New Jazz at the Public, 1978-1987.

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New Jazz at the Public, 1978-1987.

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The records of New Jazz at the Public span the years 1978 to 1986 and include correspondence, program files, press releases, flyers, fundraising files, clippings, box office reports, financial information and contracts. The records reflect the efforts of both Andrew Plesser and Nancy Weiss to bring the best of the contemporary or "new music" to the Public, in a time when jazz performance space was limited in New York City. Their correspondence with funders and musicians and their memos to Joseph Papp reflect some of the decisions involved in selecting artists, raising funds and keeping a sense of purpose in the programming.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6790758

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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The Administrative Office files document the earliest activities of Joseph Papp, including the formation of the New York Shakespeare Festival. The records also document Papp's fight with Robert Moses over free Shakespeare in the Park, the acquisition and restoration of the Astor Library to become the Public Theater, the fiscal crisis of the 1970's and the NYSF at Lincoln Center. The records also reveal Papp's ideas for productions and seasonal planning, special programs such as the Mobile Theate...

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