Hugh Joseph \Rusty\ Hassan III interview

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Description

Oral history interview with Rusty Hassan, a white man who recounts his life as a devoted jazz fan and music journalist who became closely involved in the D.C. Jazz scene when he moved to D.C. to attend Georgetown University. He recounts details of connections made with many famous jazz artists, performances he attended in the U Street area, and his later travels in Europe among the avant-garde European Jazz scene of the 1960s. After the U St. riots and the redevelopment of Southwest D.C. Mr. Hassan was involved with rehousing residents of those areas through his work with a redevelopment aid agency.Rusty Hassan is a prominent DC-area jazz journalist and radio presenter on WPFW.DC Public Library, Special Collections, OHP 26 U Street Oral History Project - DC's Cultural Corridor

Type:

Sound

Contributors:

Navies, Kelly, interviewer

Rights:

Publication rights for this interview can be granted by the DC Public LibraryIn Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted;