003 Containers box 52 , folder 55 International Academy of Jazz African-American Music Program , 2004 Containers box 52 , folder 56 International Academy of Jazz African-American Music Program , 2005 Containers box 52 , folder 57 Nathan Davis Mentor Program , 1990 Containers box 52 , folder 86 Undergraduate Exchange Program , 1974-1989 Containers box 52 , folder 89 Subseries 3. Jazz Ensemble , 1978-2000 Constitution and Student Organization Materials , 1983-1994 Containers box 52 , folder 66 New Orleans Concert Tour , 1978 Containers box 52 , folder 67 Trinidad and Tobago Concert Tour , 1980 Containers box 52 , folder 68 Caribbean Concert Tour , 1986 Containers box 52 , folder 69 Jamaica Concert Tour , 1988-1990 Containers box 52 , folder 70 Jamaica Concert Tour , 1997 Containers box 52 , folder 71 General Concert Tour Materials , 1980-1982 Containers box 52 , folder 72 Jazz Corner with Machito Cuban Jazz Ensemble , 1979 Containers box 52 , folder 73 Brown Bag Lunch Series , 1998-1999 Containers box 52 , folder 74 Spring Concert Materials , 1997-1999 Containers box 52 , folder 75 Promotional and Press , 1978-2000 Containers box 52 , folder 76 Contracts [RESTRICTED] , 1986-1994 Containers box 52 , folder 77 Jamaica Concert Tour , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 91 Jamaica Concert Tour , 2006 Containers box 29 , folder 92 Jamaica Concert Tour , 2008 Containers box 29 , folder 93 Jamaica Concert Tour , 2009 Containers box 29 , folder 94 Ensemble Brown Bag [RESTRICTED] , 1993 Containers box 6 , folder 198 University of Pittsburgh Headlines, Office of Public Affairs , 1994 Containers box 52 , folder 6 James Moody Concert [RESTRICTED] , 1991-1992 Containers box 6 , folder 177 Finances, Spring Jazz Ensemble [RESTRICTED] , April 2003 Containers box 6 , folder 178 Finances, Spring Jazz Ensemble [RESTRICTED] , April 2004 Containers box 6 , folder 179 Jazz Ensemble Students , 2003 Containers box 29 , folder 10 Jazz Ensemble Auditions Flyer , 2003 Containers box 29 , folder 11 Jazz Ensemble Auditions Flyer , 2004 Containers box 29 , folder 12 Jazz Seminar Outreach Program-Dubai , 2003-2006 Containers box 29 , folder 24 Jazz Archives , 2003 Containers box 29 , folder 25 Allegheny City Council Proclamation , 2010 Containers box 30 , folder 8 Series V. Nathan Davis , 1973-2001 Biography Dr. Nathan Davis was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1937. He holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University. Prior to becoming the director of Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh in 1969, Davis spent a number of years as part of the expatriate jazz scene. Davis is the author of Writings in Jazz, African-American Music in Society as well as a handful of other publications. In addition to writing and his departmental responsibilities, Dr. Davis has worked for decades as a celebrated tenor and soprano saxophonist. Davis has composed and recorded numerous musical pieces including the 2004 jazz opera, "Just Above My Head," based on the novel of the same name written by James Baldwin.
Scope and Content Notes The following series is not a comprehensive representation of Dr. Davis, but contains records related to a number of his activities during his time at the University of Pittsburgh. The series contains thirty years of correspondence, drafts of his book African American Music. The series also contains a number of topical files including a small collection of Dr. Davis' press, jazz artists, and local jazz festivals.
Subseries 1. Correspondence , 1970-2000 Correspondence , 1970-1979 Containers box 30 , folder 77 Correspondence , 1980-1989 Containers box 30 , folder 78 Correspondence , 1990 Containers box 30 , folder 79 Correspondence , 1990 Containers box 30 , folder 80 Correspondence , 1991 Containers box 30 , folder 81-82 Correspondence , 1992 Containers box 4 , folder 1-2 Correspondence , 1992-1993 Containers box 4 , folder 3 Correspondence, , 1998-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 4 Correspondence , undated Containers box 4 , folder 5 Subseries 2. Publishing , ca. 1996, undated Original Draft: African American Music , ca. 1996 Containers box 4 , folder 6-10 Second Draft: African American Music , ca. 1996 Containers box 4 , folder 11-15 Final Draft: African American Music , ca. 1996 Containers box 4 , folder 16-19 "Jazz-A Return to the Roots" , undated Containers box 4 , folder 20 Correspondence and Permissions,University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar Photo Album , 1994 Containers box 4 , folder 21 Correspondence and Permissions,Writings in Jazz Containers box 4 , folder 22 Review, The University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar Photo Album , 1996 Containers box 4 , folder 23 "Writings in Jazz," Third Edition , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 1 "Writings in Jazz" Correspondence , 1988-1992 Containers box 29 , folder 70 "Writings in Jazz" , 1976 Containers box 29 , folder 71 "Writings in Jazz," Third Edition , 1985 Containers box 29 , folder 72 "The Quintessential Blues: A Jazz Portrait" , undated Containers box 29 , folder 73 "Jazz-Afro-American Music in the University" , undated Containers box 29 , folder 74 Pitt Magazine, Against the Grain: Sculptor Thaddeus Mosely Carves His Own Career , 1998 Containers box 29 , folder 75 Pitt Magazine, Jazz: Where the Stars Teach , 1988 Containers box 29 , folder 76 Pitt Magazine, Mind Control , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 77 Carnegie Magazine , 1992 Containers box 29 , folder 78 Subseries 4. Topical Files , 1973-2000 Testimonial Dinner , 1980 Containers box 29 , folder 24 News Clippings , 1970-2004 Containers box 29 , folder 25 Write-ups , undated Containers box 29 , folder 26 Interview with Joe Sanford conducted by David S. Miller , 1994 Containers box 29 , folder 27 "A Jazz