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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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall	2
From Spirituals to Swing concerts canonical	2
1938 From Spirituals to Swing concert	1
1939 From Spirituals to Swing concert	1
From Spirituals to Swing (1938 concert)	1
From Spirituals to Swing (1939 concert)	1
From Spirituals to Swing (live recordings album)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Carnegie Hall concert ⓘ concert series ⓘ jazz concert ⓘ
audience	integrated audience ⓘ
city	New York City ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedAs	landmark jazz concerts ⓘ
endTime	1939-12-24 ⓘ
featuredPerformer	Albert Ammons ⓘ Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ surface form: 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	From Spirituals to Swing concerts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1938 From Spirituals to Swing concert From Spirituals to Swing concerts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 concerts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: From Spirituals to Swing (1938 concert) From Spirituals to Swing concerts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: From Spirituals to Swing (1939 concert)
organizer	John H. Hammond Jr. ⓘ surface form: John Hammond
producer	John H. Hammond Jr. ⓘ surface form: John Hammond
purpose	to introduce African American spirituals, blues, and jazz to wide audiences ⓘ
recording	From Spirituals to Swing concerts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: From Spirituals to Swing (live recordings album)
significantEvent	introduction of Kansas City jazz to New York audiences ⓘ
startTime	1938-12-23 ⓘ

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this entity surface form: 1939 From Spirituals to Swing concert

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this entity surface form: From Spirituals to Swing (1938 concert)

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this entity surface form: From Spirituals to Swing (1939 concert)

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this entity surface form: From Spirituals to Swing (live recordings album)

Pete Johnson → notableEvent → From Spirituals to Swing concerts ⓘ

this entity surface form: From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall

Albert Ammons → notableEvent → From Spirituals to Swing concerts ⓘ

this entity surface form: From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall

Meade Lux Lewis → performedAt → From Spirituals to Swing concerts ⓘ