Oral Histories

Interview of John Ewing

Jazz trombone player.
Subtitle:
Central Avenue Sounds: John Ewing
Series:
Central Avenue Sounds Oral History Project
Topic:
African American History
Music
Biographical Note:
Jazz trombone player.
Interviewer:
Isoardi, Steven L.
Interviewee:
Ewing, John
Persons Present:
Ewing and Isoardi and occasionally Ewing's wife, Vivian Moultrie Ewing.
Place Conducted:
Ewing's home in Altadena, California.
Supporting Documents:
Records relating to the interview are located in the office of the UCLA Library's Center for Oral History Research.
Interviewer Background and Preparation:
The interview was conducted by Steven L. Isoardi, UCLA Oral History Program; B.A., Government, University of San Francisco; M.A., Government, University of San Francisco; M.A., Political Science, UCLA; Ph.D., Political Science, UCLA.Isoardi prepared for the interview by consulting jazz histories, autobiographies, oral histories, relevant jazz periodicals, documentary films, and back issues of the California Eagle and the Los Angeles Sentinel.
Processing of Interview:
Alex Cline, editor, edited the interview. He checked the verbatim transcript of the interview against the original tape recordings, edited for punctuation, paragraphing, and spelling, and verified proper names. Whenever possible, the proper names of the nightclubs were checked against articles and advertisements in back issues of the California Eagle . Words and phrases inserted by the editor have been bracketed.Ewing reviewed the transcript. He verified proper names and made minor corrections and additions.Susan E. Douglass, editor, prepared the table of contents. Kathleen McAlister, editorial assistant, assembled the biographical summary and interview history.Derek DeNardo, editorial assistant, compiled the index.
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Copyright:
Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library.
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.