Happening at Pitt" by Sherry Miller Brown , 1978 Containers box 29 , folder 28 "Towards a Definition of Soul" , undated Containers box 29 , folder 29 "Stylistic Change in Jazz: 1945-1962" , undated Containers box 29 , folder 30 Artists: Theo Avery , undated Containers box 29 , folder 31 Artists: Margie Balter , undated Containers box 29 , folder 32 Artists: Bill Cole , undated Containers box 29 , folder 33 Artists: Talmage Farlow , undated Containers box 29 , folder 34 Artists: Vijay Iyer , undated Containers box 29 , folder 35 Artist: Helen Keane , undated Containers box 29 , folder 36 Artist: Eric Marienthal , undated Containers box 29 , folder 37 Artists: Jim McNeely , undated Containers box 29 , folder 38 Artists: Queen Bey , undated Containers box 29 , folder 39 Pittsburgh Kool Jazz Festival , 1983 Containers box 29 , folder 40 Pittsburgh Jazz Festival Programs , 1972-1973 Containers box 29 , folder 41 Manchester Craftsmen's Guild , 1991-1993 Containers box 29 , folder 42 Jazz Yatra '96 , 1996 Containers box 29 , folder 43 Jazz Magazine 1995 Containers box 29 , folder 44 Pitt Magazine , Portrait of an Artist- Geri Allen emerges as a New Sound in Jazz1995 Containers box 29 , folder 45 News Clippings , 1996-1998 Containers box 29 , folder 46 Carmell William Jones Jr. , 1996 Containers box 29 , folder 47 The Roots , 1991 Containers box 52 , folder 44 Nathan Davis Performances and Appearances , undated Containers box 52 , folder 45 Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra , 1987 Containers box 52 , folder 46 Tomorrow International, Inc. , undated Containers box 52 , folder 47 Mellon Jazz Festival, Promotional Material , 1988 Containers box 52 , folder 50 Mellon Jazz Festival Newspaper Clippings , 1988 Containers box 52 , folder 51 Composition in Africa and the Diaspora , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 79 Pittsburgh Kool Jazz Festival , 1982 Containers box 29 , folder 80 3rd International Symposium and Festival , 1994 Containers box 29 , folder 81 Awards and Honors , 1978-2006 Containers box 29 , folder 82 Mellon Jazz Festival Student Jazz Spectacular , 1992 Containers box 29 , folder 83 Mary Lou Williams' Jazz Mass , 1991-1992 Containers box 29 , folder 84 Kiddafest Jazz Festival, Ghana , 2001 Containers box 29 , folder 85 Nathan Davis Membership Dues , 2003-2004 Containers box 29 , folder 86 Cambridge Program , 2003 Containers box 29 , folder 87 Nathan Davis Biography , 1991-1995 Containers box 29 , folder 88 International Academy of Jazz/African American Music Program , 2004 Containers box 29 , folder 95 Paris Reunion Band , 1985-1986 Containers box 29 , folder 96 Strong Men and Women: The Series , 2006 Containers box 29 , folder 98 UNESCO , 2006 Containers box 29 , folder 99 Pittsburgh Magazine Cover , 1979 Containers box 29 , folder 11 Bahia, Brazil Jazz Festival , 1999 Containers box 29 , folder 101 Bahia, Brazil Jazz Festival [RESTRICTED] , 2000 Containers box 6 , folder 199 Bahia, Brazil Jazz Festival [RESTRICTED] , 2001 Containers box 6 , folder 200 Bahia, Brazil Jazz Festival , 2005 Containers box 6 , folder 102 Steelband Music Festival , 1980 Containers box 6 , folder 103 Brazilian Sheet Music , undated Containers box 30 , folder 11 Cultural Engineering, Dubai , 2004 Containers box 30 , folder 15 Jazz Middelheim Festival , 1977 Containers box 30 , folder 16 Compositions Just Above My Head Musical Score , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 8 Just Above My Head , 2004 Containers box 52 , folder 9 Just Above My Head news clippings , 2004 Containers box 52 , folder 10 Just Above My Head Planning and Budget , 1987-2003 Containers box 52 , folder 11 Just Above My Head Promotional Material , 1986 Containers box 52 , folder 12 Just Above My Head Score Oboe 1 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 13 Just Above My Head Score Oboe 2 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 14 Just Above My Head Score Clarinet 1 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 15 Just Above My Head Clarinet , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 16 Just Above My Head Score-Clarinet 2 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 17 Just Above My Head-Contrabass , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 18 Just Above My Head-Trombone 1 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 19 Just Above My Head Score-Trombone 3 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 20 Just Above My Head Score-Flute 1 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 21 Just Above My Head Score-Flute 2 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 22 Just Above My Head Score-Viola 1 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 23 Just Above My Head Score-Viola 2 Containers box 52 , folder 24 Just Above My Head Score-Cello 1 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 25 Just Above My Head Score-Cello 2 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 26 Just Above My Head Score-Trumpet 1 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 27 Just Above My Head Score-Violin 1 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 28 Just Above My Head Score-Violin 2 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 29 Just Above My Head-Bassoon 1 Containers box 52 , folder 30 Just Above My Head-Bassoon 2 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 31 Just Above My Head Score-Timpani , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 32 Just Above My Head Score-Horn 1 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 33 Just Above My Head Score-Horn 2 Containers box 52 , folder 34 Just Above My Head Score-Horn 3 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 35 Just Above My Head Score-Horn 4 Containers box 52 , folder 36 Just Above My Head Score-Trumpet 2 Containers box 52 , folder 37 Just Above My Head