September 2, 2009

From the Campus Journal:

Jazz guitarist Russell Malone will perform at UNH Monday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Theater. Appearing with Malone will be working quartet members Martin Bejerano on piano, Tassili Bond on bass, and Johnathan Blake on drums. This concert is the first in UNH’s Traditional Jazz Series for the 2009-2010 season.

See the article for more information, including how to get tickets.

The Traditional Jazz Concert Series is co-sponsored by the New Hampshire Library of Traditional Jazz. The library, established in 1978 by Dorothy Prescott, comprises books, recordings, and memorabilia and is housed in Dimond Library. Prescott’s generous endowment funds its activities including the Traditional Jazz Series concerts.

February 3, 2009

The thirtieth season of concerts in the UNH Traditional Jazz Series continues. The remaining concerts are:

• March 2, 2009 – Where the Guitar Now Is At: Russell Malone Quartet
• April 13, 2009 – Bria and Jim’s Borderline Jazz Band: All-Star Group including Jim Fryer, Bria Skonberg, Jimmy Mazzy and John Clark

Each concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, UNH Campus.

Tickets are $8.00 each (or $6.00 for students and seniors). Season tickets are available for $40.00.

You may order tickets in advance by calling 603-862-2290, or you may visit the UNH Memorial Union Building Ticket Office (hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).

Tickets are also available at the door beginning one hour prior to the concert.

The UNH Traditional Jazz Series is sponsored by the New Hampshire Library of Traditional Jazz and the UNH Music Department. The library, established in 1978 by Dorothy Prescott, comprises books, recordings, and memorabilia and is housed in Dimond Library. Prescott’s generous endowment funds its activities including the Traditional Jazz Series concerts.

November 6, 2008

Bob Wilber, 2005

On Friday, November 7th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Seacoast Jazz Society and the New Hampshire Library of Traditional Jazz are co-sponsoring “A Conversation with Bob Wilber.” The event is free and open to the public and will be held in Milne Special Collections and Archives located on Level 1 of the Dimond Library. Light refreshments will be served.

Excerpts from several of Wilber’s recordings will be played and he will discuss their significance in the development of his long and distinguished career. The breadth of Wilber’s jazz experience is impressive—he’s not only played with musicians ranging from Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington to Jack Teagarden, Hoagy Carmichael and Wynton Marsalis but he is masterful in a multitude of styles including traditional jazz, swing and bebop. His playing is distinctive and known for its integrity and tastefulness whether with a big band or a small group.

May 16, 2008

The library has added two new databases of music: African American Music and American Song.

African American Music covers jazz, blues, gospel, and other forms of African American musical expression. It brings 50,000 tracks of music to students, scholars, and patrons. The collection contains recordings by the top names in the history of black American music. Premier artists such as Ma Rainey, Lead Belly, Mahalia Jackson, Alberta Hunter, Tampa Red, and William “Bunk” Johnson are showcased. At least 5,000 of the tracks are rare or never-before-published, and the other 45,000 are in-copyright and included through arrangement with distinguished labels such as Document Records, Rounder Records, Delmark Records, and Nessa Records. Read more information about the collection.

American Song is a history database that will contain 50,000 tracks that allows people to hear and feel the music from America’s past. The database will include songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. This release includes 865 albums, equaling 14,632 tracks.

As always, if this database is useful for your research, please post comments here or contact the Electronic Resources Librarian.

August 14, 2007

The Traditional Jazz Library at the University of New Hampshire is proud to announce that it has realized its $15,000 goal for hurricane Katrina relief! Funds were raised through sales of their jazz CD entitled Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?. A very few copies of the CD are still available for purchase.

Read more about the jazz CD and hurricane Katrina relief.

To place an order or view the included tracks, download the Order Form or call 603-862-2714. For additional information about the collection visit the New Hampshire Library of Traditional Jazz.