A Great Day in Portland poster
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a poster featuring a black and white photograph depicting several dozen jazz musicians gathered in the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. The poster is titled "A Great Day in Portland," and shows the date February 12, 2005. The poster also lists 30 deceased musicians under the heading "In Memoriam."
Dates
- 2005
Creator
- Grant, Darrell, 1962- (Organizer of meeting, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Historical Note
On February 12, 2005, professor, pianist and bandleader Darrell Grant gathered musicians who were in Portland, Oregon, for the Portland Jazz Festival in the Crystal Ballroom, where Owen Carey photographed them as a group. The photograph's composition was inspired by Art Kane's 1957 photograph "A Great Day in Harlem," which depicted 57 jazz musicians gathered in New York. Carey's photograph was used to make a poster that was sold to raise funds for the Leroy Vinnegar Jazz Institute at Portland State University.
Source: Hughley, Marty, "Jazz, Art Come Together for Another 'Great Day,'" The Oregonian, February 18, 2005.
Extent
0.15 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder (30x42))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Poster featuring a photograph depicting jazz musicians assembled in the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. Darrell Grant gathered the jazz musicians to be photographed by Owen Carey during the 2005 Portland Jazz Festival, and the photograph's composition was inspired by Art Kane's photograph "A Great Day in Harlem."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ken Thrasher, September 2020 (RL2020-051).
Creator
- Grant, Darrell, 1962- (Organizer of meeting, Person)
- Carey, Owen (Photographer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to "A Great Day in Portland" poster
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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