Program

Research Programs: Basic Research

Period of Performance

7/1/1991 - 6/30/1995

Funding Totals

$11,822.00 (approved)
$10,719.00 (awarded)


The Life, Career, and Music of J. J. Johnson

FAIN: RO-22293-91

Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY 40601-2334)
Louis G. Bourgois (Project Director: October 1990 to December 1995)

To support the research and writing of a biography of composer and trombonist J. J. Johnson, founder of contemporary jazz trombone and brass performance. An analysis of his style, a discography, and a filmography will be included.