From Spirituals to Swing concerts

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Carnegie Hall concert concert series jazz concert

From Spirituals to Swing concerts were landmark late-1930s Carnegie Hall concerts that introduced wide audiences to African American spirituals, blues, and jazz, significantly shaping the popular and critical reception of these genres.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Carnegie Hall concert → concert series → jazz concert →
audience	integrated audience →
city	New York City →
country	United States →
describedAs	landmark jazz concerts →
endTime	1939-12-24 →
featuredPerformer	Albert Ammons → Basie rhythm section → Benny Goodman → Big Joe Turner → Buck Clayton → Count Basie → Golden Gate Quartet → Helen Humes → James P. Johnson → Jimmy Rushing → Jo Jones → Lester Young → Meade Lux Lewis → Mitchell’s Christian Singers → Pete Johnson → Sidney Bechet → Sister Rosetta Tharpe → Sonny Terry → Walter Page →
genre	blues → jazz → spiritual →
hasPart	1938 From Spirituals to Swing concert → 1939 From Spirituals to Swing concert →
historicalPeriod	late 1930s →
impact	helped canonize African American vernacular music in mainstream culture → influenced critical reception of spirituals, blues, and jazz → shaped popular reception of African American music →
inception	1938 →
language	English →
location	Carnegie Hall →
notableFeature	historical narrative linking spirituals to swing → presentation of African American music as high art on a major concert stage →
notableWork	From Spirituals to Swing (1938 concert) → From Spirituals to Swing (1939 concert) →
organizer	John Hammond →
producer	John Hammond →
purpose	to introduce African American spirituals, blues, and jazz to wide audiences →
recording	From Spirituals to Swing (live recordings album) →
significantEvent	introduction of Kansas City jazz to New York audiences →
startTime	1938-12-23 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
From Spirituals to Swing concerts ("From Spirituals to Swing (1938 concert)") → From Spirituals to Swing concerts ("From Spirituals to Swing (1939 concert)") → John H. Hammond Jr. →	notableWork
From Spirituals to Swing concerts ("1938 From Spirituals to Swing concert") → From Spirituals to Swing concerts ("1939 From Spirituals to Swing concert") →	hasPart
From Spirituals to Swing concerts ("From Spirituals to Swing (live recordings album)") →	recording