Score-Trumpet 3 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 38 Just Above My Head Score-Trumpet 4 Containers box 52 , folder 39 Just Above My Head Score-Trombone 2 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 40 Just Above My Head Score-Trombone 4 , 1985 Containers box 52 , folder 41 Kings on the Hill Film Score , 1992 Containers box 52 , folder 42 Kings on the Hill: Baseball's Forgotten Men , 1992 Containers box 52 , folder 42 A Beacon of Light , 2003 Containers box 52 , folder 43 Happy Girl , 1985 Containers box 29 , folder 20 Saxaphone Sheet Music , undated, Containers box 29 , folder 21 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Flute , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 57 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Violin , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 58 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Bassoon , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 59 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Trumpet , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 60 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Clarinet , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 61 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Oboe , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 62 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Percussion , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 63 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-French Horn , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 64 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Harp , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 65 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Viola , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 66 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Cello , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 67 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Contrabass , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 68 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Trombone , 2005 Containers box 29 , folder 69 Concerto No. 1 in C Minor-Jazz Piano and Orchestra Nathan Davis Sheet Music , 1987 Containers box 29 , folder 100 Geri Allen Geri Allen Jazz Times Article , September 2013 Containers box 5 , folder 3 Series VI. Photographic Material , ca. 1971-1998, undated Scope and Content Notes The Nathan Davis photographs are largely images used in two of his publications, Jazz Seminar Photo Album and Writings in Jazz. The series also contains publicity shots, candid images of Dr. Davis and related topical photographs.
Subseries 1. Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert , 1971-2000 Publicity Shots: Monty Alexander , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 48 Publicity Shots: Benny Bailey , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 49 Publicity Shots: David Baker , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 50 Publicity Shots: Kenny Barron , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 51 Publicity Shots: Oscar Brashear , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 52 Publicity Shots: Randy Brecker , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 53 Publicity Shots: Donald Byrd , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 54 Publicity Shots: Terri Lyne Carrington , ca. 1990-1993 Containers box 30 , folder 1 Publicity Shots: Ron Carter , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 55 Publicity Shots: George Cables , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 56 Publicity Shots: Harry Connick Jr. , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 57 Publicity Shots: Hank Crawford , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 58 Publicity Shots: Alan Dawson , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 59 Publicity Shots: Ray Drummond , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 60 Publicity Shots: Kevin Eubanks , ca. 1990-1993 Containers box 4 , folder 61 Publicity Shots: Jon Faddis , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 62 Publicity Shots: Eddie Gomez , 1981 Containers box 4 , folder 63 Publicity Shots: Winard Harper , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 64 Publicity Shots: Eddie Henderson , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 65 Publicity Shots:Terumasa Hino , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 66 Publicity Shots: Freddie Hubbard , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 67 Publicity Shots: Johnny Griffin , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 68 Publicity Shots: Milton Jackson , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 69 Publicity Shots: Illinois Jacquet , 1991 Containers box 4 , folder 70 Publicity Shots: Elvin Jones , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 71 Publicity Shots: Abraham Laboriel , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 72 Publicity Shots: Russell Malone , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 73 Publicity Shots: Herbie Mann , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 74 Publicity Shots: Jackie McLean , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 75 Publicity Shots: Maracio Montarroyos , 1990 Containers box 4 , folder 76 Publicity Shots: Mulgrew Miller , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 77 Publicity Shots: Johnny Griffin , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 78 Publicity Shots: T.S. Monk , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 79 Publicity Shots: James Moody , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 80 Publicity Shots: Michael Mossman , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 81 Publicity Shots: Jimmy Owens , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 82 Publicity Shots: John