Jazz in the Palm Court Series, Harlem Jazz Piano School with Boss Townsend
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 1985 December 1 and 15
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content: Box 14, Folder 12
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: On December 1 and 15, 1985, another program in a series of Sunday afternoon concerts was held in the Palm Court and was produced by Arnae Burton. Concerts offered the public classic jazz repertory featuring the talents of regional artists who examined important jazz traditions created between 1890 and 1940. This session featured the New York pianist Bross Townsend performing in solo and with the accompaniment of Bob Cunningham and Michael Carvin [Percy Smith] on bass and drummer, respectively. The program compares the piano stylings of Earl "Fatha" Hines and James P. Johnson, undisputed piano leaders of the 1920s, and also Thomas "Fats" Waller and Willie "The Lion" Smith, key performers of this jazz piano tradition. Program number AC408.35.