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Library of Congress Scholar Report By Willard Jenkins, Artistic Director, DC Jazz Festival Last winter I was delighted to be selected as a Jazz Scholar for 2025. In subsequent weeks leading up to my LOC talk on Wednesday, June 18 – as a pre-concert conversation to that evening’s performance by NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz – I spent some very valuable hours examining some of the LOC’s vast jazz Collections. Here’s my report from that wonderful experience. As a Jazz Scholar at the Library Of Congress, I eagerly got busy... https://www.dcjazzfest.org/post/library-of-congress-scholar-report