Patitucci , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 83 Publicity Shots: Emily Remler , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 84 Publicity Shots: Sonny Rollins , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 85 Publicity Shots: Wallace Roney , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 86 Publicity Shots: Patrice Rushen , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 87 Publicity Shots: Arturo Sandoval , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 88 Publicity Shots: John Scofield , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 89 Publicity Shots: Akira Tana , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 90 Publicity Shots: Billy Taylor , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 91 Publicity Shots: Stanley Turrentine , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 92 Publicity Shots: Ernie Watts , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 93 Publicity Shots: Freddie Waits , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 94 Publicity Shots: Cedar Walton , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 95 Publicity Shots: Grover Washington Jr. , ca. 1979-1999 Containers box 4 , folder 96 Publicity Shots: Phillip Woo , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 97 Publicity Shots: Attila Zoller , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 4 , folder 98 1st-9th Annual Concert , 1971-1979 Containers box 30 , folder 2 3rd Annual Concert , 1973 Containers box 4 , folder 99 5th Annual Concert , 1975 Containers box 4 , folder 100 6th Annual Concert , 1976 Containers box 4 , folder 101 7th Annual Concert , 1977 Containers box 4 , folder 102 10th-17th Annual Concert , 1980-1987 Containers box 30 , folder 3 11th Annual Concert Roll 1 , 1981 Containers box 4 , folder 103 11th Annual Concert Roll 1 Negatives , 1981 Containers box 4 , folder 104 11th Annual Concert Roll 2 , 1981 Containers box 4 , folder 105 11th Annual Concert Roll 2 Negatives , 1981 Containers box 4 , folder 106 13th Annual Concert , 1983 Containers box 4 , folder 107 13th Annual Concert , 1983 Containers box 30 , folder 12 15th-18th Annual Concert , 1985-1988 Containers box 4 , folder 108 20th-22nd Annual Concert , 1990-1992 Containers box 30 , folder 4 20th Annual Concert , 1990 Containers box 4 , folder 109 22nd Annual Concert , 1992 Containers box 4 , folder 110 22nd Annual Concert , 1992 Containers box 30 , folder 10 23rd Annual Concert , 1993 Containers box 4 , folder 111 24th Annual Concert , 1994 Containers box 4 , folder 112 26th Annual Concert Rehearsal , 1996 Containers box 4 , folder 113-114 27th Annual Concert Rehearsal , 1997 Containers box 4 , folder 115 27th Annual Concert , 1997 Containers box 4 , folder 115-116 Donald Byrd , undated Containers box 5 , folder 1 George Cables , undated Containers box 5 , folder 2 Ron Carter , undated Containers box 5 , folder 3 Kenny Clarke , 1977 Containers box 5 , folder 4 George Coleman , undated Containers box 5 , folder 4B Jon Faddis , undated Containers box 5 , folder 5 Eddie Gomez , 1975 Containers box 5 , folder 5B Johnny Griffin , undated Containers box 5 , folder 6 Eddie Harris , undated Containers box 5 , folder 6B Jimmy Heath , 1976 Containers box 5 , folder 7 Milt Jackson , undated Containers box 5 , folder 8 Mulgrew Miller , undated Containers box 5 , folder 9 Joe Sample , undated Containers box 5 , folder 10 Marvin Smith , undated Containers box 5 , folder 10B Clark Terry , undated, Containers box 5 , folder 11 Grover Washington, Jr. , c. 1979 Containers box 5 , folder 12 Mary Lou Williams , undated Containers box 5 , folder 13 Jazz Seminar Outreach Program Pictures , undated Containers box 5 , folder 14 General Photographs , ca. 1971-2000 Containers box 5 , folder 15 12th Annual Concert , 1983 Containers box 5 , folder 68 17th Annual Concert , 1987 Containers box 5 , folder 69-70 28th Annual Concert Rehearsal , 1998 Containers box 5 , folder 71 30th Annual Jazz Seminar , 2000 Containers box 5 , folder 72 31st Annual Concert , 2001 Containers box 5 , folder 73 38th Annual Jazz Seminar , 2008 Containers box 5 , folder 74-75 39th Annual Jazz Seminar , 2009 Containers box 5 , folder 76-77 40th Annual Jazz Seminar , 2010 Containers box 5 , folder 78-79 42nd Annual Concert , 2012 Containers box 5 , folder 80-81 43rd Annual Concert , 2013 Containers box 5 , folder 82-83 44th Annual Concert , 2014 Containers box 5 , folder 84-85 45th Annual Concert , 2015 Containers box 5 , folder 86-87 Subseries 2. International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame , 1992, undated Plaque , undated Containers box 5 , folder 20 Artifacts , undated Containers box 5 , folder 21 Photo Op , 1992 Containers box 5 , folder 22 Inductee Bronze Busts (Negatives) , Undated Containers box 29 , folder 1 Exhibit Space Containers box 29 , folder 2-3 Subseries 3. International Jazz Archives Journal 1993-1998, undated Inaugural Journal Presentation , 1993-1998, undated Containers box 5 , folder 23 Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn , undated Containers box 5 , folder 24 Journal Volume 2 Number 1: Dionizy Piatkowski Photographs , 1998 Containers box 5 , folder 25 Subseries 4. Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh , ca. 1971-1998 University of Pittsburgh Jazz Ensemble , ca. 1971-1998 Containers box 5 , folder 26-28 Subseries 5. Nathan Davis , ca. 1969-2000 Just Above My Head Premiere , 2004 Containers box 5 , folder 19 Portraits and Photographs , ca. 1969-2001 Containers box 5 , folder 29-30 Nathan Davis , 1970-1989 Containers box 5 , folder 15 Nathan Davis (2) , 1970-1990s Containers box 30 , folder 7 Mellon Jazz Festival , 1990 Containers box 5 , folder 31 Photographic Credits, The University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar Photo Album Preface- Chapter 22 , ca. 1971-1994 Containers box 5 , folder 32-54 Photographic Credits, The University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar Photo Album Chapter 23-Conclusion , ca. 1970-1994 Containers box 5 , folder 55-57 Jazz Seminar Photo Album Contact Sheets , undated Containers box 5 , folder 58 Jazz Seminar Photo Album Negatives , undated Containers box 5 , folder 59 Photographic Credits, Writings in Jazz -5th Edition , ca. 1996 Containers box 5 , folder 60-66 Pittsburgh Jazz Artists , ca. 1971-2001 Containers box 5 , folder 67 Duke Ellington and Herb Douglas (Autographed) , 1955 Containers box 30 , folder 5 Photographs from Unknown Events , undated Containers box 5 , folder 16 Unidentified Musicians , undated Containers box 5 , folder 17 Unidentified Commitee Members , 2005 Containers box 5 , folder 18 Series VII. Audio/Video Material , 1973-1999 Subseries 1. Audio Recordings, Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert , 1973-1999 3rd Annual Seminar , 1973 Gospel Concert with The Celestial Singers of Howard University , 1973 Containers box 7 , reel 1-2 3rd Annual Concert , 1973 Containers box 7 , reel 3-4 4th Annual Seminar , 1974 Keyboard Workshop with Jaki Byard | Improvising Workshop with Tom McIntosh , 1974 Unknown Jazz Seminar Material , 1974 4th Annual Concert , 1974 Containers box 7 , reel 5-6 5th Annual Seminar , 1975 Unknown Material , 1975 Section 3. Unknown Material , 1975 6th Annual Seminar , 1976 Jazz Films and Lecture With Leonard Goines , 1976 Arrangement and Composition Workshop with Don Sebesky , 1976 Brass Workshop with Clark Terry and Guitar/Harmonica Workshop with Toots Thielmans , 1976 Rhythm Section Workshop with Max Roach, Terry Pollard, and Abraham Laboriel. Saxophone Session with Jimmy Heath Part I. , 1976 Saxophone Workshop with Jimmy Heath Part II. , 1976 6th Annual Concert , 1976 Containers box 9 , reel 9-10 7th Annual Seminar , 1977 History and Evolution of the Music Industry with George Butler | Arranging Workshop with Phill Rizzo , 1977 Gospel Concert with Bobbie and Bobby Fulton , 1977 Reeds Workshop with Dexter Gordon , 1977 Containers box 7 , reel 9-10 Brass Workshop with Woody Shaw , 1977 Drums Workshop with Kenny Clarke , 1977 7th Annual Concert , 1977 Containers box 7 , reel 13-18 8th Annual Seminar , 1978 8th Annual Concert , 1978 Containers box 9 , reel 13-19 10th Annual Seminar , 1980 Workshop with Donald Byrd , 1980 Gospel Concert with the Kentucky State University Gospel Choir and Patrick Roache and the Sounds of Love , 1980 Containers box 10 , reel 1-3 10th Annual Concert , 1980 Containers box 10 , reel 4-6 11th Annual Seminar , 1981 11th Annual Concert , 1981 Containers box 10 , reel 7-8 11th Annual Concert , 1981 Containers box 15 , cassette 1-2 12th Annual Seminar , 1982 12th Annual Concert , 1982 Containers box 15 , cassette 3 13th Annual Seminar , 1983 Drums Workshop with Idris Muhammad | Brass Workshop with Woody Shaw , 1983 Containers box 13 , cassette 1 Percussion Workshop with Idris Muhammad | Piano Workshop with Kenny Barron | Guitar Workshop with Eric Gale , 1983 Containers box 13 , cassette 2 13th Annual Concert , 1983 Containers box 11 , reel 1-4 14th Annual Seminar , 1984 14th Annual Concert , 1984 Containers box 11 , reel 5-7 14th Annual Concert , 1984 Containers box 15 , cassette 4 15th Annual Seminar , 1985 Bass Workshop with Rufus Reid , 1984 Containers box 13 , cassette 3 Drums Workshop with Idris Muhammad , 1985 Containers box 13 , cassette 4 Piano Workshop with Tommy Flannigan , 1985 Containers box 13 , cassette 5 Reeds Workshop with James Moody , 1985 Containers box 13 , cassette 6-7 15th Annual Concert , 1985 Containers box 11 , reel 8-9 16th Annual Seminar , 1986 Trumpet Workshop with Jon Faddis , 1986 Containers box 13 , cassette 8 Drums Workshop with Akira Tana , 1986 Containers box 13 , cassette 9 Guitar Workshop with John Scofield , 1986 Containers box 13 , cassette 10 Piano Workshop with Joe Sample , 1986 Containers box 13 , cassette 11 Music Synthesis Workshop with Randy Brecker , 1986 Containers box 13 , cassette 12 Bass Workshop with Abraham Laboriel , 1986 Containers box 13 , cassette 13 16th Annual Concert , 1986 Containers box 12 , reel 1-3 17th Annual Seminar , 1977 Market Your Talent with George Butler and Guest Artist Harry Conic , 1987 Containers box 13 , cassette 14 17th Annual Concert , 1987 Containers box 12 , reel 4-8 18th Annual Seminar , 1988 Saxophone Workshop with Grover Washington, Jr. , 1988 Containers box 13 , cassette 15-16 Drums Workshop with Billy Cobham , 1988 Containers box 13 , cassette 17 Trumpet Workshop with Freddie Hubbard , 1988 Containers box 13 , cassette 18 Workshop with Mike Hennesy-European Editor, Billboard Magazine , 1988 Containers box 13 , cassette 19 Bass Workshop with Abraham Laboriel , 1988 Containers box 13 , cassette 20 Piano Workshop with Monty Alexander , 1988 Containers box 13 , cassette 21 18th Annual Concert , 1988 Containers box 15 , cassette 5-9 18th Annual Concert , 1988 Containers box 13 , cassette 22-24 19th Annual Seminar , 1989 The State of Soviet Jazz , 1989 Containers box 13 , cassette 25 Saxophone Workshop with Johnny Griffin , 1989 Containers box 13 , cassette 26 Piano Workshop with Patrice Rushen , 1989 Containers box 13 , cassette 27 Bass Workshop with Abraham Laboriel , 1989 Containers box 13 , cassette 28 Drums Workshop with Idris Muhammad , 1989 Containers box 13 , cassette 29 19th Annual Concert , 1989 Containers box 15 , cassette 10-11 19th Annual Concert , 1989 Containers box 13 , cassette 30 20th Annual Seminar Direct From Bombay: Jazz Critic Niranjan Jhaveri featuring Soloist D. Pandit , 1990 Containers box 13 , cassette 31 The Business of Music with Paul Silverthorn: Attorney and Personal Manager for Grover Washington, Jr. , 1990 Containers box 13 , cassette 32 Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra with Special Guest Soloist