Series 50: Jazz at Westminster Presbyterian Church: The Lived Experiences of D.C.'s Musicians, 2022
Scope and Contents
D.C. Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) is a citywide initiative to train community members in oral history skills, fund new and ongoing oral history projects, connect volunteers with oral history projects, and publicize existing oral history collections. DCOHC is a project of DC Public Library, HumanitiesDC, and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. This collection contains oral history interviews, transcripts, and indexes produced by DCOHC grantees.
Dates
- Creation: 2022
Extent
From the Collection: 1.13 Terabytes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Jazz at Westminister Presbyterian Church: The Lived Experiences of DC’s Musicians focuses on the lived and shared experiences of jazz musicians who have performed at Jazz at Westminster Presbyterian Church and who were born, raised, or call Washington, DC their home. Westminster Presbyterian Church, DC’s Jazz Church, located in Southwest, Washington, DC, has a long and storied history of supporting local musicians, and the DC community-at-large through jazz and blues music performances. Through our Oral History Project, we want to explore and share the interconnected stories of DC musicians as it relates to Westminster Presbyterian Church. The interviews of this project highlight the importance of jazz music to the identity of Washington, D.C. and how the Westminster Church is a major torchbearer for the continual effort of upholding that sense of identity.
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Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository