DC Jazz

Maurice Jackson teaches African American history at Georgetown University and is the author of Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality. He was the inaugural chair of the Washington, DC, Commission on African American Affairs, appointed by the mayor.Blair Ruble was a distinguished fellow for programs at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the author of The Muse of Urban Delirium: How the Performing Arts Paradoxically Transform Conflict-Ridden Cities into Centers of Cultural Innovation and Washington's U Street: A Biography.

• List of IllustrationsForeword by Jason MoranAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Jazz, “Great Black Music,” and the Struggle for Equality in Washington, DCMaurice Jackson2. Seventh Street: Black DC’s Musical MeccaBlair A. Ruble3. Washington’s Duke EllingtonJohn Edward Hasse4. Bill Brower: Notes from a Key Observer and Scene MakerInterview by Willard Jenkins5. Jazz Radio in Washington, DCRusty Hassan6. Legislating JazzAnna Harwell Celenza7. The Beautiful Struggle: A Look at Women Who Have HelpedBridget Arnwine8. No Church without a Choir: Howard University and Jazz in Washington, DCLauren Sinclair9. From Federal City College to UDC: A Retrospective on Washington's Jazz UniversityJudith A. Korey10. Researching Jazz History in Washington, DCMichael FitzgeraldList of ContributorsIndex

A treasure trove of history, deeply researched and often tightly annotated.