This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Wright Keeps Jazz Alive at KU Across Decades
Dick Wright, 65, KU jazz instructor and historian, builds a vast archive and teaches a popular course that fills up quickly. He donated 20 000 jazz recordings to KU, hosts The Jazz Scene on KANU FM for 37 years, and earned multiple honors while shaping KU jazz studies from near nothing to a strong program. He plans partial retirement but will continue teaching at KU and other colleges, plus his radio show and occasional singing engagements.
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Dick Wright
Kansas University
Wright
Enrico) Caruso
Duke Ellington
Dean
Thomas
Gordon Gray
Metropolitan Opera
Kanufm
National Public Radio
Bell’s Music Store
International Association of Jazz Educators
Matt Betton
Dan Morgenstern
Rutgers University
Down Beat Magazine
Florida
Baker University
Baldwin
Washburn University
Topeka
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park