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1. Central Avenue Sounds Oral History Project

Topic:
African American History
Jazz--California--Los Angeles--History
Central Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Music
Jazz musicians--California--Los Angeles--Interviews
Language:
English
Audio:

2. Beyond Central

Topic:
African American History
Music
Language:
English
Audio:

8. Interview of Sven Reher

Topic:
Music
Length:
15 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Viola player, composer, and member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

9. Interview of Fletcher Smith

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
2.45 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz piano player.

10. Interview of Coney Woodman

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
2 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz piano player.