Abstract The full video of our third interview in the project, with saxophonist and jazz activist Herb Scott. Herbert 'Herb' Scott is a saxophonist and activist who was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Growing up with a jazz-loving father – who remembered the glory days of U Street as 'Black Broadway' and a mecca for jazz – Scott took up the saxophone as he travailed the D.C. public school system around Petworth and Fort Totten. Attending Duke Ellington School of the Arts for high school (while...

Abstract The full transcript of our third interview in the project, with saxophonist and jazz activist Herb Scott. Herbert 'Herb' Scott is a saxophonist and activist who was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Growing up with a jazz-loving father – who remembered the glory days of U Street as 'Black Broadway' and a mecca for jazz – Scott took up the saxophone as he travailed the D.C. public school system around Petworth and Fort Totten. Attending Duke Ellington School of the Arts for high school...

Abstract The index for the sixth and final interview in our project, with drummer Leonard 'Lenny' Robinson, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1956. He moved to Baltimore in the early 1960s with his family for his father’s work as a Pentecostal minister. He started playing trumpet in junior high before moving to drums and percussion at Walbrook High School, a progressive Black high school in Baltimore. He met his percussion mentor, Chuck Memphis, and began attending the Peabody...

Abstract The video of the sixth and final interview in our project, with drummer Leonard 'Lenny' Robinson, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1956. He moved to Baltimore in the early 1960s with his family for his father’s work as a Pentecostal minister. He started playing trumpet in junior high before moving to drums and percussion at Walbrook High School, a progressive Black high school in Baltimore. He met his percussion mentor, Chuck Memphis, and began attending the Peabody Conservatory...

Abstract The full transcript for the sixth and final interview in our project, with drummer Leonard 'Lenny' Robinson, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1956. He moved to Baltimore in the early 1960s with his family for his father’s work as a Pentecostal minister. He started playing trumpet in junior high before moving to drums and percussion at Walbrook High School, a progressive Black high school in Baltimore. He met his percussion mentor, Chuck Memphis, and began attending the Peabody...

Abstract The index for our first interview in the project, with Reverend Brian Hamilton of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Reverend Hamilton, co-pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church at 400 I Street SW, co-created the 'Jazz Night in D.C.' jazz performance series at the church in 1999 with singer Dick Smith. Rev. Hamilton discusses his upbringing in a Baptist Church in Maine and the importance of connecting faith and music, as well as his path to his leadership of the Westminster Church...

Abstract The first three quarters of our first interview in the project, with Reverend Brian Hamilton of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Reverend Hamilton, co-pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church at 400 I Street SW, co-created the 'Jazz Night in D.C.' jazz performance series at the church in 1999 with singer Dick Smith. Rev. Hamilton discusses his upbringing in a Baptist Church in Maine and the importance of connecting faith and music, as well as his path to his leadership of the...

Abstract The last quarter of our first interview in the project, with Reverend Brian Hamilton of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Reverend Hamilton, co-pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church at 400 I Street SW, co-created the 'Jazz Night in D.C.' jazz performance series at the church in 1999 with singer Dick Smith. Rev. Hamilton discusses his upbringing in a Baptist Church in Maine and the importance of connecting faith and music, as well as his path to his leadership of the Westminster...

Abstract The full transcript of our first interview in the project, with Reverend Brian Hamilton of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Reverend Hamilton, co-pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church at 400 I Street SW, co-created the 'Jazz Night in D.C.' jazz performance series at the church in 1999 with singer Dick Smith. Rev. Hamilton discusses his upbringing in a Baptist Church in Maine and the importance of connecting faith and music, as well as his path to his leadership of the Westminster...

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. ...