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Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society records
MS0007
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Description
The collection documents the creation, management, and activities of STJS from its inception in 1968 through 2015, three years
before STJS disbanded in 2018. It also documents the creation and management of Jubilee from the first Jubilee in 1974 through
2014, three years before the final Jubilee in 2017. The last three years of STJS's existence and of Jubilee are not documented
in this collection; it is unknown if records documenting that time period still exist, and if so, where they are.
Background
The Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society (STJS) was founded in 1968, and disbanded after 50 years in 2018. It was founded by
a group of local traditional jazz musicians who gathered at the Orangevale Grange Hall to play for a small group of jazz fans.
Originally called the New Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society, the group's purpose was to play, promote, and preserve the
roots of jazz, which they considered to be traditional jazz, also known as trad jazz or, formerly, Dixieland. The group also
published a monthly newsletter about local jazz happenings.
Extent
112.97 Linear Feet
(81 boxes, 7 photograph drawers, two map case drawers, and digital files)
Restrictions
All requests to publish or quote from private manuscripts held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted
in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron.
No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
Availability
The collection is open for research. Several series have records that include social security numbers. Those will be redacted
upon access request.