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In 1977, the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame, at the University of Pittsburgh, was created for the purpose of recognizing and honoring jazz musicians who have made exceptional contributions to the art. It was the first such hall of fame to be created by a major American university. The dedication of the permanent home of the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame took place on November 7, 1984. It is located in the William Pitt Union on the University's Oakland campus. The Academy inducts new honorees each year. Inductees are selected by a worldwide voting committee of jazz critics, writers, composers, and musicians who have for years been active forces in the field of jazz. |
 Dr. Nathan Davis |
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1995 1996 1997 1998 |
Jazz Hall of Fame Voting Committee:
(in alphabetical order)
ARMANDO AFLALO,
BRAZIL
(EMERITUS) JOURNALIST AND RADIO
PRODUCER
JOACHIM BERENDT, GERMANY (EMERITUS) JAZZ CRITIC AND HISTORIAN
BILL COLE, USA
JAZZ CRITIC AND
HISTORIAN
MAURICE CULAZ, FRANCE
(EMERITUS) JAZZ
CRITIC
RADIO/TELEVISION FRANCAISE
HANS FRIDLUND, SWEDEN
MUSIC EDITOR,
EXPRESSEN
*ELIAS
GISTELINCK, BELGIUM
PRODUCTION
MANAGER
BELGIUM RADIO AND
TELEVISION
PETER
GISTELINCK, BELGIUM
DIRECTOR FLEMISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR,
COMPOSER, ARRANGER & PRODUCER
IRA GITLER, USA
JAZZ CRITIC AND AUTHOR
MIKE HENNESSEY, GERMANY
FREELANCE WRITER AND
PRODUCER
TERUMASA HlNO, JAPAN
JAZZ MUSICIAN
FRANCIS HOFSTEIN,
FRANCE
JAZZ HISTORIAN
RANDI HULTIN, NORWAY
JAZZ CRITIC AND JOURNALIST
NIRANJAN JHAVERI, INDIA
FOUNDER, JAZZ
INDIA,
PRODUCER OF JAZZ YATRA FESTIVALS
GABY KLEINSCHMIDT,
GERMANY
FOUNDER AND
DIRECTOR GKP
PRODUCTIONS
GENE LEES, USA
JAZZ JOURNALIST AND
CRITIC
JOHN LEWIS, USA
JAZZ INNOVATOR AND
DIRECTOR
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET
MARITZA MASCARENHAS,
BRAZIL
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT PROMUSICA E.
ERTE, INC.
DAN MORGENSTERN, USA
JAZZ CRITIC AND DIRECTOR
INSTITUTE OF JAZZ STUDIES
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
J. H. KWABENA NKIETIA,
GHANA
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR CENTER FOR
AFRICAN MUSIC
DIONIZY PIATKOWSKI,
POLAND
BROADCASTER, CRITIC, AND JAZZ
HISTORIAN
CHARLES SUBER, USA
FORMER PUBLISHER,
DOWNBEAT
VADIM YURCHENKOV,
RUSSIA
JAZZ FORUM AND
BILLBOARD
*deceased
If you need more information, please contact us at:
Jazz Studies
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
USA
Telephone: 412 624-4187
Fax: 412 624-8805
E-mail: ndavis@pitt.edu