Marcio Montarroyos, Direct from Rio de Janeiro , 1990 Containers box 13 , cassette 33 Bass Workshop with Ray Drummond , 1990 Containers box 13 , cassette 34 Saxophone Workshop with Grover Washington, Jr. , 1990 Containers box 13 , cassette 35 Guitar Workshop with Kevin Eubanks , 1990 Containers box 13 , cassette 36 Drums Workshop with Terri L. Carrington , 1990 Containers box 13 , cassette 37 Flute Workshop with Herbie Mann , 1990 Containers box 13 , cassette 38 Trumpet Workshop with Jon Faddis , 1990 Containers box 13 , cassette 39 20th Annual Concert , 1990 Containers box 15 , cassette 12-13 21st Annual Seminar , 1991 Inside the Music Business with Steve Backer and Ina Dittke , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 40 Piano Workshop with Kenny Barron , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 41 Bass Workshop with Ron Carter , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 42 Guitar Workshop with Eric Gale , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 43 Trumpet Workshop with Mike Mossman , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 44 Trumpet Workshop with Arturo Sandoval , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 45 Precussion Workshop with Alan Dawson , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 46 Saxophone Workshop with Ernie Watts , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 47 "The Expatriate Jazz Musician in Europe" with Ursula Davis , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 48 "Music Medicine: Insights into the Physiological and Psychological Aspects of Performance" with Peter Wehling , 1991 Containers box 13 , cassette 49 21st Annual Concert , 1991 Containers box 15 , cassette 14-15 "Such Sweet Thunder" , 1991 Containers box 15 , cassette 16-17 Promo, 21st Annual Seminar and Concert , 1991 Containers box 15 , cassette 28 22nd Annual Seminar , 1992 22nd Annual Concert , 1992 Containers box 15 , cassette 18-19 23rd Annual Seminar Tenor Saxophone Workshop with Benny Golson , 1993 Containers box 13 , cassette 50 Drums with Terri Lyne Carrington , 1993 Containers box 13 , cassette 51 Trumpet Workshop with Randy Brecker , 1993 Containers box 13 , cassette 52 Trombone Workshop with Curtis Fuller , 1993 Containers box 13 , cassette 53 Guitar Workshop with Kevin Eubanks , 1993 Containers box 13 , cassette 54 Composing and Arranging Workshop with Clare Fisher , 1993 Containers box 13 , cassette 55 Inside the Music Business with Michele Adams and George Butler , 1993 Containers box 13 , cassette 56 "Jazz in Eastern Europe" with Dionizy Piatkowski , 1993 Containers box 13 , cassette 57 24th Annual Seminar , 1994 Production Master, 24th Annual Concert , 1994 Containers box 15 , cassette 20-21 24th Annual Concert , 1994 Containers box 15 , cassette 22-23 25th Annual Seminar , 1995 Music Production Workshop with Paul Silverthorn , 1995 Containers box 13 , cassette 58 Reeds Workshops With James Moody and Grover Washington, Jr. , 1995 Containers box 13 , cassette 59 Drums Workshop with Idris Muhammad , 1995 Containers box 13 , cassette 60 Sound Engineering with Dae Bennett , 1995 Containers box 13 , cassette 61 Piano Workshop with Patrice Rushen , 1995 Containers box 13 , cassette 62 Trumpet Workshop with Jon Faddis , 1995 Containers box 13 , cassette 63 Bass Workshop with Abraham Laboriel , 1995 Containers box 13 , cassette 64 26th Annual Seminar , 1996, Trumpet Workshop with Benny Bailey , 1996 Containers box 13 , cassette 65 Bass Workshop with Abraham Laboriel , 1996 Containers box 13 , cassette 66 Flute Workshop with Herbie Mann , 1996 Containers box 13 , cassette 67 The Music Industry with Marvin Witofsky , 1996 Containers box 13 , cassette 68 Piano Workshop with Mulgrew Miller , 1996 Containers box 13 , cassette 69 Drums Workshop with T.S. Monk , 1996 Containers box 13 , cassette 70 Trumpet Workshop with Wallace Roney , 1996 Containers box 13 , cassette 71 Production Master, 26th Annual Concert , 1996 Containers box 15 , cassette 24-25 26th Annual Concert , 1996 Containers box 15 , cassette 26-27 27th Annual Seminar , 1997 Tenor Saxophone Workshop with Ernie Watts , 1997 Containers box 13 , cassette 72 Trumpet Workshop with Jimmy Owens , 1997 Containers box 13 , cassette 73 Trumpet Workshop with Terumasa Hino , 1997 Containers box 13 , cassette 74 Trombone Workshop with Curtis Fuller , 1997 Containers box 13 , cassette 75 Inside the Music Industry with Boo Frazier , 1997 Containers box 13 , cassette 76 Alto Saxophone Workshop with Jackie McLean , 1997 Containers box 13 , cassette 77 Drums Workshop with Winard Harper , 1997 Containers box 13 , cassette 78 28th Annual Seminar , 1998 Saxophone Colossus: The Saxophone in Jazz with Hank Crawford and James Moody , 1998 Containers box 13 , cassette 79 World Beat: The Influences of Latin Rhythms in Jazz with Abraham Laboriel , 1998 Containers box 13 , cassette 80 The Magic of Jazz: The Flute as a Solo Jazz Instrument with Herbie Mann , 1998 Containers box 13 , cassette 81 Artistry and Rhythm: A History of Drums in Jazz with Idris Muhamad , 1998 Containers box 13 , cassette 82 Business of Music with Dave Laing and Kellis Parker , 1998 Containers box 13 , cassette 83 The World of Brass with Jon Faddis, Curtis Fuller, and Eddie Henderson , 1998 Containers box 13 , cassette 84 Bridging the Gap: From Classical to Jazz with George Cables and Larry Coryell , 1998 Containers box 13 , cassette 85 29th Annual Seminar , 1999 The Business of Jazz with Willard Jenkins , 1999 Containers box 13 , cassette 86 The History of Jazz with Dan Morgenstern , 1999 Containers box 13 , cassette 87 The Saxophone in Jazz with Grover Washington Jr. and James Moody , 1999 Containers box 13 , cassette 88 Tribute to Miles Davis: The Trumpet in Jazz with Wallace Roney and Mike Mossman , 1999 Containers box 13 , cassette 89 The Classics Meet the Blues with Russell