Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center-Baltimore, MD
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Don.Morfe
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“Eubie” Blake, the famous ragtime piano player and musical theater composer, approached the City of Baltimore about bequeathing his archives. As a result the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center was founded in 1981.
Waymark Code: WM17F22
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2023
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THE PLACE:
The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center serves to showcase the works of renowned and aspiring artists with the focus being on increasing public awareness of the contributions African-Americans have made in the area of Fine Arts. Inside the Cultural Center the museum galleries exhibit memorabilia of the legendary ragtime and musical theater composer Eubie Blake and highlights the legacy of other jazz greats born or raised in Baltimore such as Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday, and Chick Webb.
THE PERSON:
The estate of James Hubert Blake, better known as “Eubie” Blake, the famous ragtime piano player and musical theater composer, approached the City of Baltimore about bequeathing his archives. As a result of his gift, the center was renamed the Eubie Blake National Museum and Cultural Center in 1981. The Center expanded and moved into this Howard Street location in the fall of 2000.
LOCATION: 847 North Howard Street, Baltimore, MD USA 21201
NOTE: All of the above came from the Historical Marker placed on the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore.
Year it was dedicated: 1981
Location of Coordinates: Building Entrance
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Type of place/structure you are waymarking: building
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