Cliff Coleman & Jim Ruffner: “Detroit Jazz: An Overview” Pamphlet
Cliff Coleman and Jim Ruffner present a chronological overview of Detroit jazz in this pamphlet published by the Graystone International Jazz Museum.
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James Jenkins: Centennial Jazz Libation Ceremony
James Jenkins, founder of the Graystone International Jazz Museum & Hall of Fame, was remembered on his centennial with a jazz libation ceremony.
Rayse Biggs: Detroit Jazz Alive Performance
Rayse Biggs, trumpeter and composer, and his Eleven Eleven band perform for Detroit Jazz Alive, an on-air program broadcast on public radio station WDET.
Community Jazz History Series: Interviews
The Community Jazz History Series was a video oral history program completed by the Graystone Jazz Museum and preserved by Detroit Sound Conservancy.
Graystone Jazz Museum: Collection
The Graystone International Jazz Museum & Hall of Fame was a community-based Black music archive that closed earlier this century that we salvaged in 2015.
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers: Graystone Ballroom Photograph
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, a Black dance orchestra active from 1927 to 1934, served as the house band at Detroit’s Graystone Ballroom.
Roy Brooks: Detroit Jazz Alive Performance
Roy Brooks, drummer and composer, performs for Detroit Jazz Alive, an on-air program broadcast on public radio station WDET.
James Jenkins: Graystone Museum Founder
James Jenkins (1916-1994), Founder of the Graystone International Jazz Museum, discusses his motivations for starting the museum in this interview.
Graystone Museum Salvage: Photo Collection
Bernard “Tree” Hill: Jazz Scrapbook
Bernard “Tree” Hill, brother of Detroiter and jazz pianist Phil Hill, compiled this scrapbook of photos with national jazz and local musicians.