Malone and Kenny Barron , 1999 Containers box 13 , cassette 90 Subseries 2. Video Recordings, Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert , 1974-1999 4th Annual Seminar , 1974 Keyboard Workshop with Jaki Byard , 1974 Containers box 8 , reel 1-3 Guitar Workshop with Jim Hall , 1974 Containers box 8 , reel 4-5 Drums Workshop with Alan Dawson , 1974 Reeds Workshop with Sonny Rollins , 1974 Containers box 8 , reel 7-9 10th Annual Seminar , 1980 Bass Workshop with Ron Carter , 1980 Containers box 14 , video 1 13th Annual Seminar , 1983 Guitar Workshop with Eric Gale , 1983 Containers box 14 , video 2 16th Annual Seminar , 1986 State of Jazz and Jazz Criticism: An International Perspective , 1986 Containers box 14 , video 3 Trumpet Workshop with Jon Faddis , 1986 Containers box 14 , video 4 Drums Workshop with Akira Tana , 1986 Containers box 14 , video 5 17th Annual Seminar , 1987 Market Your Talent with George Butler and Guest Artist Harry Conic , 1987 Containers box 14 , video 6 Bass Workshop with Ray Drummond , 1987 Containers box 14 , video 7 Drums Workshop with Idris Muhammad | Saxophone Workshop with Grover Washington, Jr. , 1987 Containers box 14 , video 8 Keyboards Workshop with Patrice Rushen , 1987 Containers box 14 , video 9 Trumpet Workshop with Mike Mossman , 1987 Containers box 14 , video 10 Synthesizers Workshop with Phillip Woo , 1987 Containers box 14 , video 11 Trumpet Workshop with Marvin "Smitty" Smith , 1987 Containers box 14 , video 12 Rehearsal and Performance Techniques with Jimmy Owens and Stage Band , 1987 Containers box 14 , video 13 18th Annual Seminar , 1988 Saxophone Workshop with Grover Washington, Jr. , 1988 Containers box 14 , video 14 Drums Workshop with Billy Cobham , 1988 Containers box 14 , video 15 Trumpet Workshop with Freddie Hubbard , 1988 Containers box 14 , video 16 Trumpet Workshop with Terence Blanchard , 1988 Containers box 14 , video 17 19th Annual Seminar , 1989 The State of Soviet Jazz , 1989 Containers box 14 , video 18 The Business of Jazz with Donald Byrd and Charles Fishman , 1989 Containers box 14 , video 19 Trumpet Workshop with Arturo Sandoval , 1989 Containers box 14 , video 20 Saxophone Workshop with Johnny Griffin , 1989 Containers box 14 , video 21 Piano Workshop with Patrice Rushen , 1989 Containers box 14 , video 22 Jazz Seminar Workshop with Mikhail Alperin , 1989 Containers box 14 , video 23 Bass Workshop with Abraham Laboriel , 1989 Containers box 14 , video 24 Drums Workshop with Idris Muhammad , 1989 Containers box 14 , video 25 20th Annual Seminar Promotional Video Featuring Dr. Nathan Davis , 1990 Containers box 16 , video 28 Direct From Bombay: Jazz Critic Niranjan Jhaveri featuring Soloist D. Pandit , 1990 Containers box 14 , video 26 The Business of Music with Paul Silverthorn: Attorney and Personal Manager for Grover Washington, Jr. , 1990 Containers box 14 , video 27 Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra with Special Guest Soloist Marcio Montarroyos, Direct from Rio de Janeiro , 1990 Containers box 14 , video 28 Bass Workshop with Ray Drummond , 1990 Containers box 14 , video 29 Piano Workshop with Ellis Marsalis , 1990 Containers box 14 , video 30 Saxophone Workshop with Grover Washington, Jr. , 1990 Containers box 14 , video 31 Guitar Workshop with Kevin Eubanks , 1990 Containers box 16 , video 1 Drums Workshop with Terri L. Carrington , 1990 Containers box 16 , video 2 Flute Workshop with Herbie Mann , 1990 Containers box 16 , video 3 Trumpet Workshop with Jon Faddis , 1990 Containers box 16 , video 4 21st Annual Seminar , 1991 Inside the Music Business with Steve Backer and Ina Dittke , 1991 Containers box 16 , video 5 Piano Workshop with Kenny Barron , 1991 Containers box 16 , video 6 Trumpet Workshop with Mike Mossman , 1991 Containers box 16 , video 7 Saxophone Workshop with Ernie Watts , 1991 Containers box 16 , video 8 "The Expatriate Jazz Musician in Europe" with Ursula Davis , 1991 Containers box 16 , video 9 "Music Medicine: Insights into the Physiological and Psychological Aspects of Performance" with Peter Wehling , 1991 Containers box 16 , video 10 Drums Workshop with Alan Dawson , 1991 Containers box 16 , video 11 Trumpet Workshop with Arturo Sandoval , 1991 Containers box 16 , video 12 21st Annual Concert , 1991 Containers box 16 , video 13-14 22nd Annual Seminar , 1992 Trumpet Workshop with Art Farmer , 1992 Containers box 16 , video 15 Drums Workshop with Idris Muhammad , 1992 Containers box 16 , video 16 Bass Workshop with Miroslav Vitous , 1992 Containers box 16 , video 17 The History of Jazz: A Lecture with Leonard Feather, author of The Encyclopedia of Jazz , 1992 Containers box 16 , video 18 Guitar Workshop with Philip Catherine , 1992 Containers box 16 , video 19 Piano Workshop with Mulgrew Miller , 1992 Containers box 16 , video 20 Trumpet Workshop with Jimmy Owens , 1992 Containers box 16 , video 21 Saxophone Workshop with Grover Washington, Jr. , 1992 Containers box 16 , video 22 Item 10. 22nd Annual Concert , 1992 Containers box 16 , video 23 23rd Annual Seminar , 1993 Tenor Saxophone Workshop with Benny Golson , 1993 Containers box 16 , video 24 Drums with Terri Lyne Carrington , 1993 Containers box 16 , video 25 Trumpet Workshop with Randy Brecker , 1993 Containers box 16 , video 26 Trombone Workshop with Curtis Fuller , 1993 Containers box 16 , video 27 Guitar Workshop with Kevin Eubanks , 1993 Containers box 17 , video 1 Composing and Arranging Workshop with Clare Fisher , 1993 Containers box 17 , video 2 Inside the Music Business with Michele Adams and George Butler , 1993 Containers box 17 , video 3 Bass Workshop with Percy Heath , 1993 Containers box 17 , video 4 Promotional Video , 1993 Containers box 17 , video 5 25th Annual Seminar , 1995 Music Production Workshop with Paul Silverthorn , 1995 Containers box 17 , video 6 Reeds Workshops With James Moody and Grover Washington, Jr. , 1995 Containers box 17 , video 7 Drums Workshop with Idris Muhammad , 1995 Containers box 17 , video 8 Sound Engineering with Dae Bennett , 1995 Containers box 17 , video 9 Piano Workshop with Patrice Rushen , 1995 Containers box 17 , video 10 Trumpet Workshop with Jon Faddis , 1995 Containers box 17 , video 11 26th Annual Seminar , 1996 Trumpet Workshop with Benny Bailey , 1996 Containers box 17 , video 12 Bass Workshop with Abraham Laboriel , 1996 Containers box 17 , video 13 Flute Workshop with Herbie Mann , 1996 Containers box 17 , video 14 The Music Industry with Marvin Witofsky , 1996 Containers box 17 , video 15 Piano Workshop with Mulgrew Miller , 1996 Containers box 17 , video 16 Drums Workshop with T.S. Monk , 1997 Containers box 17 , video 17 Saxophone Workshop with Johnny Griffin , 1996 Containers box 17 , video 18 27th Annual Seminar , 1997 Tenor Saxophone Workshop with Ernie Watts , 1997 Containers box 17 , video 19 Trumpet Workshop with Jimmy Owens , 1997 Containers box 17 , video 20 Trumpet Workshop with Terumasa Hino , 1997 Containers box 17 , video 21 Trombone Workshop with Curtis Fuller , 1997 Containers box 17 , video 22 Alto Saxophone Workshop with Jackie McLean , 1997 Containers box 17 , video 23 Bass Workshop with John Patitucci , 1997 Containers box 17 , video 24 28th Annual Concert , 1998 World Beat: The Influences of Latin Rhythms in Jazz with Abraham Laboriel , 1998 Containers box 17 , video 25 The Magic of Jazz: The Flute as a Solo Jazz Instrument with Herbie Mann , 1998 Containers box 17 , video 26 Artistry and Rhythm: A History of Drums in Jazz with Idris Muhamad , 1998 Containers box 17 , video 27 Bridging the Gap: From Classical to Jazz with George Cables and Larry Coryell , 1998 Containers box 17 , video 28 28th Annual Concert , 1998 Subseries 3. Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Jazz Ensemble LIVE! Montreux , Switzerland , 1983 Containers box 21 , record 1 Montreux Jazz Festival , 1973 Containers box 18 , reel 1-2 General Recording , 1974 Western Penitentiary Concert , 1977 Containers box 18 , reel 4-6 General Recording , 1977 "Black America- Martin Luther King in Memoriam" , ca. 1971-2001 General Recording , ca. 1971-2001 April Concert , ca. 1971-2001 Containers box 18 , reel 10 Concert at St. Mary's Hall Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago , 1980 Containers box 18 , reel 11-12 General Recording , 1980 Containers box 18 , reel 13 University of Pittsburgh Jazz Ensemble Recording , 1981 Containers box 18 , reel 14 Jazz Concert , ca. 1971-2001 Containers box 18 , reel 15-17 Winter Concert , 1982 Containers box 18 , video 1-2 Rehearsal , 1983 Containers box 19 , cassette 1 General Recording , 1985 Containers box 19 , cassette 2 Spring Concert with Jon Faddis , 1985 Containers box 19 , cassette 3-4 Spring Concert , 1989 Containers box 19 , cassette 5 General Recording , 1991 Containers box 19 , cassette 6 "Mean What You Say" , ca. 1983-1999 Containers box 19 , cassette 7 Concert Featuring Joe Williams , ca. 1983-1999 Containers box 19 , cassette 8 Spring Concert Featuring Monty Alexander , 1995 Containers box 19 , cassette 9-10 Spring Concert , 1997 Containers box 19 , cassette 11-12 Subseries 4. Nathan Davis Paris Reunion Band at Ronnie Scott's, London, UK , 1982 Containers box 20 , cassette 1 "Three Pieces" Solo for Violin by Nathan Davis , 1984 Containers box 20 , cassette 2 "Three Pieces" as performed by Jenny Spanoghe and J. Herbein , 1984 Containers box 20 , cassette 3 Master Copy: Just Above My Head by Nathan Davis , 1985 Containers box 20 , cassette 4 "Just Above My Head" overture through rehearsal "y" Jazz improvisation on demo tape by Vince Genova , ca. 1985 Containers box 20 , cassette 5 Bishop Granville's Church Barbados , 1986 Containers box 20 , cassette 6 January 10th Jazz Improv Session , ca. 1980-1989 Containers box 20 , cassette 7 Book Dictation , ca. 1980-1999 Containers box 20 , cassette 8 Office Notes: The Study of Ethnomusicology at the University of Pittsburgh , ca. 1980-1999 Containers box 20 , cassette 9 Unidentified Cassette: Books and Miscellaneous , ca. 1980-1989 Containers box 20 , cassette 10 Interview with Joe Sanford conducted by David S. Miller , 1994 Containers box 20 , cassette 11 Slippery Rock State College Workshop , 1973 An Opinion on Jazz Trumpet , ca. 1971-1989 PSA Expressions of Excellence: A Festival of Hispanic, Native American and Black Arts , ca. 1971-1989 Interview: Yoruba Tribe of U.S. , ca. 1971-1989 Doc Holiday , ca. 1971-1989 Rehearsal with Nathan Davis , 1978 Afro Structural Conceptions Composed by Nathan Davis , ca. 1971-1989 Unidentified Interview , ca. 1971-1989 London By Night , 1987 Containers box 21 , record 2 Subseries 5. Pittsburgh Jazz Artists , 1955-1985 Scope and Content Notes This series contains albums and documentary footage of legendary Jazz artists from the Pittsburgh area, including Erroll Garner, Earl 'Fatha' Hines, Maxine Sullivan, George Benson and others.
George Benson, Give me the Night , 1980 Containers box 21 , record 3 Herold Betters, Do Anything you Wanna , 1966 Containers box 21 , record 4 Earl Hines, The Art of Jazz Piano , 1956 Containers box 21 , record 5 Kenny Clarke, featured on Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis , 1957 Containers box 21 , record 6 Erroll Garner, Concert by the Sea , 1955 Containers box 22 , record 1 Erroll Garner, Master of the Keyboard , 1981 Containers box 22 , record 2 Erroll Garner, Starring the Magic Artistry of Erroll Garner , 1966 Containers box 22 , record 3 Sammy Nestico, Night Flight , 1985 Containers box 22 , record 4 Maxine Sullivan, Family Library of Music: Jazz Hall of Fame , 1963 Containers box 22 , record 5 Maxine Sullivan: Love to be in Love , B-roll footageca. 1991 
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