Institute Of Jazz Studies - Rutgers University

Institute Of Jazz Studies John Cotton Dana Library Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Newark, New Jersey Preserving The Benny Carter and Benny Goodman Collectons A Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Institute of Jazz Studies received a grant in 2009 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to digitize two of its most significant bodies of sound recordings: the Benny Carter and Benny Goodman Collections.

Publicity about the Project

Rutgers Media Relations Press Release (1/27/09)
Rutgers Media Relations Press Release (8/12/09)
Rutgers Focus article (October 2009)
Presentation by Project Director Ed Berger, IJS Sound Archivist Vincent Pelote, and Project Engineer Seth Winner at the 2010 ARSC Conference, New Orleans, 5/2/10 (audio)
ARSC Newsletter announcing presentation on the project at the ARSC, New York Chapter meeting, at CUNY Sonic Arts Center, NYC, 3/24/11 (see pp. 6-7)
The project was also featured in reports on WBGO-FM Jazz 88 in Newark, and WNJN television.

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Access to the Collections: Researchers are welcome to listen to any of the digitized recordings on location at IJS. Click here for information on using the collections at IJS.