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For over 50 years, Washington, D.C.’s jazz artists and patrons have witnessed the rise and decline of neighborhood venues and have helped shape a rich cultural legacy. Produced by the Washington Jazz Arts Institute, In Their Own Words brings together youth, scholars, and artists
to preserve firsthand stories through interviews, archives, and photography, highlighting D.C.’s jazz culture from the 1960s to today.
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For over 50 years, Washington, D.C.’s jazz artists and patrons have witnessed the rise and decline of neighborhood venues and have helped shape a rich cultural legacy. Produced by the Washington Jazz Arts Institute, In Their Own Words brings together youth, scholars, and artists
to preserve firsthand stories through interviews, archives, and photography, highlighting D.C.’s jazz culture from the 1960s to today.
Official website: whut.org
Made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: donate.whut.org/whut/donate
Enjoy full episodes of your favorite shows anytime, anywhere at:
video.whut.org
FOLLOW WHUT:
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Instagram: instagram.com/whuttv
WHUT is the nation’s only Public Broadcasting Television station licensed to be owned and operated by a historically Black University.
Subscribe now and embark on a journey of discovery with WHUT!
Brought to you by #WHUTtv - Howard University Television
