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:
3. Arts in Corrections: Interviews with Participants in California Department of Corrections' Institutional Arts Program Topic: Music Theater UCLA and University of California History UCLA History: Events and Projects Art Literature Community History Audio:
4. Black Music and Musicians in Los Angeles: Spirituals, Gospel, Jazz, and Spoken Word Topic: African American History Music Language: English Audio:
5. UCLA Institute of Ethnomusicology, 1961-1974 Topic: Music UCLA and University of California History UCLA Research Centers and Programs Language: English Audio:
6. View of a Culture: Presenting Rock Music in Los Angeles, 1960s-1970s Topic: Music Language: English Audio:
8. Interview of Albert Goldberg Topic: Journalism Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Los Angeles Times music critic.
9. Interview of Frederick Moritz Topic: Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Bassoonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
10. Interview of Mehli Mehta Topic: UCLA and University of California History UCLA Faculty Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Immigrant from India, conductor, and violinist.
11. Interview of Philip Kaghan Topic: Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Soloist and first chair violist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Film studio musician and orchestral manager.
12. Interview of John Vincent Topic: Music Length: 6 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Composer and UCLA professor of music.
13. Interview of Manuel Compinsky Topic: Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Violinist, film composer, and conductor of the Los Angeles Pops Orchestra.
14. Interview of Roy Harris Topic: UCLA and University of California History UCLA Faculty Music Length: 24 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Composer and educator.
15. Interview of Lilly Toch Topic: German Émigrés Music Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: German émigré. Wife of Ernst Toch, composer and film scorer.
16. Interview of Jan Popper Topic: Music Length: 6 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: UCLA professor of music and director of the UCLA Opera Theater. Founder of the UCLA Opera Workshop.
17. Interview of Nicolas Slonimsky Topic: Music Length: 13 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Immigrant from Russia. Conductor, author, pianist, and composer.
18. Interview of Paul Tanner Topic: Music Length: 4.65 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Trombonist and member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Inventor of the electro-theremin and UCLA lecturer of music.
19. Interview of Roger Wagner Topic: Music Length: 7 hrs. Language: English Audio: Biographical Note: Choral director and educator. Founder of the Roger Wagner Chorale.
20. 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.