Tag: Rutgers University-Newark
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Institute of Jazz Studies shares digital archive of Count Basie papers
For the first time, artifacts and papers from the Institute of Jazz Studies voluminous Count Basie collection are publicly available through an online data base and small exhibition, providing a window into the jazz giant’s life and times. The institute, based at Rutgers University-Newark, is the largest jazz archive in the world and the collection…
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Members of Diverse American Volunteer Association put together COVID-19 kits for those in need
OLD BRIDGE – With the goal of making society a better place, members of the Diverse American Volunteer Association continue to volunteer their time for those in need. Jordan Glik, president of the small nonprofit organization based in Old Bridge, led a volunteer effort at Geick Park to put together 500 or so COVID-19 kits…
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Count Basie collection to be displayed at Rutgers in Newark
The collection of jazz icon, William J. “Count” Basie Jr., is now in the possession of Rutgers University in Newark. The Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS), which is located on the Rutgers campus in Newark, announced this past week that it will serve as the site for the collection of Count Basie. Count Basie, a…
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Dr. King event preaches togetherness, investing in the community
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Filled with hopes and dreams of freedom, equality and peace, hundreds of residents filled the North Brunswick Municipal Building on Jan. 13 to spread the messages of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “As I look across the room this evening, I truly believe if Dr.…
