Maxine Gordon
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Maxine Gordon is an American writer, historian, and former road manager best known for her work preserving and documenting the life and legacy of her late husband, jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historian
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human ⓘ jazz historian ⓘ road manager ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century jazz scene
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21st-century jazz scholarship ⓘ |
| awardReceived | ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs | American writer, historian, and former road manager ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Fordham University
NERFINISHED
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The New School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American studies
NERFINISHED
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jazz history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American cultural history
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jazz history and culture ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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music history ⓘ |
| hasRole |
archivist of Dexter Gordon’s papers
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literary executor of Dexter Gordon’s estate ⓘ |
| hasSubjectOfWork |
African American jazz musicians
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Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dexter Gordon Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documenting the life of Dexter Gordon
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preserving the legacy of Dexter Gordon ⓘ work on jazz road management in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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road manager ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | research scholar at Columbia University ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | University of California Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | tour management for jazz musicians ⓘ |
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