<I>Jazzmobile: Thirteenth Year of Free Concerts</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1977
name: label: Created by
content: Jazzmobile, American, founded 1964
label: Subject of
content: National Endowment for the Arts, American, founded 1965
label: Subject of
content: Clifford Jordan, American, 1931 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Charles Mingus, American, 1922 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Mongo Santamaría, Cuban American, 1917 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Roland Alexander, American, 1935 - 2006
notes: label: Description
content: A 1977 flier for the Jazzmobile. The flier is printed in black ink on white paper. At the top and right sides is a wide, L-shaped band of black with [jazzmobile] in bold white text wrapping around the corner. At top left is a small illustrated graphic of mirror image saxophone players, one in white and the other in black, surrounded by a rectangle of white. The body of the flier has the heading: [thirteenth year of free concerts / 1977 / JAZZ – AMERICA’S CLASSICAL MUSIC / August 22 – August 26 / Unit 1]. A two-column schedule of events follows, listing the boroughs (Brooklyn and Manhattan), dates, and times, with the corresponding performing artist and host locations. For four days of late August 1977, jazz performers included Clifford Jordan Quintet, Charles Mingus, Mongo Santamaría, Socidad, and Roland Alexander Sextet. New York state sponsors are listed in the bottom third of the poster under “SUPPORTED BY:” and include: [New York State Council on the Arts / National Endowment for the Arts / New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, PRCA / Office of the Bronx Borough President / EXXON / International Telephone & Telegraph / Pianos courtesy of: / YAMAHA / Drums courtesy of: / PREMIER]. There are no markings on the reverse of the poster.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.83.5
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 7/16 in. (27.9 × 21.5 cm)