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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is New York City's museum dedicated to preservation and celebration of Harlem's jazz history. The idea for the museum was conceived in 1995. It moved to its current location in the Harlem neighborhood in 2001. Based at 104 East 126th Street, the museum emphasizes the role Harlem has played in the nurturing and cultivation of jazz as a home to legends such as Duke Ellington, Benny Carter, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Count Basie, John Coltrane, and Billie Holiday. The museum plans to move into a permanent location at Mart 125, an Upper Manhattan landmark right across from the historic Apollo Theatre. ==Programs and exhibits== The National Jazz Museum in Harlem's Visitors Center features exhibits such as "The Ghosts of Harlem" by American music producer, photographer, author, and museum board member Hank O'Neal. The show includes images of Harlem jazz legends that O'Neal had the chance to interview and photograph for his book of the same name. The Visitors Center also houses books, recordings, and documentaries for guests to enjoy as well as photographs of contemporary jazz musicians by Richard Conde. The museum hosts weekly programs such as the ''Harlem Speaks'' lecture series and ''Jazz for Curious Listeners'' sessions in which jazz novices and experts alike listen and learn about rare jazz recordings. The museum hosts events and programs at jazz venues and other museums such as the Rubin Museum of Art for the ''Harlem in the Himalayas'' concert series. Jonathan Batiste has been working with the museum since 2008 when he helped create the program ''Jazz Is: Now!'' in which his Stay Human band plays and "he deconstructs jazz, walking people through the theory and history of the music, often with the help of guests." Batiste was named associate artistic director of the museum in 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Jazz Museum in Harlem」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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