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American Banjo Museum Quarterly 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced American Banjo Museum Quarterly Winter 2019 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced Inside . 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced Alison Brown Jimmy Mazzy John Hartford Bob Snow / Rosie Janet Davis Five-String Four-String Historical O'Grady's Instruction & Performance Performance Promotion Education From the Director Each year since 1998 has afforded the American Banjo Museum Hall of Annual Candy Cane the American Banjo Museum the Fame was established. Suggestions Christmas Concert opportunity to honor the best of the best for nomination in the categories of in our banjo world with induction into the Four-String Performance, Five-String What visitors are American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame. Performance, Historical, Education & saying Originally established as The National Instruction, Design & Manufacture and Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame, early Promotion may be made at any time by ABM Community honorees were jazz age four-string banjo any member of the ABM association. Outreach & pioneers as well as the contemporary Based on these suggestions, Promotion artists, educators, manufacturers and nominations are made by the Board of Coordinator promoters who carried on the traditions Directors and are then forwarded to the voting body consisting of the museum Better Know a of their predecessors. The museum Board Member itself was, in its infancy, an extension of board, living members of the Hall of the Hall of Fame. In the years preceding Fame and lifetime members of the ABM Become a 2014, more than 70 individuals and association. Like past recipients, Hall Sustaining Donor entities in the four-string banjo world of Fame honorees for 2019 have each whose career accomplishments might displayed a lifelong commitment to the ABM Membership have otherwise gone unrecognized banjo in one of five categories. The were recognized by the Hall of Fame. As American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame Upcoming Events time passed and the museum grew to inductees for 2019 are: embrace all types of banjos and playing styles, it became clear that the Hall of ALISON BROWN - Five-String Fame should evolve as well. As such, in Performance - Born in Hartford, 2013, the ABM Board of Directors voted Connecticut, Brown began playing to establish an annual performance banjo at the age of ten. After winning the category to honor all styles of five- Canadian National Banjo Championship string banjo playing as well as opening and appearing at the Grand Ole Opry, the other previously four-string banjo she attended Harvard University and, exclusive non-performance categories in 1987, was asked to join Union to all types of banjos. With this move Station. Brown spent three years with Continued on page 3 From the Director music – as well as the instruments and objects related to them – are portals to a past which is common to us all. Our instruments – as impossible to fully appreciate in a digital form as would be any other work of visual art – excite the senses of both sight and sound and, while inanimate in their cases, 9 East Sheridan Ave. come to life when played, providing Oklahoma City, OK 73104 a life fulfilling energy to museum 405-604-2793 visitors in the process. Our varied www.AmericanBanjoMuseum.com collections tell of history in multiple layers…while a certain banjo may MISSION The mission of the American play the music of a particular era, Banjo Museum is to preserve ARE MUSEUMS supporting text and images put and promote the banjo while that instrument and its music into expanding appreciation and NECESSARY? historical context, encouraging understanding of its history and reflection upon the sociological music. As we prepared to open the trends which have shaped the American Banjo Museum’s new banjo’s long and colorful evolution. STAFF facility in Oklahoma City in 2009, In addition to museum exhibits Johnny Baier, Executive Director we contacted a number of living themselves, our Learning Lounge Margie Smith-Robbins, Assistant banjo icons, inviting them to is a singularly unique resource Administrator attend our grand opening. Among allowing both the tactile experience Janet Raines, Sales & Marketing them was Pete Seeger who of holding and playing different Sherril Mitchell, Reception commented, “Does the world need types of banjos as well as the Ellie Burns, Administrative a banjo museum?” Paraphrase that opportunity to peruse the museum Assistant comment to read, “Does the world collections and library. While we Lucas Ross, Community Outreach need museums?” and you will better take the fulfillment of our mission & Promotion Coordinator understand the ongoing challenge very seriously, an American Banjo that museums in general – and Museum visitor experience is – by BOARD OF DIRECTORS specialty museums in particular – the banjo’s generally joyful nature – Dr. Bob Alexius, Austin, TX face in justifying their very existence. one of light hearted, yet passionate, Lester Cowden, Jr., Oklahoma City, Critics complain that museums are education and enlightenment. OK often irrelevant, costly, boring, out Granted, many museum visitors Juston Givens, Oklahoma City, OK of date facilities which they have have no idea what to expect when Jens Kruger, N. Wilkesboro, NC been, via social pressure, forced to they walk through our doors, it Donald Lewis, Whitney, TX attend and would rather be doing is an almost universal response Michael Mason, O'Fallon, MO anything else. They comment that that they leave with a newfound John Mumford, Centennial, CO most museums display artifacts understanding and appreciation Jack Murphy, Oklahoma City, OK which are of little general interest of both the banjo as a musical Brian Newsom, Milford, MI and the contextual history of those instrument as well as the history Doug Parsons, Waynesville, OH objects is lost amidst exhibits which which has shaped its identity as Paul Poirier, Seekonk, MA would be better served by online America’s Instrument. So, Mr. Danny Rubio, New Orleans, LA virtual museums. To these critics Seeger, to posthumously answer I respectfully respond, “Visit the your question, “Yes!” American Banjo Museum.” While Johnny Baier the banjo is, alas, an instrument of Executive Director 2 AMERICAN BANJO MUSEUM specialized interest, its history and Hall of Fame Comedy Hour, all of which gave Since then, after establishing Hall of Fame him the financial independence to herself as a respected clinician and Continued from page 1 pursue his passions of music and author, appearing at hundreds of riverboating. Always musically musical events around the country Union Station and was named adventurous, Hartford was a as well as regularly contributing to the International Bluegrass Music co-founder of the Newgrass the Banjo Newsletter, Davis has Association “Banjo Player of the movement the late 1960’s while evolved into one of the world’s Year” in 1991. The 1990 album I've remaining passionate and faithful most prolific authors of banjo Got That Old Feeling, which Brown to his roots in tradition music. With instructional publications, with over played banjo on, won a Grammy many songs left unsung, Hartford 100 titles published by Mel Bay and saw her gravitating toward a passed away in 2001 at the age of Publication alone. blend of bluegrass with jazz and 63. folk idioms in a manner similar Alison Brown, Jimmy Mazzy, John to those of Béla Fleck and David BOB SNOW / ROSIE O’GRADY’S Hartford, Bob Snow and Janet Grisman. In addition to performing, - Promotion - In 1972 a former Davis will be inducted into the Brown is a co-founder of Compass Navy pilot and Dixieland jazz American Banjo Museum Hall of records and has cultivated an trumpet player named Bob Snow Fame during gala ceremonies to impressive repertoire as a record opened a jazz club called Rosie be held on Friday, September 6th, producer. O’Grady’s in a derelict area of 2019 in Oklahoma City as part of the downtown Pensacola, Florida American Banjo Museum’s BANJO JIMMY MAZZY - Four-String and established a prototype for FEST weekend. In addition to the Performance - Mazzy is one of urban entertainment complexes Hall of Fame gala, BANJO FEST America's best known traditional around the country. Snow’s own will include informal performances, jazz banjoists and vocalists and version of the concept known as jamming, parties and a very special has been a popular attraction in Church Street Station in Orlando, BANJO FEST concert. With details the traditional jazz circuit since Florida opened in 1974 with Rosie of this fun-filled weekend still in the the 1970s. Mazzy has performed O’Grady’s Goodtime Jazz Band works, save the dates of September extensively in the United States setting the tempo for years to come. 5-7, 2019 for BANJO FEST 2019 in and worldwide, regularly appearing With the banjo being prominently Oklahoma City. at jazz festivals including the featured in tens of thousands of Sacramento, San Diego, Essex, shows at Rosie O’Grady’s as well and several Connecticut festivals. as in the company’s advertising, 2019 UPCOMING Mazzy is a member of The promotion and imagery, literally EVENTS Paramount Jazz Band as well millions of people enjoyed the as the Wolverine Jazz band and music and good-time entertainment Krewe de Banjo also freelances with other groups associated with the banjo because Mardi Gras Party including the Yankee Rhythm of Bob Snow’s visionary efforts. March 2, 2019 Kings, the Magnolia Jazz Five, and the Back Bay Ramblers. JANET DAVIS - Instruction Alan Munde / Tim May & Education - Although most Concert JOHN HARTFORD - Historical associated with the retail music April 19, 2019 - An internationally known multi- business which bore her name, it Americana Fest instrumentalist, singer, songwriter is in her role as a musical educator June 22, 2019 and entertainer, John Hartford which Janet Davis has made her became the face of the banjo most lasting contributions to the BANJO FEST to a new generation during the banjo world.
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